Ugh...

  I am finally starting to "feel" pregnant. Before, I would almost forget I was pregnant, just as far as getting around and even for a few split seconds, forgetting I actually had a baby inside of me. Aside from the hip pain after walking for a long time,  I was good. But for the past few days, all I feel is discomfort with my body. I have constant backaches and hip pain, my belly muscles are continuing to stretch uncomfortably, the baby will press up against my belly and it will feel like a very hard (uncomfortable!) pressure, and all of this is forcing me to slow my walking pace.
  Usually, at work, the bell will ring for class and I'll get up and just walk to class. But now, the bell rings and I have to slowly make my way there. I know it was to be expected eventually, but part of me thought that since I was doing so well, I would be fine up until it was time to give birth. I know that is unrealistic, but that's what I secretly hoped for. For the past couple of months, I've also been sitting on the floor with my back against the couch whenever I'm home. I can't find a comfy position to sit in on the couch, and it actually aggravates my back pain. Sitting on the floor hasn't been bad, but getting up from the floor has also started to become challenging. I think it's more frustrating just because I had gotten so used to being an active person, and now I've been forced to take things slowly.
  Another thing is that my restful sleep has gone down the drain. I wake up several times at night to adjust my sleeping position--either laying on my right side or left side. When I do this, I also have to adjust the pillow I keep tucked between my legs (to help with the hip pain). It's not that I fully wake up, but I am awake and it does interrupt my sleep enough to where I'm always tired. It doesn't help that I wake up at 9 or 10 and work from 1-9/9:25, since I'm pretty tired by 6 or 7 o'clock.
  I'm not complaining or saying, "Oh woe is me," but I do now realize where women who are later along than I are coming from when they say they are READY for their babies to come out. Although I'm not at that point yet, I can see how it can start getting painfully uncomfortable and how they can be ready for pregnancy to be over.

On a brighter note, I videotaped the baby moving:

And can I talk about Pinterest for a second here?? Awesome site with awesome ideas! Love it :D