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 I'm currently 36 weeks and 3 days pregnant.  Thinking back about being pregnant with Channing, I don't remember a lot of the details.  Once you have the baby you forget about what it felt like to be pregnant.  Probably because you're occupied with a newborn, and the lack of sleep helps.  So I wanted to write down the ups and downs of my last month of being pregnant.  You'd think that less than 4 weeks would fly by.  But when you're in the midst of it, time is as slow as hot fudge right out of the fridge.  
Let us start with the positives here...I've made it to 36 weeks!  Since I don't have a newborn yet I have a lot more free time.  For example during Channing's nap I get a lot done.  Although, I wake up a lot at night to pee, at least I don't have a newborn to nurse and try to put back to sleep.  Basically having the baby hang out in my uterus is the easiest place for it to be right now.  It's the perfect temperature, she gets fed regularly, and there are no diapers to change. 

On to the complaining part -- this is for me to get out of my system.  So skip this paragraph if you don't wanna hear it.  I'm uncomfortable.  That's basically what it all comes down to.  Aches and pains.  My back hurts.  At night it's a struggle to find a position that doesn't hurt some part of my body.  I'm mainly sleeping on my left side to avoid getting kidney pain on my right side.  But just after a few hours of sleep my hips are throbbing so then I give in and switch to my right side for a bit.  Rolling from one side to another feels like a work out.  Bending over is impossible.  If I do need to bend over I can literally feel a foot shoved under each of my ribs, making it hard to bend more than a few inches.  Oh and heartburn...well it's actually feels more like acid is crawling up my throat.  I'm grateful for Tums!  

This baby moves a lot.  Which is reassuring.  Sometimes I wonder what is making her need to move so much?  It's not just after meals or when I'm trying to sleep, it's most of the time.  But I'm fine with her kicking like crazy all the way up till she's born!  



Channing is pretty oblivious about what's going on.  But who can blame him.  He's only 2 years and 4 months old.  We think he's going to be an amazing big brother.  He's never going to want to stop holding his sister!  I'm sure there will be quite an adjustment period for him.  It'll be interesting to see how he copes with less one-on-one time with mommy!


This is what I feel like----



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