I have dirty panties.

(topcat - this title is dedicated to you. Why? Because you asked ~"who talks about walking around naked but you" and now the question can be ~"who talks about having dirty panties?" And yes, that would be me.)

I just went made a post christmas excursion to the mall so I could pick up a new belly button ring. My belly piercing hole needed some room to stretch beyond the distance provided by the horseshoe I had in. I tried to put in a slightly curved barbell I had, but it was too short, pinching my skin in the end of the screw, so a new one was needed pronto. Instead of being a good girl and picking up the jewelry and going home, I decided to take a stroll.

Bad move. I bought two pairs of winter crocs for the girls (which I think are so ugly, but my kids love them, so I make them happy). I bought myself a new pair of ralph lauren sunglasses at sunglass hut (damn, they are cheaper online!). I bought a bunch of 2009 calendars at that weird calendar temporary store you find at any mall. I bought a cool wind chime minus the chime thingy at coach gifts. I bought two gooey cookies and an orange soda at the cookie place in the food court. And then I made the mistake of stopping in Gymboree. There was a huge bin sale with freaking ~awesome~ deals and I got karl some stuff, but I went in the back and saw the new (aka full price) line. It's monkey themed. Ugh. So I got 2 items which probably cost more than the huge bag of sale stuff I got.

And how does dirty panties work into this shopping spree? During my gymboree shopping, I felt something. Something weird. Something possibly wet. I excused myself to go visit the restroom. Low and behold - I think I have lost my first piece of mucus plug. Jeez, can they have a worse name for that? Regardless of how gross it is, it's the first time in any pregnancy I have seen it. I was closed up tight until 39 weeks with both the babies, so this could be good news. It could mean I'm dilating the teeniest bit. It could mean my cervix is starting to soften. I was woken up all night with contractions (not painful, but pretty strong braxton hicks contractions) so maybe maybe maybe. I still have to let this little man cook for at least another week, but I may actually have progress by my first internal at 38 weeks.

So "yay!" for dirty panties!