What I Know Now: 38 weeks

Another month since I made one of these lists. I hope to GOD that I am not writing one of these again in a month :)

Here we go:

1. The 3rd trimester is definitely my favorite. The prevailing idea out there is that the 2nd trimester is the honeymoon period. Not for me. I actually liked it once I had the big belly and people could obviously tell i was preggers and not fat. I also feel like most of my issues resolved themselves lately - my face cleared up, i don't have as much body acne and I (knock on wood) had more days of good sleep during trimester 3 than any of the other trimesters. I think part of this is probably that I haven't had too many discomforts - i never have felt shortness of breath or the feeling that there isn't any more room for the baby to go...YET.

2. Your cervix becomes an acceptable point of public discussion. WHAT?! People keep asking me if my cervix has dilated. Ok, if you are one of my good friends and ask me this, that is one thing (and totally fine) but posting "has your cervix dilated" on my facebook page is not. (And neither is getting all high and mighty when I respond to you in a private email rather than on my facebook wall). I feel that I am pretty open about all of this stuff but there is a line!

3. People are SO NICE to you at this point in your pregnancy! Man, I almost don't want to have the baby so that people keep being so nice! (OK< NOT REALLY!)

4. I always read things about how pregnant women get extra long foot massages at pedicures and they feel so good. I never had anything against food massages but I wasn't all about them either...until this week. HOLY COW does it feel good to get your feet rubbed. Bonus points if your husband uses peppermint foot lotion.

5. By this point, daily massages are a must. LOVE that I have a husband who just offers this without my asking.

6. I don't know if I know what a contraction is still. I think I've been having them for a couple of days but a part of me wonders if it is just cramps? Or cramps = contractions? From all the descriptions that I have read about them, I would say yes, i am having contractions. no they are not that regular :(

7. I thought that people having babies while I was pregnant was fun. That gets amplified about a million times as you get closer to 40 weeks. Our friends S&E had a baby yesterday (Charlotte Suzanne) and my husband's coworker had a baby last Friday (Madelynn Julia) and he just called me saying that he got to hold Madelynn and is really REALLY excited. AHHHHH!