Friday, November 05, 2010

Beginning of the end

Well--they never said it would be easy to carry a baby to full term, right? Right. Now that I am feeling seriously huge, every day seems a little more challenging. For instance, if I forget to put my socks on before breakfast, it is nearly impossible to bend over to put my socks on. If I bend over for something instead of squatting down to reach it, my belly gets smooshed in the most uncomfortable way. While my heartburn seems to have subsided a wee amount for the time being, the possible lowering of the baby means more head whamming against the cervix, which is just ooooooh-so-pleasant. Actually, it's not terrible, and I welcome the feeling---but when I'm trying to stand up in front of a class and teach, it's a little distracting.

Below, scenes from the beginning of the end of fall. Halloween was fun this year. Theo only went trick-or-treating across the street to our neighbor's house, but he got his own special basket of candy from her and---gasp---we let him eat a lollypop. For the first time. Ever. And he loved it. Until he dropped it in the leaves.

Large and in charge at 35 weeks.


We woke up Halloween morning to find our entire street toilet papered and our pumpkins stolen off the front porch.


Practicing his moves with the pitchfork


Our little devil (pre-sugar high from lollypop)

2 comments:

stacey said...

I can't believe how much you've grown since we saw each other less than a month ago. Well done!

Sara I said...

I can't believe you are less than a month away from having a baby! I have more clothes for you. I will send them in the mail.