We're here at 34 Weeks. 40 weeks seems like an eternity away.....

Well, we made it to 34 weeks! John Patrick is the size of a butternut squash. He is roughly 18 or so inches. He can recognize and react to simple songs. He also urinates about a pint a day...which he also ingests...yuck. He's listening to Mommy and Daddy and probably you that are around me. He's also starting to descend a little lower into my pelvis which makes my new pregnant model walk that much sexier.... He's growing and running out of room which makes Mommy extremely uncomfortable.

Speaking of how Mommy is feeling, this is not the funnest time of this pregnancy. I'm trying to focus on the positive, but the heat, no sleep and Braxton Hicks aren't helping any. I've never been a fan of the heat unless I'm at the lake or the beach living it up. Since, I'm still on travel restrictions, that's not happening soon. It's only gotten up to the high 90s and I feel like it's gotten up to 120 degrees. I'm also not sleeping. I can't get cool enough to sleep and then when I find a comfortable position John Patrick gets uncomfortable and he sure lets Mommy know that he's not comfy. As I posted Braxton Hicks hit me for the first time and scared me half death. #1: They didn't tickle, yo. #2: It doubled me over and my first thought was "This is it." Of course it wasn't and it's not near what it's going to be, but I'm not looking forward to that.

Don't get me wrong, there are more good that outweighs those complaints. First off, I can feel every move this boy makes and each movement makes me smile because John Patrick is a blessing and I love him so much. It's a blessing that we got this precious gift that I had honestly almost given up hope for. Second, I can tell he recognizes voices and songs. Last week at VBS, any time the music played he moved and moved. He LOVED it. He knew something special and fun was going on. I can't wait for next year to see my son actually experience VBS! He also loves to hear his Daddy. Every night, Daddy reads him a book. He LOVES this. He literally moves the whole time that Johnathan reads. I can't wait for him to get here so we can see his sweet smiles as we sing and read to him.

Speaking of VBS, enjoy this week's pictures. I included one of Daddy since Johnathan is so excited about our son. I'm one blessed woman to have a husband like Johnathan. He's going to be the BEST daddy ever. This whole experience has just made me fall that much more in love with the man God has blessed me with.

32 Weeks

33 Weeks! John Patrick's first VBS!

Daddy & John Patrick's picture outfit! I can't wait!

Yesterday, we had our biweekly checkup. I know I say this all the time but I LOVE my doctor. He puts me at ease and gets me through the anxiety associated with pregnancy. Let's face it, I've been scared this whole pregnancy. I've been just waiting for something to go wrong. Topic of the day was getting this baby out. We are completely on John Patrick's time table. We had a good heartbeat and my uterus is still measuring a little bit ahead. I hope that means he'll come a little early. It was a normal check up with good results. We went over my birth plan. If you are or have been pregnant and heard of these plans, you will know they can be a bit complicated and there are some pretty weird stuff that can be on them. He even groaned when I mentioned it. But mine is pretty simple, I want all the pain meds he will give me. I don't want a vacuum or forceps. I don't want my baby given formula unless my milk doesn't come in. I want Johnathan to cut the cord. I want the doctor to make the decisions on what is medically best for my baby. Easy Peasy. He agreed. He put the plan back in my purse for me and I got a little embarrassed when he saw the graham crackers. Of course I had to comment "Yes, I'm a fat kid who keeps snacks in my purse." Do you know what he responded with??? Not that I'm gaining too much weight or cautioned me to watch it. He said that he's glad that I'm eating. I should be eating and I should be grazing. I'm not the normal patient. I don't have a normal stomach. I get hungrier faster and full faster. The baby is getting nutrients for me and that I should be eating. I told him that I'm hyper aware of my weight gain. Because I am. I can see it now in my face. It's puffy. And I feel HUGE. I feel like a walrus. No lie. He laughed and said that my 24 pounds that I've gained in well within the normal range. And for me to quit worrying about it. I'm going to try. It will last all of 5 minutes until I look in the mirror or see my reflection. Anyways, the plan is to go back in two weeks and then we start the fun prenatal appointments where we check for dilation and we have to go back weekly. This just means we are that much closer to our son making his big debut.

Speaking of debut, don't forget to go and make your prediction on when John Patrick will get here. http://www.whatsinmybelly.com/baby-pool-mullers-first-baby-8512?fb_ref=Default. Guess what day, his weight, his eye color and his hair color!

So prayer requests is that we continue on a safe journey to get this baby here. Also, pray for peace and rest for me. I'm pretty petrified of the labor process and my pain tolerance. I'm really really worried about it. I've not googled videos of labor, but I've been tempted. Thank you for your prayers and support they mean soooo much to us!