How in the world...

How is it that we only have 8 weeks left until Carly's due date??  This has been the fastest 8 months of my life.  Then again, it feels like I've been pregnant forever.  I can't believe that in 8 short weeks our baby girl will be here.  BUT, I can't believe that I STILL have 8 more weeks!  Funny how that works :o)  Up until this point I've really tried not to complain too much...I know I've had a pretty easy and uneventful pregnancy so far...but...these past two weeks have been a little difficult.  And I'm getting tired of being pregnant.

Good news, my rash is just about gone!  What was it?  I guess just another one of those weird things that happens when your hormones are out of control.  Who knows.  All I care is that it's going away.

My biggest issue right now?  Sleep.  Well, actually, no sleep.  I'm literally getting no more than 1 or 1-1/2 hours of uninterrupted sleep per night at this point.  I'm averaging between 4-6 bathroom trips every single night.  And when I'm not waking up for that, I'm waking up just because....or because my back is hurting too much to lay down any more.  And that brings me to my back pain. 

My back hurts all the time.  When I sit, when I lay, when I stand, when I walk....when I wear my pregnancy support belly/back brace...when I don't...it just hurts, constantly.  And my hips hurt.

I've also noticed that my hands are kind of swollen.  Overall, I'm just getting very uncomfortable.  Understandable, maybe, since I am 8 MONTHS PREGNANT!  Wow.

Okay, enough of that...I ONLY have 8 more weeks :o)

Lately at work, tons of people are telling me how small I look....I just kind of laugh because here is the view that I have:

I'm not quite sure when it happened, but the toes are definitely gone!  I've been feeling huge.  At my last appointment I think I was up about 17 lbs(?)...I have a feeling that number will have gone up significantly at my next appointment on Friday...

Tomorrow...it going to be a GREAT day!  Tomorrow is our 4th wedding anniversary.  AND, tomorrow we are having a 3d/4d ultrasound!  I am so excited to see our baby girl!  I hope she cooperates so we can get a peak at her little cheeks!  I'm pretty sure she's laying transverse, or horizontal, rather than head down...the doctor hasn't confirmed this, but I'll definitely be asking about it on Friday.  I think this because the majority of her 'kicks' are on my left side.  Often I'll feel super hard movements on the left side and smaller movements on my right at the same time...I think she's stretching :o)  I know she still has time to turn...and I really hope she does because a transverse baby has to be delivered by c-section...

Annnnyway, look out for 3d pics and maybe a video from our appointment tomorrow!