KELLY HAS A BELLY: 36-38 WEEKS PREGNANT!

I am exactly 38 weeks pregnant today! I haven't updated since 35 weeks! Sorry bout that! Not long after my 35 week update I started experiencing some changes. Instead of having a ton of energy and nesting and wanting to clean constantly I started getting really fatigued and feeling alot of pressure in my hips and pelvic area to the point that it was difficult to walk. So I haven't really been as motivated to update my blog and I'm getting burned out on cleaning and organizing haha. I really just wanna park it on the couch until labor starts but I am doing my best to stay active and move alot because that's what the doc suggested.

At my 35 week doctor's visit she "checked me" for the first time and said it was no wonder I felt so uncomfortable because Levi was already really really low and she could feel his head. She also said I was 75% effaced ( or thinned out) but not dilated just yet. At my 36 week appointment I was even more effaced and I had dilated to half a centimeter and he was a little lower. Then at my 37 week appointment (which was Wednesday) she told me I am 1 whole centimeter dilated, almost completely effaced, and that he has dropped a lot more! Holy cow! I did not think he could drop any lower without coming out but he is way down in the birth canal soooo my body is pretty much ready to go. We just need some regular strong contractions to start haha! Carrying him around so low in my pelvis for the past few weeks has NOT been easy! My left leg even pops out of it's socket sometimes because of all the pressure. My doctor assures me that even though it's uncomfy that it's normal and everything is healthy. She says because of his size and him being so low the discomfort might even get a little worst but that I need try to stay active so that my body will continue to progress towards actual labor.

I have been having a ton of "Braxton Hicks" contractions (painless contractions) and I've also had some cramping. A few times I thought I was in labor but I timed the pains and they were irregular then they faded away :(. We were told at birth class to wait until my contractions are regular and start coming every 5 mins apart for an hour before coming to the hospital.

Next week I plan on going to the mall and doing a lot of walking and eating lots of pineapple and some other stuff that's rumored to start labor ;)! Fingers are crossed!

We are pretty much finished with the nursery except we gotta hang a couple of pictures this weekend. I am also still waiting on a lamp that I ordered but it may not be here before Levi is lol. I may go ahead and take pics of the nursery this coming up week and post them. We also installed the car seat, found a pediatrician, and our hospital bags are all packed :)! We are ready when Levi is! Here are some pics of what we've been up to lately!

Here are some Peter Rabbit pics that I had framed and matted for the nursery: