36 weeks

This week we installed the car seat and went to the labor and delivery class at the hospital.  That class and my 36 week doctor appointment confirmed that it was an excellent decision to stay put for delivery and that I ended up finding an awesome doctor.  The class was pretty good and informative... it definitely helped make all of this real for Daniel.  It might have freaked him out a little bit but I appreciated that he now was ready to talk about some of the decisions that I needed to talk through with him for the big day.  The video of them putting in an epidural did nothing to make me more comfortable with it... I think I am more freaked out by the epidural than the actual delivery aspect.  Anyways.

The dogs and I have been on a steady walk routine.  20+ minute walks three times a day and I also have my commute and lunch time walks.  The walking feels good and hopefully baby is getting the hint that eviction notice time is going to be coming soon.  I am still walking at near my usual pace - had a couple of comments this week from coworkers on how fast I am walking around the office... what they don't see is how hard it is getting to focus on work while at my desk.  Oy.

I have moved on from the "but you don't even look pregnant yet" and "you are so tiny" comments to the "due any day now I see" and "how are the twins".  Great.   At least my doctor was nice to me this week by saying that it is all baby.  And I hadn't gained any weight since my 34 week appt.  Dr also is guessing that the kid will be in the low 7 lb range.  That works for me.

The kid is still very active and definitely has some patterns.  I am still sleeping pretty good.  I do wake up more often, probably between 2-4 times, but I almost immediately fall back asleep... I think the nightlight in the bathroom helps as I don't turn on any lights so basically am sleep walking.  My biggest complaints these days center around not know when this kid will arrive (drives me nuts), that my face spots instead of tanning, and that my lower back gets tired.

After hearing about the nesting thing at the class, Dan decided that I have started nesting.  I still will leave the sink full of dishes and clothes to be folded can sit forever (especially with Dan not here to be the cleaning boss...).  But I have gotten pretty preoccupied with making sure we have everything we need.  A final order of the basics has been placed and I spent way to much time thinking through what we have and what we need for baby's first weeks before placing that order.  Knowing that we are moving and thus I can't set up a nursery or stock the freezer with meals has me redirecting that to the things that I can do... like order more diapers.

We are getting there... bit by bit.