35w,5d

There's something a bit magical about when Bill gets excited about the baby. While I've been on a verge of constant excitement/extreme nervousness, he got me to take a break from the nerves and just be excited. Last night he wanted to talk about the baby and how exciting it was that he'd be here soon and how eager he is to have another baby again. While I'm nervous about the birth and the first few weeks, it is nice to zoom back and think of the bigger picture. It's going to be so fun having another little kid in the house! I love watching Bill and Katie playing together, and Katie is such a daddy's girl. How much fun is it going to be to add another one into the play?

While I know it'll be an adjustment to get used to two kids, I'm not too worried at the moment. Katie is so easy going most of the time and always has been. She was a great baby and is a great toddler. Even if this one is a little spitfire, I'm counting on Katie to continue being my easy child until I get the hang of things. Now that we're all in the same rooms on the same floor, I think it'll be easier to do things. I've prepared as much as I think I can, so I'm definitely feeling ready to tackle this. I'm eager to have a new, snuggly baby to hold. I'm excited to have a long awaited addition to the family. I can't wait to see this dream actualized. And it's almost here! 30 days!!

Last night I felt horrible pressure above my pelvic bone. It hurt like crazy, enough where I couldn't walk. I leaned over the counter and swayed, then suddenly I felt a bunch of squiggling super low in my pelvis as the pressure stopped. I'm assuming this was baby dropping because now when he sticks his butt out, it's a bit lower. His feet never stop kicking, but they haven't gone inside my ribs since. I didn't wake up gasping at all or feeling unable to breathe last night. All signs point to him having lowered. I hope he stays there as he gets ready to go. I'm nearly ready, hopefully he is too! While I still have no hope of him coming even a day early, I wouldn't mind it. Any time after 38 or 39 weeks would totally be fine with me. It'll be an earlier birthday away from Christmas and it would get my baby here sooner, not to mention it would help with Bill's work as if his paternity leave goes into the New Year, he'll lose all of his personal days. But, I'm still guessing that his birthday will be between the 18th - 20th.

I quick grabbed a picture to make a comparison, it looks and feels lower so I'm guessing baby dropped. Dropped and head's down is a good sign at 36 weeks - now just stay there!