36 weeks

I can't believe we are getting so close to meeting our sweet little Hudson! 

I am feeling like we are pretty much ready for his arrival. There are still some things on the to-do list that I would like to accomplish before he comes, but on the most part, I'm feeling like if he were to decide to make is appearance early {which I think I would be okay with, as long as he is done cooking!}, we are ready for him!

These are some pictures my mom snapped when they were here for Easter. We are not having professional maternity pictures done this go-around, so I was excited to get a few for memory sake!

I feel like I've reached that point of pretty much being uncomfortable most of the time. Yea! ;)

Over the past two weeks I have been having a LOT of contractions, but nothing serious or for-real. 

They can be tricky though, coming every 5 to 10 minutes for a couple of hours.

Sometimes they start up when I've been up & doing & going a lot. 

And other times, start when I am {trying to} sleep. Really no rhyme or reason.

They seemed to have slowed down over the past 3 or 4 days, so WHO KNOWS!!

We were beginning to think there was no way I would make it to our due date {May 8th},

but now I don't' know what to think.

I do know that is the hardest part of all of this for me...

When? How is going to play out? Will my water break? Will it be like with Emma-lots of contractions, but need a little nudge to fully go into labor? What time of day? Will it be a fast or slow labor. Hoping for fast, but slow enough to allow family to arrive in time. Oh, so many questions & what-if's. 

I'm trying really hard to just not think about all of that too much, 

since there are no answers & it's out of my hands!

My energy level is not quite what is was a few weeks ago, 

but I'm still managing to keep up with our VERY sweet & busy Emma-girl. 

He is still very, very active! And strong.

I love every little {and big} kick, roll, hiccup & jump.

Emma likes to put her hand on my belly & pretend that he kicks her so hard that she falls {quite dramatically} to the ground. Oh, silly baby brother! ;)