36 weeks REALLY????

I have been asked a lot lately how I am feeling.  I am 36 weeks along and to be honest, I am anxious about the arrival of our little girl.  I still have some things I would like to do before she gets here.  They have nothing to do with her but I know if I do not get them done now, I won't have time later to catch up once she is here.  Also, Blake has a few business trips he has to go on this week and next and won't be home for good until the 20th.  I would really like him here when I go into labor:)  All that being said, we are ready for her if she comes.  Her room is ready, we have everything she would need.  We are still debating on the name....Marlow or Eden.  Liam has no doubt her name will be Marlow.  When asked, he said "I don't want Eden, I want Marlow."  Blake and I will probably choose the same but haven't made our final decision yet.

My blood pressure has been good.  I am going for non-stress tests every Tuesday and ultrasounds every Friday.  My amniotic fluid has been good for several weeks now too.  A couple of weeks ago our little girl did not cooperate during the non-stress test.  She has to show times of activity and times of rest.  Well, apparently that day she was tired because she would not wake up for anything.  After drinking orange juice, she still would not wake up,  I ended up going to the specialist for an ultrasound where she continued to be pretty lethargic but finally moved enough that I was sent home.  The rest of the day she still didn't move as much as she usually does.  I was pretty worried but thankfully the days following she has been back to her normal self.  Her favorite place to kick continues to be under my right rib while pushing on my left hip bone.  I can't tell if she is really long or I am just not long enough but either way, she is taking up all the possible space she can.  I told Blake that if God meant for me to have his long babies that maybe He should have made me a little longer:)  I am having Braxton Hicks contractions sometimes but not too many and continue to be tired a lot.  Of course, this is only preparing me for what is to come...

I would love to have this baby in October.  The doctors have confirmed that I will not go past my due date.  Because of my blood pressure, I would be induced during the last week of my pregnancy if I don't go into labor on my own.  If I get a vote, I vote for going into labor on my own the first week of October:)

Here are some recent pictures of my belly.