39 Week Belly Pic

So here's my 39 week baby belly photo! We took it yesterday so it's really only a 38 weeks, 6 days photo... but we're rounding up because I am not going to put on makeup just to get a photo today.

I can't believe I'm at the end of my pregnancy, of course I still feel like it's far away. I don't think he'll be coming on his own anytime this week, despite my prayers (maybe he will, though. I keep trying to remind myself that labor can start very quickly in some women so you never know). Since I'd only be 38 weeks by my original due date I would prefer he stay in there 'til closer to the end of the week, anyway... Although I guess tomorrow is when we'll talk to the doctor and decide if we want to go with a c-section August 30 or not. Part of me would at least rather wait 'til September 3 (since I can't have it the first or second, which I'd prefer) but I dunno. If I think she'll let me go 'til at least September 8 I may just hold off and see if he won't come on his own sometime between the original due date and the moved up one (even if I have to have a c-section, while I recognize planned c-section are statistically safer... I also want him to get the benefit of the natural labor chemicals like oxytocin... And I trust my doctor's abilities.

Patrick and I went to an outlet mall yesterday and as we were heading into the parking lot this group of girls came walking up, some older (I think our age) and some in their teens/preteens. I'm not 100% positive because I wasn't trying to listen in on their conversation but I am pretty sure that one of the younger girls loudly asked her friends if I was carrying twins. It took me a second to register what she had said and to double-check my brain and make sure I didn't mishear what she was saying and it have nothing to do with me. 

And I ask Patrick if he'd heard it (he hadn't, he was ahead of me and not paying attention whatsoever). I know I'm big, but twins? Patrick pointed out that what they estimate Wiley to be is what two preemie twins combined would be in-utero, so I guess he's right... but still. I guess in my head I'm not all that big because my measurements aren't really that much more than pre-pregnancy. I've gained weight now, yeah... but I've lost it in my back (smaller fat rolls, haha) and I guess now I'm mostly tummy, but to me I see my stomach more than anything and my stomach doesn't look that much different.

I'm not upset, I just was surprised to hear that kind of remark about me, though. I don't seem myself as all that big 'til we get photos and then I do see myself as huge, but I know a good chunk of it is baby.

But now I need to go trim Patrick's hair, he's been needing a trim badly, badly, badly for awhile now. Gotta look pretty before the baby gets here!