36-week Update

We had our 36-week appointment yesterday and everything is looking very good! The baby is head down, and my body is properly preparing for having a baby! For those of you who don't care to know details about my cervix, I won't go into great detail, but for those who do, we were told, "2cm, 60%, -1." We spent quite a bit of time visiting with our doctor and talking through some serious things to expect in the coming weeks, and talking about ridiculous and funny things... like the following movie clip:

We really like our doctor and appreciate that we can talk with her seriously, and joke around with her. She has been very supportive and helpful.

I definitely feel more pregnant lately. The exhaustion hits me pretty hard most days. I'm still sleeping ok, at least compared to a lot of the stories I read online of other people's pregnancy sleep woes. I wake up several times to go to the bathroom or to change positions, but overall, I'm still getting a fair amount of sleep. I don't know if I can say the same for Matt... rolling over in bed is quite an event for me and I know I don't do it quietly or gently. Also, snoring can be a pregnancy symptom... or so I've heard.

My back is a little more achy than usual. I feel more pressure and aches and pains in... interesting places. I still have more good days than bad, though, so I'm doing just fine, especially since there are no major health concerns. My blood pressure has been good, and my weight gain has slowed waaaay down, which I'm thankful for. A month ago I got called out for gaining 7lbs in 2 weeks, but since then I've only gained about a pound a week, which is much more reasonable!

We have "the essentials" all ready to go in the nursery. We are still working on putting some things away and organizing things, but should this baby make an early arrival, we'd be just fine. Matt set up the car seat last night, and is hanging shelves on the wall in the nursery today. Speaking of the nursery, I think it is so cute. We will share pictures soon once we wrap up a few more things, but I'm telling you - IT'S CUTE. :)

I think that just about wraps up my 36-week update! Only 4-ish more weeks to go!