35 Weeks Pregnant!

I'm slacking pretty bad on the blogging front, huh!? Thomas got a new laptop this weekend anddd he started back to work this morning so I'm thinking that the boredom with him not being around and the comfort of Internet in bed will help me keep you up-to-date for the next few weeks!

Can you believe that there are, at maximum, only 6 more weeks of this pregnancy!?!? Of course, I'm praying that it doesn't last that much longer! But it is still so amazing to think that I'm going to be a Mommy SOOOON! I was looking back on some older posts and looking at the pictures of her development and am so amazed at how far she has come!! At my ultrasounds I can see Lily playing with her fingers and watch and feel her moving at the same time! And those cheeks! There's no doubting that she's my baby girl:) I can't wait to hold her!!

Well, the doctor's appointments and everything are going good. I have a monitoring appointment later this morning. I guess my original perinatologist is getting out of the military so my next specialist appointment (August 13th) will be with someone new! And that will hopefully be my last appointment with them before I have Lily! My 36 week check up is coming up on the 7th! This is the first time Thomas will get to meet our midwife so I'm excited about that!! And now the check ups move to once a week instead of every 4 weeks!! Thank God I didn't keep working past June! It would have been impossible to keep all of these appointments and a job!

Child Birth classes start tomorrow night!! I'm pretty excited! But I know that we won't make it to the end of them since it's a 7 week course... so that makes me a little nervous! But starting classes just means I'm that much closer to having my baby girl here!! And boy, am I ready for that!!

I feel like I'm rambling and I'm super hungry... so I'm going to go eat some breakfast and get ready for this appointment! But I leave you with some Fun Facts for
WEEK THIRTY-SIX
Your baby is almost ready and most likely, so are you! The only organ still to mature is the lungs. While certainly you are both growing anxious to meet, remember that each day (up to 42 weeks), that your little one stays within your womb will multiply her chances to breathe on his own.
If he hasn't already, this week your baby may drop into the birth canal. While breathing for mom becomes easier, walking may be the exact opposite! If she's not your first baby, this "lightening" may not occur until right before labor.
Fat is dimpling your baby's elbows and knees, and forming creases in the neck and wrists.
Her skin is growing smooth and, shall we say it, "baby" soft.
Her gums are very rigid. It won't be many months before you'll see her teeth.
She has a fully developed pair of kidneys and her liver has begun processing some waste products.
Your child's average size is now 18.66 inches (47.4cm) and 5.78 pounds (2622 g). Between now and birth she will gain about an ounce a day!