35 Weeks

I finally hit publish on a 28 week blog that I had started and figured I'd update once more.

I'm 35w5d over here and for whatever reason, feeling maybe a little better than I did for the last 15 weeks? Maybe it's that I know the end is near but I've just felt slightly less swollen, less back pain, etc.  I still feel like this kid is ginormous and I predict 9lbs 2oz, assuming he comes around 39 weeks :).

We committed to a name, Mack Joseph, and I love it :). Everyone asks us 'is Mack short for anything'?  And to most people it probably is but not to us.  The back story for how we chose it...  when we were thinking of names the big girls were throwing out names that they liked - basically all of their boy classmates.  There is a Mack in Harper's class and we all just kind of liked it so it stuck.  So our Mack will be named after Harper's Mack who is named after his grandfather or something?? haha.  And then Joseph is Andy's middle name and baby Mack is the luckiest kid in the world to get Andy for his Dad :)

We painted the nursery a very pale gray and are using a white crib and glider we already have.  I ordered a little monogram to go above the crib and we have one more sign.  One of our sweet friends who had a boy a couple months ago passed down all of his newborn stuff so even though it's our first boy we've really not had to go out and get a ton of new stuff.

We are getting excited for his arrival - Andy told me I'm the boy who cries wolf.  Today I was working and having somewhat regular contractions that I felt were stronger than Braxton hicks.  He wasn't overly alarmed and sure enough they went away.  I guess for me it's either no labor, or baby is coming now labor.

How far along: 35

Total Weight Gain: 29
Stretchmarks: Not yet - fingers crossed!

Sleep: Pretty good - rolling over requires a '3 point turn' as I kindly put it last night

Best Moment This Week: great weekend celebrating friends and Caroline's birthday!
Movement: so, so much

Gender: Boy!
Labor Signs: tons of Braxton hicks
Belly Button: is an outtie at the end of the day 

What I Miss: cute clothes, bending over without feeling like there's a ball in my stomach
What I am Looking Forward to: Easter!
Milestones: Almost full term :)