35 Weeks and Counting!

While I feel like this pregnancy has taken forever-it was kind of weird to type out that I am 35 weeks pregnant! But here we are!
This pregnancy has been very different than my first. It has taken much more of a toll on my mind and body. I'm sure that toting a toddler around has something to do with that, but I am surprised at how different it has been. I feel like it has been the longest 8 months, and I am much more ready to just have this baby and get my body back!!

I haven't been taking many pictures lately and I'm kind of bummed about that. Ella is such a character and wish I had more pictures to post so you could see her silliness.

She loves to take pictures with the camera. When she wants me to smile for the camera, she says, "Mom, cheese me."

She's a pretty good photographer!

We have been dealing with the terrible twos over the last few months. Ella is quite the tantrum thrower when she doesn't want to do something. The worst tantrums seem to come when we are trying to leave the house and she doesn't want to go. Or lately, it has been when we try to leave my mom's house! She is quite the fighter!

She has also taken to just completely ignoring us when we are asking her to do something. That can get pretty frustrating, and I have found that it's very hard for me to find the patience to deal with her sometimes!

I just keep telling myself it is all temporary! Soon enough I'll miss her being this little, so I just deal with the bad moments, and relish the good ones!

Everything is going well with the pregnancy. The doc says I'm on "cruise control" right now. I have been having a lot of Braxton Hicks that have been pretty uncomfortable so I did have a cervical exam to make sure that I haven't started dilating yet. Everything was fine. Of course, in a few weeks we are going to want me to start dilating!

I have been trying to be good about relaxing and staying hydrated, but it seems like the contractions start once I actually lay down to relax. Last night I was pretty uncomfortable with the pain actually radiating to my hips. I don't worry too much though because they usually stop within an hour or two.

I'll be working on getting the nursery set up this weekend so I will take pictures afterwards and post them. I will also try to get some more good pics of Ella.