Week 38 -

Well it is the last day of February so that means we have 15 days left.  Tonight is a full moon and many friends think that today might be "the day".  I really don't feel any different today then I have any other day in the past week, so I am doubting it. However, on March 15th there is a full moon too.  So maybe it will happen on a full moon like many people believe but not this full moon.

A lot of people ask me how I'm feeling. I always reply "pretty good" or "still going", which are all very true statements.  At week 36 I definitely hit the exhaustion "wall" and it has only gotten worse.  I am pretty much tired all the time so I go to bed really really early.  No big deal there. 

There is definitely a bowling ball in my pelvis that creates a TON (literally not figuratively, literally) of pressure but nothing that I can't handle or put up with.  Just more of a minor annoyance than anything. 
Her head is definitely "right there" and her body is in the prime position.  Kind of reminds me of the saying "all dressed up and no where to go". 
I really don't notice the Braxton Hicks contractions unless I get fired-up or stressed out.  Not that I should use that type of pain as my indicator to calm down or take a breather, but it usually ends up that way. 

I have had a loss of appetite over the past 2 weeks. It's kind of odd and something I didn't really expect.  Since she has dropped in my abdomen I thought I would have more room for my stomach.  Maybe the loss of appetite is just part of it..who knows?

My complection has also started going by the wayside.  I've always had pretty good skin, luckily something I guess I had the genetics for.  Hormones are wreaking havoc on my face.  Dry skin and blemishes...yuck.

My biggest complaint is the swelling.  Not in my feet or in the bridge of my nose (which isn't too bad, but noticeable) - it is in my wrists and hands.  It has caused pregnancy induced carpel tunnel (spelled right? - I'm too lazy to look it up).  All I can really say is OUCH.  I can almost make it through the night without waking up, or at least I could until my hands starting given me problems this past week.  About a week and a half ago I had a little tingly feeling every once in awhile but no big deal.  Now my fingers are constantly numb and at night my hands, wrists, and sometime arms just ache or throb.  I'm pretty much a suck-it-up-and-go-on kind of person, which I believe is the reason why all the other stuff doesn't make me miserable or extremely ready to get this kid out.  However, this hand thing could be the fine line between being miserable and being happy.  I have become pretty adjusted to not having feeling in my fingers but it is definitely weird. It is like that feeling you leave the dentist's office with that eventually goes away - but this doesn't go away.  Suck-O.

So for those that are wondering how I'm feeling - please read the above novel. =)  

Other than the hand thing - things are going great.  I really do enjoy being pregnant and am definitely going to miss it or at least most of it.