A little behind...35 Weeks

Ok folks. I know I'm a little behind on posts, but it's been a busy couple of weeks. These are the pictures from 35 weeks (last week).

As you can see, Lawson is growing...and so am I! I've reached a point in this pregnancy where I'm just plain tired. I've had a busy last month, so I'm sure that's part of it. And, there's also the fact that I'm going to give birth sometime in the next month. :-)

The day after the above pictures were taken was Fall Commencement at UA Fort Smith. Most of you know that commencement is huge for me...for the Records Office where I work. We have it once in fall and once in spring. Many people had there doubts about me actually working the fall ceremony this year, but I was bound and determined to push through.

As you can see, this time around I actually used up all of that extra room in my gown. To be honest, I think I was making people nervous all night long. One faculty member actually approached me a couple of days before the ceremony and instructed me that I should not wear heels for this year's ceremony (yes, I usually wear heels while I work...all the time). You'll notice I'm sporting my black glitter TOMS this time.

I made it through the program, but by the time I made my way home and to my couch, I was EXHAUSTED!!! My ankles and feet were swollen worse than ever. It was at this point I decided to stop trying to be hard core and accept that I'm nine months pregnant. I took the next day off and laid on the couch ALL DAY.

So, I'm making progress toward the due date, but I'm doing it moving at a much slower pace that normal. I guess that's part of the deal. I'll post more later about my crazy week last week and some fun pictures too.

Mandy