Week 37: Let's get this show on the road

According to my Fit Pregnancy e-mail newsletter this week, Baby has probably hit the 6-pound mark by now. Being so big gives him less room to move around, they say, but it doesn't stop him from trying. Believe me.

Your baby is practicing her breathing, but she has increasingly less space to practice stretching and kicking.

Less space sure, but I think he's trying to create more with every little stretch and kick and grind of his tiny little heel.

As for what's happening to me, they say:

The hormone relaxin is causing all of the smooth muscle in your body to unclench. You'll feel like you have loose "rag-doll" joints. You're probably having Braxton-Hicks contractions, which you may or may not notice.

I really don't feel like my joints are loose, just achy. Sit too long and get sore. Stand too long and get sore. Lay down too long and get sore. I've noticed some pains that are probably Braxton-Hicks contractions but nothing that's been really bad. Baby's kicks are worse than any other pains at the moment.

The best part? "This week, you may expel the cervical mucus plug, aka 'bloody show,' at any time." Eww. Why does the miracle of birth have to be so gross?

Too bad that relaxin stuff doesn't work on the brain.