Is That Normal?

I can tell my body is going through a major hormone overload as of late just by the way I have been feeling - and acting! I have been very weepy lately, it hasn't taken much to set me off into a fit of tears which I really don't like. I think it kind of freaks Logan out too because I am not really a habitual cryer - normally just when I am mad and frustrated (the DMV tends to make me cry...).

I can also tell big changes in my body. I have trouble bending down to pick something up or tie my shoe or whatever - it never fails I drop a marker or paper or something in class and hope that one of my kids will pick it up for me because it takes an act of God for me to get down and up again without making grunting noises. Pleasant...My ankles and feet have taken on a very Fred Flintstone-esque shape to them - fat and flat. The warm weather at the beginning of the week was AWESOME because I could wear sandals that let them 'spread out' a little but it is just one of those things I have to cope with. Oh - and my bellybutton 'timer' is nearing it's popping point. Gross.

I can tell I am slowing down a LOT - I am tired and achy (good excuse for a bath in the evenings but since when I have I needed an excuse?). So how many more weeks? Haha - 8 as of now...I am REALLY hoping I make it to at least week 39 - that is my 'planned' last day at school and I am such a planner it's going to push me over the edge to not be ready if I do go earlier. I am hoping that I will enjoy that last week to myself and I can actually get something done to prepare for the baby instead of being antsy and impatient. I am currently having a hard time with focusing - I haven't knit in awhile because I just can't see to get my head into it and have a paper due for a class I took that I REALLY need to sit down and write but curling up in bed or watching tv always sounds so much more inviting. Any suggestions for a motivation surge?

Belly pictures will be coming soon - I am beginning to feel like a blimp but from what everyone tells me I am all belly so I hope they are not just being nice! :)