Full Term

Guess what?! I am 37 weeks pregnant today!


This is copied from one of the pregnancy websites I read:
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.

The only difference is our baby measures one week ahead. So he/she is the average 38 week fetus weight. But that's A-OK with me! Baby fat is sooo cute :)

Bekah came over last night and we got the shower goodies all put away and organized. Now I just need to finish folding the baby's laundry and putting it away :) I think I can handle that. Keith and I have to go to Wal-Mart after work today so I'm going to get a few essentials for my hospital bag and the diaper bag. Then we should be set for baby's arrival. I can't hardly wait. We have our baby appointment tomorrow. I'm excited/nervous to find out if there has been any progress since last week. (I sure hope so!)

Today I found out that the guys at work have secretly (with Keith's help) been planning a baby shower for me here at work. I am so shocked and touched! It's going to be on Monday so my boss asked me to wait till then to have the baby :) I can't promise but I will try. LOL.

I will try to update tomorrow with new nursery pictures and news from the doctor!

God Bless,
Jess