35 weeks!

It seems a bit unreal to me that I am 35 weeks pregnant and in a few short weeks I will be having a baby. It's gone by so fast and I feel like I'm not completely ready. I'm definitely ready to have my body back and feel somewhat normal again in that regard, but I know my life will never be the same. But I'm really excited to meet Jack and start this new chapter of my life! My friend had her son last year at 35 weeks and everything went great so I really could have this baby at anytime now. Next Wednesday I see the nurse practitioner one last time for an internal exam and then I start seeing the doctor weekly.

Thanks to babycenter.com, here is how we're doing at 35 weeks:
How your baby's growing:
Your baby doesn't have much room to maneuver now that he's over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds (pick up a honeydew melon). Because it's so snug in your womb, he isn't likely to be doing somersaults anymore, but the number of times he kicks should remain about the same. His kidneys are fully developed now, and his liver can process some waste products. Most of his basic physical development is now complete — he'll spend the next few weeks putting on weight.

How your life's changing:
Your uterus — which was entirely tucked away inside your pelvis when you conceived — now reaches up under your rib cage. If you could peek inside your womb, you'd see that there's more baby than amniotic fluid in there now. Your ballooning uterus is crowding your other internal organs, too, which is why you probably have to urinate more often and may be dealing with heartburn and other gastrointestinal distress. If you're not grappling with these annoyances, you're one of the lucky few.

And just so you know, I am experiencing these annoyances. I've been having heartburn a lot more frequently, but luckily not too severe. It is very uncomfortable though. It's getting harder to get up and down. Even just getting out of bed isn't easy with this huge belly! Overall I'm still doing well and feeling pretty good which I'm grateful for. I finally have all of his things washed and put away and yesterday I had the car seat installed. It's weird driving around with a car seat in the backseat! The only thing left is to meet with a pediatrician and then I'm all set. Everything is moving right along!