36 Weeks...Tips for Patience??

We're finally getting close...36 weeks. This time next week baby James will actually be full term! I am so excited to be this close to holding our precious little boy. When I feel his movements now I can tell what parts they are and can imagine what his weight will feel like when it is in my hands instead of on my bladder.

I've never been very good at waiting. I am not terribly patient, so this whole process has been long for me. Now that we're so close to the end it's just like waiting on Christmas everyday for a month. I need advice for waiting out these last few weeks...any words of wisdom?

Greg and I have taken care of almost all of the baby details. We've washed all the little clothes, made sure we had enough newborn outfits, shopped for bottles and everything else we could possibly need after our baby gets here. I am sure we'll learn that we need more as soon as he is here, but thankfully my mother and mother-in-law will be here to help out :) We have a couple more things to buy and then I told Greg we should probably just try to think of ourselves for a while instead of the baby. That way I don't get so anxious.

Good timing...our 3 year anniversary is Wednesday. The past 2 years I've anticipated our anniversary for weeks before the date. This year it's been so backseat to the anticipation of baby James that I almost forgot it was on Wednesday! Greg and I are planning to purchase a piece of artwork to celebrate this year of our marriage. We've looked at 1 art show, but need to look around some more to find the right thing. I think it'll be a lot of fun and hopefully a tradition that we can continue each year of our marriage. We're thinking about going to a nice dinner, which is something we haven't done in while. I am excited about the "date night". It'll probably be one of our last for a while so we should really enjoy it :)

My energy level is low these days and I've started to feel completely out of control of my own body. I never know when to trust it. I've been having sciatic nerve issues in my left upper thigh. Sharp shooting pains that can make me jump out of a chair, stop in my steps, or scream out in pain. Greg is not a fan of my reaction to any of this, but what can I do?

Hopefully baby will be here soon :)