36 Weeks

The end of this pregnancy is in sight and we should be meeting our little guy in about a month. Yesterday was the month mark before my due date and as of tomorrow I've finished week 36. Below is a belly photo from about a week ago.

Now for some random thoughts and info mostly for journaling purposes:

- This little guy kicks and wiggles more than Zach did. If that's any indication of a higher energy level I'm in trouble.

- I met my doctor here in Houston for the first time today. She's very friendly and animated and thankfully less awkward than some of the doctors I saw in Provo (on our insurance in Utah I went to a group of doctors rather than just one). Sounds like the baby's head down but not "engaged" yet and I'm dilated about a finger width.

- While thankfully there haven't been any complications, this pregnancy has been a lot harder than with Zach. Last time I felt great from the start of the 2nd trimester until a week before Zach was born. This time I've had a lot of pain throughout the whole process so this has been a very long pregnancy. The worst has been some bad sciatic pain that makes moving and walking hard at times. At least I know it will all be worth it.

- I failed the first glucose test but passed the 3-hour one with flying colors.

- Zach still seems pretty oblivious to the fact that his life is going to change so much. He'll sometimes point to my belly and say baby. A couple of days ago he kissed his hand before putting it on my belly (to give the baby a kiss) but I don't think the concept will click until the baby comes home with us and doesn't leave.

- We're pretty sure about a name but it could still change. We were sure about the name Zachary early on last time so it's been weird to not be calling the baby by a name when we talk about him.

- In some ways the concept of having another kid in our family has been pretty unreal to me. Last time I kept thinking "we're going to have a baby!" and this time in addition to that I can't help but think "we've already got a baby". The idea of having another little boy I'll love as much as Zach is sometimes hard to picture. I figure it'll happen once I get to hold the little guy.