35 Weeks: You know you're eight months pregnant when...

35 weeks today, yo, and check out that belly - it's getting BIG!

 

And look, I managed one with a smile:

Not too much exciting/different this week, so I thought instead of the usual update, we could play a little game of...

"You know you're eight months pregnant when..." (according to Amber Mendoza)

• You drop something on the floor, eye it for several seconds, and walk away muttering, "Forget it."
• Inspecting your belly with a hand mirror to determine if you have stretch marks yet becomes a daily event. (For the record, no, not yet!)
• You get out of breath walking to the bathroom.
• Rolling over in bed requires a plan and careful execution. And momentum.
• You think it's a "awesome" night when you only get up four times to pee.
• You seriously consider asking your husband to put your socks on for you.
• You sit, and your belly sits on your lap.
• You tear up at a YouTube video of a baby polar bear taking his first steps.
• Your belly accidentally closes kitchen drawers for you.
• You have no idea what your toenails look like anymore.
• You bump down the thermostat every time you walk past and hope the hubby doesn't realize it's now 57 degrees in the house. (Hm, he's wearing a parka indoors...maybe he does notice?)
• Jeans are now classified as "dressing up."
• You would seriously consider climbing onto a medieval stretching rack in order to relieve the pain in your ribs and back.
• At any given moment, your belly looks like a scene from "Alien."
• You protect your food like a rabid raccoon and actually growl if the hubby asks, "Can I have a bite?"
• Baby kicks hurt.
• You rotate through the same half-dozen shirts because nothing else fits anymore.
• You grunt. A lot. Involuntarily.

And...you know it's all worth it because you're loving your baby more and more every day and counting the hours until you get to meet her.