36 wks Pregnant!!!

Today marks Neal and I at 36wks aka 9 MONTHS PREGNANT!!!! Scary to believe he will be here in about 4 weeks...I'm ok with going a smidge early but not too early! I have been feeling alot of pressure in my lower back, not sure what that means but I was thinking he is pushing against my spine and that is why it hurts so bad. I was busy putting groceries away today and was squatting putting the eggs and such away and then I stood up and felt this sharp pain in my lower back....boy oh boy did that not feel the greatest! I also have been noticing when I'm sitting in a chair or sitting on the floor with my babies at work....that I feel alot of sensation down yonder and lots of elbowing or kneeing. My hope is that Patrick is face down and that is why I get that sensation! I still havent had any leakage from my chest....I'm so worried that I wont make any milk supply to feed my baby boy, but I'm hoping in the next wk or so that all starts to change! Over the last wk and a half I have notice my socks and shoes are getting to be a bit tight on my feet, so needless to say my feet and ankles are starting to swell! I'm hoping the dr isnt concerned at my next check up on wednesday...b/c this mama needs to work as long as possible so we can make it when I'm on Maternity Leave! I had a baby shower this past wknd and boy did I feel special! The sweets, company & gifts were amazing! I also had a surprise baby shower at work on Thursday and boy is Patrick "almost" as spoiled as his mommy! Thanks to everyone who made it to the showers and those who gave us gifts! Neal and I recently had our Childbirth Class...I feel a bit more prepared with knowing all the breathing techniques, but I know that when the day comes I will probably forget everything I was taught! We also went to the Breastfeeding Class last monday night and boy I had no idea how difficult breastfeeding can be! I can see why so many people only do it for a short period of time and why alot of babies are bottle fed! Tomorrow Neal is getting off early so we can go tour the hospital. We meet a couple last Saturday at the Childbirth Class and we are also looking forward to spend another hr with them at the hospital. They are due 3 wks after our due date! Monday Neal is off and I am also off but have a training all day but after my training we have my Postpartum Class at the Hospital. Then on Wednesday we have our 36wk check up and my last appt that are 2 wks apart from the last one, and then we are gonna be visiting Dr. Neidhart every wk! A few hrs after our 36 wk check up we have our last class before Patrick comes...Caring for the Newborn! I think I'm pretty prepared since I've been working with infants for almost 9 yrs now but I may not know about keeping the belly button, the circumcision clean from infection and how to bath a newborn. So this class is mostly to teach Neal but also to freshen me up. So that is all I've been up to. Here are a few pics. I will take more pics of his baby room when it is all set up and clean!

Here is Patrick's Crib all set up minus the mattress and crib set.

Here is a few pics of my extra LARGE belly! Only 28 days left til we meet you!