Week 38 Belly Pic

This week the skin on my belly started itching. A lot. I hope this is not heralding the appearance of stretch marks, which I have thus far been able to avoid! I tried some hydrocortisone cream yesterday, but it didn't help (perhaps because the expiration date was in 2004). Maybe it's time to head to the pharmacy for a new tube?

In the meantime, here's how I'm looking:


I'm starting to get comments left and right now! Waitresses, cashiers, and other random strangers are asking me when I'm due, making predictions about the gender, and congratulating me. It's so nice that the world can tell I'm going to have a baby! I wish it could have been this way for the last 4-5 months, but if I only get it for a few weeks, I'll take it.

I've been sleeping better lately, probably because I've (mostly) kicked the cold I was battling. And that means MJ is sleeping better too! Poor guy -- he actually moved to the couch in the middle of the night once last week, and slept in the guest room another night. But I think things are back to normal now.

My other symptoms remain the same (carpal tunnel syndrome, swollen ankles, aching back) and are pretty manageable. MJ has been very sweet, microwaving my heating pad for me whenever my back gets bad. I'm really looking forward to all these symptoms going away once Otto arrives!