Kicked around!

So, today we are 34 weeks along! Only 6 more weeks until our due date. A few things are happening...mommy is getting little sleep, been in a recliner for about 4 weeks now. Daddy is getting little sleep because he wakes up to help me adjust with pillows throughout the night. We think Liam just completed another growth spurt - for about 2 weeks he was waking up in the night, hungry and sometimes inconsolable (we think he has had night terrors a few times).

At 34 weeks the little babe is probably around 5 lbs. now (knowing how Liam always measured bigger - this little one is probably bigger too), and the total average length is around 19 3/4 inches. I can feel him moving with more force these days. And a common sensation is pressure in my lower abdomen when he is doing a full turn or stretching length wise. This little guy, unlike Liam, loves to stick his feet up under my left rib cage and like Liam, he prefers to have his feet to the left side of my belly. Friends and family can now feel distinct movements and Kevin and I are pretty certain we can feel where his butt and feet are...

We are getting more and more excited as each day passes. We are less nervous this time around because we feel more comfortable with the whole process! There are a few things left to do at the house to prepare for baby, but at this point we've got the infant car seat ready to go, and the grandparents know they are "on-call" to come over to scoop up Liam when my water breaks and labor begins. We just have to get some infant clothes organized, the baby bassinet set-up in our room and a few little projects completed in the house.

We are eager to find out if he is going to come early or right on time like his big brother! Only the good Lord knows!!!

Some things we've been doing to keep busy lately:

-Nana and grandpa Schwalen went with us to the Atlanta Craft Show at the Cobb Galleria - Liam loved running around and seeing creations from so many talented people...
-We spent some time with Auntie Heather over the past few weeks (my sweet sister just departed Atlanta yesterday)...to return to Cambodia - we had such a great visit with her...
-Daddy volunteered for two consignment shifts to get me in a tad early...mommy worked a shift too...
-Mommy perused to two consignments in the past few weeks to get Liam's Spring/Summer clothes and to grab a few things for the baby
-Grammy and Grandpa Skelly blessed us with a double stroller for the two little guys - a super cool one!!!
-Mommy and daddy met with a landscape architect to initiate drawings for back yard landscaping and possible drainage solutions...and a parking place for the play ground for the boys...

Daddy and I plan to see a few movies and have a few date nights before Liam's little brother comes - we'll see if we can fit it all in!!!

Love you all! Good night!!!

Kelly

Outside the Atlanta Craft Show - with the pansies!