notes on pregnancy: 37 weeks aka you look like a...

{my 37 week bump photo!}

as you might fathom, being very round on halloween... and the weeks leading to halloween... has warranted (apparently) many, many, OH VERY MANY, comments regarding me looking like a pumpkin.

strangers. neighbors. co-workers. postal workers.

"you should paint your belly orange and put some eyes on that!"

"you've got yourself a pumpkin in there... i didn't come up with that, so and so thought of it first."  thanks!

"you've got the biggest pumpkin in the patch growing there."  thanks!

"what are you growing, a pumpkin?"

"wow, what a perfectly shaped pumpkin you have!"

"hey you, really pregnant lady! you look like a pumpkin!"

"everytime i see you, your pumpkin is bigger and bigger... and bigger!"

"i guess we all know what you're being for halloween... a pumpkin!"

hardeeharhar.

so funny.

really, so creative!

ok, i don't mind a ton, but it's very interesting the social protocol (or lack there of?) regarding commenting on a pregnant lady's body.  like, suddenly you have free reign to compare her to objects, mammals... mostly anything big and awkward.  not only that, but apparently these comments are suddenly cute and endearing!

i have to tell you all that when you tell a woman she looks like a pumpkin, you're not the first to think it.  she has thought it, so originality isn't in your favor.  it definitely isn't when you're the 29th person to make the comparison!  i think there are mostly good intentions behind the above comments, so i take them kindly. but...
i'm sort of over them:)

and haven't you enjoyed my long winded speal?

but in other news, great news, i'm full term!

the baby is like big, over six pounds and letting me know it!

i seriously can't believe i've made it.  we've made it!

how many yay's can you put on a screen without being obnoxious?

so morale is?

i'm a really big pumpkin!

and i suppose i'm proud about that;)

happy halloween!