36 Weeks

I'm getting cabin fever.  I know that sounds ridiculous since I leave my house every day to go to work when all I really want to do is sleep a little bit longer (since I'm also not sleeping great), but the problem is, I have become super sedentary.  Every movement is a chore and my hips hurt if I sit too long, and they hurt if I walk too long, and they hurt if I stand too long.  So lest I risk wondering if I'm going to be able to walk the quarter mile back to my office from where I get lunch (true story - that was an honest question I asked myself last week.  Don't worry, I made it back to the office.), I'm pretty much staying put in one place and just letting the hips hurt from sitting too long.  So the me who used to swim 100+ laps at a time, or at least walk a mile or two on my lunch hour, is feeling antsy.  I'm already daydreaming about plopping baby in his stroller and going for walks after I recover from delivery.


Baby is getting stronger and longer.  I'm feeling kicks waaaay over on my right side, almost to what I would call my back.  Last night Jason got to see the full belly show.  Usually baby is kicking me all day long at work, but quiets down at night.  So far Jason has seen a little movement here or there, and felt an occasional kick, but for some reason, baby was awake last night before we went to sleep, and Jason got to feel how strong baby's kicks have gotten, and see some of the baby gymnastics that have become a regular part of my day.


Speaking of awake versus asleep, he's been a bit quiet today...  I'm hoping this nocturnal pattern doesn't become too much of a routine because I was feeling a little encouraged by the go crazy during the day/sleep at night thing he had going on.


Had my 36 week appointment today and everything is still good.  Baby's head is down, I'm still healthy (if unwieldy), all good.  Now I start going to weekly appointments and I have a few scheduled for after my due date that will be baby and me appointments.  Jason and I have a silly Simpsons game we play on our phones and I blew his mind a little yesterday when I pointed out that when the latest special event on the game is over is 33 days, we'll probably have a baby in our home.