Pregnancy Quiz:
How Far Along Are You? 37 weeks. Full term at last!
Total Weight Gain? 30 pounds.
Maternity Clothes? Uh huh!
Sleep? Good! Still obsessing over our new mattress...
Best Moment This Week? Feeling baby hiccups, going to the doctor, meeting with our doula, and getting our car seat installed!
Movement? Yes, it feels more like she's rolling around now versus kicking.
Food Cravings? Ice cream. Cake. Really, anything sweet :)
Gender? Still a girl.
Labor Signs? Nothing new to report!
Belly Button In or Out? In.
What Do You Miss? Easily bending over to tie my shoes or pick something up off the floor.
What Are You Looking Forward To? Our next doctor's appointment this Wednesday!
Milestones? "Here's some exciting news: If your baby were born today, she would be considered full term. Mind you, that doesn't mean she is finished growing. Still gaining weight at about a half pound a week, the average fetus this age weighs about 6 1/2 pounds (though size varies quite a bit from fetus to fetus, as it does from newborn to newborn). Fat continues to accumulate on your baby, forming kissable dimples in those cute elbows, knees, and shoulders, and adorable creases and folds in the neck and wrists. To keep busy until the big debut, your baby is practicing to make perfect: Inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid (to get the lungs ready for that first breath), sucking on her thumb (to prepare for that first suckle), blinking, and pivoting from side to side (which explains why yesterday you felt that sweet little butt on the left side and today it's taken a turn to the right)" (What to Expect When You're Expecting, 2008).
