35 1/2 weeks

So today is officially the 22nd of October and my due date is November 22nd so I thought it might be a good time to post about the upcoming arrival of baby #3.  This pregnancy has been different in a lot of ways but mostly it has gone by pretty fast since I have been busy chasing Blake and Claire around.  I don't remember what I have said about it so far so I might be repeating myself a little.  I will blame that on the "baby brain" that most people have when they are pregnant, I lose my train of thought a lot these days!  

The biggest difference I think has been the sickness part of being pregnant.  I had horrible morning sickness that went way past the first trimester and then had more nausea in the third trimester when the baby decided it would be a good idea to sit on my bladder and push its head on my stomach for a few weeks.  Luckily it has turned around so the nausea has gone away for the most part and the baby is head down now so one less thing to worry about.  I definitely feel like I am slowing down these days and have a bit of a waddle at times.  Braxton Hicks has started a bit but I am thinking that is a good thing because maybe this baby wants out and won't stick around for the entire 4 weeks!  I say that but at the same time know that I have very mixed feelings because once the baby is here we will have our hands full and lots of things to figure out.  New routines, schedules, getting the other two kids to school on time when we are both zombies and not sleeping.  One thing we are still working on is name options, nothing like waiting till the last minute!  We don't know the sex of the baby so we have to come up with a few different ideas which has been a lot harder the third time around.  Blake and Claire are still convinced that there are two babies in my tummy so they are in for a big surprise.  Blake wants a boy and Claire wants a girl so it will be interesting to see their reaction once baby is here.  Claire has come up with the name Chester V (the bad guy in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2).  Blake mentioned Rocky to me today, I think we still have some work to do! 

This baby moves around a lot and gets hiccups at least 2 or 3 times a day.  I tried to explain the movements to Ben the other day.  I think it feels like someone is slow motion fighting inside my belly, kind of like the matrix fight scenes in the air?  There is not a lot of room left in there so I feel every adjustment it makes.  It likes to go crazy when I am driving in the car for some reason, maybe it is dancing to the music?

I am trying to get as much done around the house as possible knowing soon it will be very hard to get anything done!  Even trips to the store are getting a bit harder.  Luckily I discovered some special parking for pregos!

I am not sure about the wording but it works for now.  Are they saying that mothers with newborns can't park here?  Only dads who are overwhelmed?

I am still attending prenatal yoga which I love.  It is very empowering and relaxing and a good way to focus on myself for an hour or so during the crazy week filled with a million other things happening.  My thought this time around is to try to go without the drugs so we shall see what happens.  I have done both epidural and no epidural so at least I know what to expect which is comforting this time around.  My doctor just wants to make sure I get to the hospital in enough time so I have a feeling she thinks this baby will arrive quickly once it decides it wants out.  My due date is on the same day as a home football game at OSU so parking may be a little tricky since the hospital is next to the stadium.  They even warned us of this during the tour.  Kind of sad that football fans get preference in certain garages over sick people and pregos going to the hospital?  Hopefully it won't come on that day so we don't have to worry about it!

So one more month to go.  I will officially open the very scientific poll to see what you all think the baby will be!  Last time around the poll was right so who knows.  The Chinese gender chart predicts girl which is what I am thinking at the moment.  

Ben and I don't care either way, we just want a happy and healthy baby! 

My look yesterday...smuggling a pumpkin.  

Maybe I should add some eyes, a nose, and mouth and make this my halloween costume!