Week 38 and Halloween!

Sorry for the delay in getting the Week 38 pictures up, but I figured I could kill two birds with one stone if I waited until after Halloween so I could put up any pictures from that, too.  I just took the pictures for Week 38 so they are technically Week 38 and 2 days pictures and I got the Halloween pictures via e-mail today from my lovely friend Jessie.  She is the also pregnant (five weeks behind me) and it seems that when you are pregnant all-black Halloween costumes=mandatory, as you'll notice from the pictures!  (Side note: there is an anomaly that appears in ALL my photos from the hallway mirror...it looks like a streak down the center toward the top [around where my head is] and I have washed the mirror several times and don't know what it is.  You don't see it when you are looking at yourself in person, but it always shows up in the pictures...just thought I'd mention that.  I suppose you get what you pay for...)

So even though I am wearing maternity pants in the above picture, I am still wearing my Bella Band because it helps keep my pants up even better and that is why there is a lot of white fabric.  It is my maternity jeans top, my Bella Band and my undershirt!  Just FYI...but MAN, look at that BELLY!  

I'd better love my baby bump now before it's gone!!

Rock (aka my pet monkey) and Me (I was wearing a witch costume, vampire teeth and a masquerade mask so I think I am an...Enigma?)

Preggo Neighbors!  Me (38 Weeks) and Jessie (33 Weeks)

Trick-or-Treating lasted only an hour last night even though it had an alloted block of two hours, so Rock and I went in and watched a movie before bed.  It was a pretty low-key night, but we never want to get too old to not dress up, so we made the most of it.  Halloweens past here in Maryland have been a little crazy (parties until late at night) but then again they were all over weekends AND no one was pregnant, so it makes sense that last night wasn't too wild! ;)

I have my 38 weeks OB appointment tomorrow and hopefully they can tell me if we've made any more progress.  On Friday I thought it was gametime after I came home for a walk because I was having pretty intense and regular contractions that were probably about 10 to 15 minutes apart, but then after eating something they went away so it was just a false alarm.  I am not too bummed about it because it still means that labor is near, but man am I ready to not be pregnant because I ACHE!

When you are pregnant your body produces a hormone called relaxin that helps your ligaments and joints stretch to accommodate your growing baby as well as prepare your body to give birth.  There is a cartilaginous joint between the two halves of your hip bone called the pubic symphysis and the relaxin can make that joint extra stretchy which is good to help baby to come out, but BAD when mommy has to walk around with all the weight of her and baby bearing down on that joint.  The only way I can describe it to someone who hasn't felt it is that it feels like you just got off the most bumpy horseback ride/bike ride of your life and you are just sore and achy all over in that "region."  It even hurts to open your legs to take steps or lift your leg to put your pants on.  But I know little Abby will stay put until she is ready to come out and that at the most that means three more weeks, so I am not too upset!

There was just a huge crash in the living room so I'd better go make sure that all is well and both dogs are alive!  Have a great week!!