Pregnant - 37 weeks

So I am about 37 weeks (or will be Sunday) I have been trying to be good sport about it. And really It has been a good pregnancy. I have felt better and had more energy and fewer uncomfortable side effect then I remember with my last two. I contribute this to two things. The weather and swimming. Both my boys were born in summer so I endured a lot of heat and swollen hands and feet as a result. I've had very little of that this time. And I have been swimming once a week. A lot of the soreness seems to go away the 3 or 4 days after I swim. I didn't exercise with the boys. So it's been a relatively comfortable pregnancy.

Or it was. Now that I am in the home stretch I am finding it hard not to get cranky. Back aches, feet and hands are starting to swell, and I am growing out of my favorite maternity clothes. And the insomnia, oh the insomnia! I am lucky to sleep 2 hours at a time and rarely get 5 total a night. Lately I have been waking up at 4:30am and not even feeling tired again untill 9 or 10am, at which point a nap is not an option. And boy can this kid kick! It was really cute at first but now that she is getting bigger and stronger it is really uncomfortable and often makes me nauseous. Fortunately I only have 22 days till my due date... 22 more days...

For those that are interested, here are a few pics of my growing belly

26 weeks

31 weeks

36 weeks