SO ready...

I feel like I have been handling this really well so far, but at this point every day is getting harder. I can't believe how uncomfortable and sore I am. My hips are just in pain, and I think I pulled something last night rolling over in bed. My hands and feet are so cramped and swollen.

I floated in the pool again yesterday, and that feels really nice. I have Braxton Hicks contractions several times an hour all day and all night. They don't hurt exactly, but it is a very uncomfortable feeling. My whole stomach gets rockhard and tight and it feels like a big muscle cramp. Baby hates it, and then she beats me even more than usual.

She has hiccups all the time, which I read means she is practicing swallowing and breathing, so that is a good thing. She moves ALL the time, and my whole stomach is rippling and shaking like there is an alien trying to get out. I like to call her killer now, because she is a rough one!

Now that the end is close, and as ready as I am to have her any time (please, baby, come on out now...), I still think I am going to miss having her inside me. It is just this constant presence that I am used to - the kicks and movements. I think it will be strange to just be myself again. While I won't miss the nausea and heartburn, I think I will miss having this little person inside me.

Our neighbors, Susan and Eli, moved yesterday, so that has us bummed out. It was so nice having friends you trusted living next door. I am happy they found a place they like closer to Eli's work, but I will still certainly miss having them here. Especially over the next few months! Ryan and I look at houses online every day - we are ready to take the profit from this house and get a place with more land. We know it is smarter to wait another year, but we knew when we moved here that we weren't "Wakefield" people. Our house is a gorgeous house, and we definitely made a smart choice investing in this new construction. But, I think we are ready to get a place that meets all of our criteria.

I think I will go take a cool bath...