34 weeks + 3 days - At home resting

It's nice that I don't have to go back to work anymore. Now it's just waiting for this little one to arrive. He does big rolls now and some pretty intense kicks. He takes up quite a bit of room and his feet seem to have taken up permanent residence under my rib cage. Turning over in bed has become quite the chore and I'm often tired. It's probably due to the little guy growing and my lack of good quality sleep. I seem to nap a lot these days. It feels so good to lie down. My joints are aching and my lower back around my tail bone pop's when I walk. It's a strange sensation.

I've been reading a lot about painless childbirth. There are some interesting theories in there. The theory goes that when the mother is scared it tenses muscles up and slows the birth process down and because the body is fighting itself it causes pain. The uterus has no nerves in it. They say that childbirth shouldn't be painful as it's part of the natural process. I like the idea of it but I guess I'll just have to wait and see. I've written my birth plan and have asked to use the tub to help alleviate discomfort. There's only one in the hospital so I hope I can get it. I can always use the shower as there's one of those in every room. There's only a few weeks left so I'm sort of mentally preparing myself. When Anna came it was a surprise and I found myself semi-panicking and I'd like to avoid that the second time around if at all possible.

I've been getting lots of practice contractions. Some of them strong enough to wake me up at night. I just keep telling the little guy that he can't come out yet because he's too little. He has to get a little bit bigger. I'll be 35 weeks on the 12th. Anna was born at 36 weeks so you do the math. I have my next appointment on the 13th and a doctors appointment on the 19th. With Anna I never did make it to that last doctors appointment. I'm curious to see how things will go this time :) Anna keeps asking when the baby will come out. I'm a bit boring of a mommy since I can't lift her or run and kick the ball like I used to. I've told her when the baby comes out and my tummy goes away I can lift her and play like I used to. I do look forward to sleeping on my back and tummy again.