36 weeks!

Hello there!! 36 weeks, nearly full term!
I have thought about writing all this week, and last week too and, as you are probably sick of hearing, life just seems to get busier and busier with each day.

This pregnancy has been full of differences from that of Juan.
1 of the main differences is sensation of nesting I have had. Nesting this time around doesn't have so much to do with the baby and preparing for his or her arrival, but rather the organization and preparation of things at the school so that I will be able to take time off without worrying if my business is going up in flames while I am away.

So I have been spending long hours organizing, preparing and communicating. And you know what, the more I do, the more I feel I have left to do. It is a strange feeling of never arriving at your goal as there is always something more to be done.

Another huge difference is that I am suffering a tad from insomnia. What does this mean? I wake up most days in the middle of the night, 3 or 4am, if I am luck, 5 or 6 like today, and I can't seem to get back to sleep. This has both its advantages and disadvantages as I have become quite productive in those early quite hours of the day. The disadvantages though are that I fall dead to the world around 8pm.

Oh and something no one ever tells you, the second pregnancy is far more difficult. Why you might as, I never remember feeling or being so aware of the sensation of the baby as it slowly moves itself into position, wedging its little head into the birth canal. This provokes the most outrageous cramps that start at the lower back and run all the way down to the back of my knee. So, I can simply be out for a stroll and woops! Hold on! I'm nearly on the ground with a debilitating hip flexor cramp!

Other than that, I feel great! The doctor predicts that I have around 10-15 days left and that it will be an quick and easy delivery.
I have only gained 17.5 pounds, so once the baby us born, that should leave me with a little less than 10 pounds to plump him or her up with.

Here is a little photo for you to feast your eyes on. All in all, while I know it is a big ole belly, I think it is quite tiny in comparison to other mothers to be I have seen.