35 Weeks & a couple new developments

**Wow - thanks for all the responses on my hair dilemma! It really helped me think through it, and I think I'm going to go with the suggestions to keep it long, and then I'll have something to look forward to by cutting it off when I need a change a bit later. I should ask for your advice more often :)

I can't believe I have less than 5 weeks to go until my due date! I've had plenty of people say to me, "You must be SO ready to have that baby!" and while this is partially true, I don't know that I'm quite at that point yet. I still have things I'd like to get done before she makes her debut (like finish the nursery). I'd still like to have a little more time with just Dan before we wander into the great unknown of parenthood. And...I'm not SO pregnant yet that I'm not still freaked out about labor! Do you ever get there, really? I know I'll be able to do what needs to be done when the time comes, but for now...I'm okay with that time being a few weeks away yet.

I might be regretting this post in another couple of weeks, huh?

Anyway, a couple of pictures at 35 weeks:

Whatcha doing in there baby girl?

There she is folks - oh my.

In other news, the last couple of weeks have produced a few new developments that I thought might be blog worthy. First, there's the fact that it's about 500 degrees outside right now PLUS the humidity. I've been very lucky to have a pretty mild Tennessee summer, and coupled with the fact that I'm typically always cold, I think I've just been at a normal person's temperature for most of my pregnancy. But the last couple of weeks - wow. This little furnace I carry around has made the heat and humidity feel hotter than ever. My Grandma just reminded me yesterday that she had an August baby...before air conditioning. Bless you Grandma. You are a stronger woman than I!

Along with the heat has come some swelling and the dreaded cankles. Aren't they lovely?

Maybe if I just scoot forward a bit, he'll want to give me a foot rub...

No luck.

Also, I've somehow managed to develop carpal tunnel. Apparently it is fairly common in pregnancy (I missed that one in my books) and is due to the swelling, not repetitive motions. I'm told it will go away after I deliver, so I can manage for a few weeks. Here's my pretty new brace:

Oh the joys of pregnancy :-) Strange how your whole body seems to simply revolt at times! All in all though, I'm very thankful to have had a rather uncomplicated pregnancy to this point. Here's praying the next few weeks don't bring too many big surprises!