35 weeks

Lately I have been experiencing:

• BH contractions
• Mild swelling of my hands and feet at the end of the day
• Pelvic floor pain
• Waves of exhaustion
• Some difficulty moving around, especially getting up from a lying down position
• And of course the constant trips to the bathroom

Now I wouldn't change any of this for the world, and I am so very grateful. There are 32 days left until our scheduled induction. I have 15 days left of work. I can do this. In fact, there are only 10 days (not including today and tomorrow when I am at a conference) before Spring Break. Then I get a week off before returning for 5 days.

I'm getting more and more people asking, "How much longer?" or "You're getting close, right?" I'm definitely slower around the school halls and have a distinct walk, that I refuse to call a waddle. =) I spend a good portion of my day teaching from my chair in the front of the room (not something that is very typical for me), and by the end of the day I am in the chair and have my feet up on a stool.

I am happy to be out of the classroom today and tomorrow to attend a huge technology conference downtown. I am not looking forward to all of the walking, but I will be sure to take plenty of breaks and drink lots of water. (Last night during grocery shopping, it was like one giant BH contraction-clearly I hadn't had enough water and was walking too much!)

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all and may the luck of the Irish be with you!