I am 34 weeks pregnant today…36 days from delivering. I am sooooo ready to have this baby girl. I’ve had more pregnancy related miseries with this pregnancy than any of the others. I have had a UTI for almost four weeks now. I’ve been through two rounds of antibiotics already. I felt better while I was taking them (except for the fact that they made me sick to my stomach), but, about two days after I finished the course, my symptoms came back both times. I went back to the doctor today for another test, which showed that my infection is still there and getting worse again. They put me on a different antibiotic this time. Hopefully, this one will help me to kick this infection for good. I’m so tired of it.

Besides this stubborn bladder infection, my hands and feet have been swelling. I never had any swelling with my other pregnancies. I don’t like it at all. I hate the way they ache when they swell. It’s very distracting. Anyway, all that complaining to say, I’m ready for this little girl to get here.

My girls are giving me a baby shower (along with Stacie and Ann, a couple of my friends at church) on Tuesday, and I’m very excited about it. After that, I think baby preparations will kick in to warp speed. I’ll know what I have, and what I still need. Then, I’ll be getting everything ready for a few weeks, and then she’ll be here. It’s really not that long. I haven’t done anything to prepare for her. I’ve done things to make our household run a little smoother after she’s here, but I’ve not done anything to actually be ready to bring a new baby home.

My friend, Heather, sent me a crib set that her daughter, Natalie, had used, and I am sooo excited about it. It is adorable, and it will go so well with Kyra’s room when we eventually move the girls into the same room. Owen still sleeps in the crib (though less often…he’s spending more nights with his brother and sister), and so I’ll wait until a couple weeks before she’s here to put it on. I can’t wait, though. I know seeing the crib all made up in an adorable, girly, pink crib set will make things seem so real. Thank you, Heather, so much. You’re such a sweet friend.

I know this post has gotten kind of random, but I’m tired. Here is the 34 week update from Babycenter:

Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds and is almost 18 inches long. Her fat layers — which will help regulate her body temperature once she’s born — are filling her out, making her rounder. Her skin is also smoother than ever. Her central nervous system is maturing and her lungs are continuing to mature as well. If you’ve been nervous about preterm labor, you’ll be happy to know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.