Baby #3 update

This Sunday marks official full-term status!  I've done a horrible job documenting this pregnancy, so Elli snapped this picture before we headed to the park yesterday morning.  

I'm actually feeling great and have been feeling really good this pregnancy with the exception of the first 15/16 weeks of morning sickness.  I had one day this week with no energy, sick to my stomach and really uncomfortable (Scott and my parents can attest to that, as they called me and I was boohooing over wanting to be done with the pregnancy because of the way I felt…a little Red Robin and huge mile high dessert that night helped…thanks Scott)….other than this day, I've been feeling really good and I've had so much energy….Scott thinks too much (you should see our house :)  )  I don't sleep much at night…I'm up at least 4 times to use the bathroom and then the baby is extremely active where I can't fall asleep.  I slept for a whole 3 hours last night, but I always manage to get a million things done in a day.  (It's currently 11:40 and I'm still running on the 3 hours from last night :) )  I'm sore, but I love how I've been able to keep up my energy for this long!  

Right now the baby seems to be growing right on schedule.  I was 1 cm dilated last Monday and will be checked again this Monday.  My blood platelets have been continually dropping this pregnancy (it's a condition that happens in some pregnant women and I'm lucky enough to get it), but there is nothing the Dr. can do at this point to increase them.  Because of this, the dr. has told me to prepare for a natural delivery, as I probably won't be able to get the epidural because of the decrease platelets.  So, that's what I'm doing!  

I still feel like I have a good couple weeks left of this pregnancy, but finally feel ready if the baby comes anytime.  No, we don't have a name, don't have a hospital bag packed, haven't installed the carseat, haven't washed bottles, but I still feel somewhat ready if it'd happen sooner than the 3rd.  My mom got me a package of diapers and I'm glad she did….otherwise I would have completely forgotten to start buying diapers (baby now has 3 packages of newborns….I'm sure he/she will go through those in a week).  

And this picture has nothing to do with the post, but he insisted we take a picture of him after Elli took my picture.  Um….how cute is he??