39 Weeks

Your baby's waiting to greet the world! He continues to build a layer of fat to help control his body temperature after birth, but it's likely he already measures about 20 inches and weighs a bit over 7 pounds, a mini watermelon. (Boys tend to be slightly heavier than girls.) The outer layers of his skin are sloughing off as new skin forms underneath.

38 Weeks Survey

Date: 01/24/2010
How far along: 38 weeks 6 days
Total weight gain/loss: +25
Best moment this week: The ultrasound and seeing the baby again
Worst moment this week: Indescribable . . .
Gender: It's a BOY !
Food cravings: Juice
Aversions: Nothing really
Belly Button in or out ? All the way out
Wedding rings on or off ? Off
Movement ? LOTS of kicks
Stretch Marks ? Just the few I found before - nothing new
Complexion ? Good
Sleep ? HoRrIbLe / Non-existent
Clothes ? Maternity all the way!
What I am looking forward to this week: I think the baby wil be here this week!
Milestones: Not long now...

38 Weeks

Your baby has really plumped up. H weighs about 6.8 pounds and he's over 19 1/2 inches long (like a leek). He has a firm grasp, which you'll soon be able to test when you hold his hand for the first time! His organs have matured and are ready for life outside the womb.

Wondering what color your baby's eyes will be? You may not be able to tell right away. If he's born with brown eyes, they'll likely stay brown. If he's born with steel gray or dark blue eyes, they may stay gray or blue or turn green, hazel, or brown by the time he's 9 months old. That's because a child's irises (the colored part of the eye) may gain more pigment in the months after she's born, but they usually won't get "lighter" or more blue. (Green, hazel, and brown eyes have more pigment than gray or blue eyes.)

37 Weeks Survey

Date: 01/17 /2010
How far along: 37 weeks 6 days
Total weight gain/loss: +25
Best moment this week:Being sent home from the Dr on Thursday, rather than going back to the hospital
Worst moment this week: Worrying about having the baby too soon
Gender: It's a BOY !
Food cravings: MOES!
Aversions: Anything that will cause more heartburn
Belly Button in or out ? Totally popped out!
Wedding rings on or off ? Off - just to be safe
Movement ? LOTS of moving around
Stretch Marks ? Just the few small ones on my hip -nothing new
Complexion ? Not bad, considering I have not worn makeup for more than a week :-)
Sleep ? HoRrIbLe - the heartburn is getting worse, even if I eat before 6pm
Clothes ? Maternity all the way! And comfy clothes 24/7
What I am looking forward to this week: More Dr's appointments, we are having an ultrasound on Tuesday, and I am looking forward to finding ot how large the baby is now
Milestones: Made it to the end of 37 weeks - hoping the baby will come on his own before the scheduled induction on Jan 26

37 Weeks

Congratulations — your baby is full term! This means that if your baby arrives now, his lungs should be fully mature and ready to adjust to life outside the womb, even though your due date is still three weeks away.

Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz.

36 Weeks Survey

Date: 01/10 /2009
How far along: 36 weeks 6 days
Total weight gain/loss: +23
Best moment this week: My baby shower at work - the girls were super sweet :-)
Worst moment this week: Being sent to the Urgent Care center at St Joe's Womens from my checkup-- really scared me...
Gender: It's a BOY !
Food cravings: Orange Juice
Aversions: anything spicy that might cause heartburn
Belly Button in or out ? Almost all the way out. . . Lesly says it's like my Turkey Timer - and now that it's popped the baby is fully cooked LOL
Wedding rings on or off ? Off - - I took them off on Friday night after the blood pressure scare... I'm just a bit afraid I might swell and they won't be able to come off, so I decided to be proactive and just take them of for now.
Movement ? LOTS of moving around now that I'm stuck sitting on the couch
Stretch Marks ? Just the few I found last week - no new ones
Complexion ? Good
Sleep ? Fair - sometimes I get horrible heartburn and other nights I sleep just fine
Clothes ? Maternity all the way!
What I am looking forward to this week: My Dr's appointment tomorrow is going to tell us a lot. . . the baby might be coming this week
Milestones: Well, I had my very first 'bad' checkup, followed by a trip the hospital... and a weekend of bed rest... hope not to repeat this again . . .

36 Week Checkup

So my simple 36 week checkup that should have been routine landed me at St Joseph's Women's Urgent Care on monitors. My blood pressure at the office was 150/80, then 154/90 so Dr Jaeger sent me to the urgent care center for blood work and blood pressure monitoring. I was there about 2 1/2 hours- my labs came back good, and my blood pressure went down some.... so I got sent home on strict bed rest. I have orders to rest for the whole weekend, and go the Dr first thing on Monday morning. From there we will see . . . The nurse at the hospital said she would bet that I have the baby next week. Still trying to wrap my mind around the whole thing....