35 Weeks and Dropping

I can officially count how many weeks I have left on one hand!  I have five weeks to go , but I am hoping she comes before then.  I keep telling her that she is due March 17th instead of the 23rd so she will come then.  My dad keeps telling me that she is going to come when ever she wants.  We will see what happens.  I think it would be fun to have a St. Patty's Day baby since 3-13-13 is not likely. 

One good sign that she is getting prepared is that she has dropped.  I have always heard of this happening but never really understood or noticed it on others.  Several people at work this week even commented that I "looked different," "dropped," and I am "carrying low now."

I don't feel so full/thick around my top and the bottom of my belly seems soooo heavy.  I had to hold my belly up last night when I was jogging because it felt so heavy.  Her dropping was a gradual process.  Last week I started having lots of lower back pain and by the end of the week I was feeling all the "symptoms" of when a baby drops.  I am now at the stage where I waddle more than walk and my stomach is constantly tight.  All I can do is laugh at how I must look.  

Travis has been really good at being sympathetic and rubbing my back every night.  Other than the lower back pain, I am feeling great!  I really do need to count my blessings with how well this pregnancy has gone.  I feel huge, but realize that is nothing compared to what others suffer.  I attribute a lot of it to staying active and eating decently, but I guess my mom gave me some good genes too.

Here is my picture from 33weeks vs. 35.  Can you see the difference?