And the dropping continues...

There is something going on in my body and I'm not doing it and I have no control over it!! It's very weird, but exciting that my body is preparing itself for birth. Now granted I have no idea when that birth will be, probably weeks away, but things are still definitely changing. The needing to run to the bathroom every few hours has not subsided, and my appetite is still larger than before. Now he is moving less, though still moving, and I'm feeling it much lower. Braxton-Hicks contractions have increased in strength to the point where they are now taking my breath away - still not painful - well, sometimes - but definitely taking my breath away. And then starting today I woke up with pain in every single joint. I know your body releases a hormone to loosen joints (your pelvic joint) to prepare you for childbirth, but it loosens every joint, not just the pelvis. Literally - my ELBOWS hurt this morning. It was the oddest thing. And then with the pelvis separating I'm getting some really sharp pains in the groin area that almost double me over. Again, everything I read says this is normal and is just part of the process of my body preparing for birth! So very exciting even though it can get quite uncomfortable.

Here is a picture of our niece Lauren. This isn't from when she visited us, but this is the bike she rode when she was here last weekend. It's so cute! She can really cruise on this thing!! :) We all got together to celebrate Grandma Sell's birthday. It was good see everybody one last time before the baby comes. Grandma had new barn kittens that were so cute! Jeremy didn't let me touch very many of them, and of course I wanted them all home with me. But that didn't fly...

Not much else is new. It's my last week of work!! I'm getting very excited to be done and be able to be home and rest and finish getting ready for the baby. Work really takes a lot out of me - I'm so tired when I get home.

Hope you're doing well! TTFN! :)