Pregnancy Update: Week 35

Yesterday read 35 weeks and 35 days to go. Time is flying by. I can't believe in 5 weeks or less we are going to have another little girl in this house. So what did week 35 bring us? It is getting harder to sleep. It doesn't help that Makena has decided she doesn't want to sleep in her bed which causes me to get kicked in the face throughout the night. That will be fixed shortly. It seems as soon as I lay down some nights my back starts to hurt. You would think that would occur while standing. Oh well I can't complain too much. I have it a lot better than a lot of expecting moms out there. I am happy to report that I have not had any more problems with swelling (knock on wood). I can still wear my rings, which is great.

I can tell Miss Brooklyn is getting bigger by the day and so can my ribs. It is crazy to feel her kick my ribs and punch my hip bone at the same time. She has a special place on my right side that she likes to stick her knee or heel. Pretty amazing. She seems very low or that is what my bladder tells me anyways. I think the plan is to check her weight again next Thursday making her 36 weeks. We'll see.

I also have great news to report. The nursery is cleaned out and is now a beautiful shade of Rhapsody Lilac. Furniture has coat number 1 of black paint and the closet is bursting with clothes and diapers. Bedding is currently being hand stitched (ok...the sewing machine stitches most of it, but her hands are doing the work). I have to thank my parents and brother for the time spent painting, repairing and babysitting over the weekend to get all that accomplished.

Here is how the project started. It took lots of primer to get those flags covered up.