Hot Mama

I've been saying all along that I'm the coldest pregnant person ever -- I really have a hard time staying warm! This is unusual in that most pregnant women get hot flashes, or their temperature is elevated anyway. Well, I think I'm finally catching up! I've realized lately that at bedtime I'm wearing less clothes than Kevin -- a very rare thing because he radiates heat at night and is always warm. I'm usually the one dressed for the arctic! But lately I've taken to wearing summer maternity pajamas or just a top and panties because pajama bottoms keep me too warm. I do still wear socks around the house (although not also with slippers anymore, mainly because the slippers wore out and I had to toss them), and wear sweaters to work most days as well, but I'm occasionally now taking those sweaters off in my office because I get too warm.

Not sure what the reason for my newfound heat is. It's not that the weather is getting warmer, although it's spring and of course it's warming up. This is New England, after all, and it's not warm for another couple of months still. I haven't gained any significantly extra weight lately either (still at 18 pounds up from pre-pregnancy). But I am very, very large in the belly area so maybe just the extra workout of carrying around this big baby is keeping me warmer. Either way, it's a nice change from being cold all the time.

What is not nice with this big belly is trying to cover it. My pants won't stay up (they just slide right down) and my shirts won't cover it. I aim for something in the middle and keep hiking my pants up all day long and pulling down my shirt at the same time. I'm sure everyone in my office has seen my bare belly skin now at least once in the past month. It is embarassing!  I'm sharing this photo so you get a sense of how incredibly large this belly of mine has gotten. I feel like I'm the biggest pregnant woman ever to walk Planet Earth.

I'm 36.5 weeks pregnant now and feel like Baby Bun is going to bust out any day now. He is super duper kicky and I keep forgetting to ask my doctor if he (Baby Bun) could possibly help break my water with the strength of his kicks. Is that a stupid question?