Growing belly and excitement!!!

Well here we are at the 36th week of pregnancy!! And boy has my belly been growing!! And so has Connor obviously!! I no longer feel the sweet little kicks that I once did, now it's his whole body rolling around inside!! No matter what, it is a great feeling that I absolutely love.... but I'll be honest that there have been a few times that his little heel kind of hurts me! Lol. But it's sooo worth it!! Richie has seen him rolling around in there a bunch and sometimes gives me the "Are you ok" look because my whole stomach does a 180!! He's just practicing all of his dirt bike/qaud moves!! Hehehe!! All in all I have been feeling pretty good though! It's gotten pretty hot here which is no fun, and my biggest complaint is my constantly swollen feet/ankles... but I figure if that's my biggest complaint, I'm lucky!! And in the emotional department I've been getting a little nervous and anxious, but I'm guessing that is pretty normal at this stage in the pregnancy.

I've been trying to get everything ready for the "big day" when he decides to arrive, but it's all a bit overwhelming! We've got to get the hospital bag packed, get the carseat into the truck, and finish organizing his stuff... but it's slowly coming together!

I went today to have a meet n' greet with a pediatrician that our OB recommended and I really liked her. She obviously has been doing this for a long time because she knew every question I wanted to ask, before I had even asked it!! And the fact that she is (or her partner at the practice) is the same pediatrician that will be doing the rounds at the hospital where and when Connor is born is a big plus to me!! So that is out of the way! Thank goodness!! One less thing for me to worry about! Tomorrow I have my OB appointment and will get checked to see if I'm dialated at all. I'm really excited about it!! It just means that we're getting closer and closer to holding him!!! Then from this point on, I go every week until we get to meet our perfect little man, Connor Richard!! We are both getting SOOOOOO excited!!!

Here are some 36 week belly pictures below!! Sometimes I don't feel like my belly is very big and other days I feel like it's huge!! I guess it just depends!! But I know either way that we are approaching the end of this wonderful journey and will soon be beginning an entirely new one.... Parenthood!!! I have a feeling I'm going to miss being pregnant, but once that little guy is all ours, I don't think I'll even think about it too much!! =)