36 weeks

In my Zach post last week just about all of you asked how I was doing and I didn't respond. I live by a "no one likes a whiner" philosophy and I am at the stage of my pregnancy where nothing feels good. Even sleeping hurts.
but if you really must know...
My back is killing me.
I get cramps in my calves and I cannot reach below the knee to rub them out.
My bowels are furious.
every time I pee it feels like I am dilating.
contractions are not your not friend, whoever may tell you that they are is a big fat liar.
Every time I contract I cannot breathe because the movement my uterus creates squishes my lungs within my little torso.
My belly has new friends that are deeply grooved, thick, reddish purple lines.
I have split ends in my hair for the first time in over 10 years which makes cutting it a very easy thing to do but I'm holding out praying the short hair phase, passes.
and I feel like a giant swollen sausage, eww.

so, that is what I've been up to. I cannot wait until this is all said and done. I plan on starting walking a week after delivery, maybe sooner. My body is thrashed and I need to get it back into shape or my fibro will be a mess. I pray we have a decent thanksgiving, and for some reason November 22nd keeps popping up in my head, lets see why. Maybe, just maybe there will be a Birthday even though I am not due until the 9th of December and they plan on inducing a week early, as of Tuesday we'll be 36 weeks along and he'll be considered fullterm.
We've achieved our biggest goal. Lung Maturity!

So my dearest readers, I am sorry I am not on here much, updating and what not but I'm just in that place, that place where you go into hibernation before it happens. I hardly talk to anyone these days, I'm in the eye of the storm, embracing the quiet before it gets loud.

Much love and best wishes to you all!