Ocho!

The lighting was poor to poorer when we took this picture so you don't get the full effect of my very large belly. I know you can tell it's there....but it's much more there than you can see from this picture. I had a (male) checker at Target ask me the other week if my baby was coming in a few weeks. At that point, I'm pretty sure I had 10 weeks to go...do double digits still qualify as "a few"? I think I just laughed and told him October. I also had another (male) at work say, "Not much longer, right?" Oh, if only this was as big as I was going to get.....

I don't feel like I've jotted that many notes about this baby, with my quick updates so here are a few:
-This baby doesn't move anything like Aiden did. I felt baby move early...at 14 weeks...but it's not the consistent kicks I'd feel with Aiden. It's either the sharpest of jabs (seriously, a few times I've almost fallen over because it was so hard and sudden), or it's this slow, rolling movement. This baby also doesn't move near as much as I was used to, unless....
-I am holding Aiden. Baby loves it when I hold Aiden (that's how I am interpreting it anyway...you could say that baby doesn't like it when I hold Aiden and is trying to get him away, but I'm pretty sure that's not it at all...it's sibling love). Nearly every time I hold Aiden, baby moves. Before baby was moving every day, I would just snuggle with Aiden if I needed some reassurance that baby was doing well. And it provided that reassurance, every time!
-I am 98% certain we have a boy name....and equally certain that we do not have a girl name. Suggestions? :)
-Baby feels to be sitting much lower than Aiden ever did. Like ready to come any day sort of low...and has felt that way for awhile. I'm not sure if it's actually different positioning with this kid...or if my body is just in a different position (i.e. out of shape) so I'm not holding the babe as high.

Today starts 33 weeks so I've got anywhere from 4-8 weeks to go. I feel like this kid won't be near as late as Aiden and may even come "early," as in 38-39 weeks. Could there be some personal hopes in behind that feeling? Perhaps......