36 Weeks

Here we are – the last week until I am officially considered full term.  Hitting this milestone feels so good, because I’ll know that she’s (relatively) safe to come at any time.  I seem to have reached the stage of pregnancy where everyone assumes I can go into labor at any minute (which I suppose is true).  I found out yesterday that I am actually having some fairly strong contractions.  What  I thought was Lily pushing against my stomach is actually my uterus contracting.  That was a surprise!  At this point, I'm pretty sure that they're still "practice" contractions.  I hope so anyway, because we still want Lily to stay in and cook for a few more weeks so she can finish developing and pack on a little more weight!  Below is my 36 week belly picture.