Here’s what I look like at 39 weeks & 6 days:

I only have 2 pair of pants left that fit. So yes, I wore a velour sweatsuit to work today. It was actually the second time I’ve worn it, both times being this week.

The actual news for today is that changes ARE happening in my body. We got back from dinner with Jill’s Mom, who arrived today, and both of us noticed that my ankles are hugely swollen. Indeed, not just my ankles, but my calves too. And probably my legs as a whole. They don’t even look like my legs any more.

I think this change has happened, or at least dramatically accelerated, over the last 24 hours.

I’m still technically an innie, but just barely, and my navel itches like hell. I’m on a cocoa butter every 2 hours routine. I even put it on in the middle of the night last night. And I’m having more contractions, mostly starting in the back, but not regular or frequent. Every couple hours, or maybe a little more often than that. But not every hour, I don’t think.

Come ON DOWN, Lil Smudge! You’re the next contestant on Welcome To The World!

Time for more raspberry leaf tea.

Fruit & Veg Count, 2/2: 1 small organic gala apple, 1/2 cup sauteed green cabbage with slivers of carrot, 7 or 8 small asparagus spears