36 Weeks!

From BabyCenter.com

How your baby's growing:

Your baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement.

At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term. (Full-term is 37 to 42 weeks; babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term and those born after 42 are post-term.) Most likely she's in a head-down position. But if she isn't, your practitioner may suggest scheduling an "external cephalic version," which is a fancy way of saying she'll try to coax your baby into a head-down position by manipulating her from the outside of your belly.

-How far along? 36 weeks!

-How big is baby? 5-6lbs?

-Weight gain/loss? 32lbs+

-Maternity clothes? Yup

-Stretchies? Nope

-Sleep? Haven't had any problems sleeping, just wish I could do more of it!

-Best moment this week? Baby shower with friends.

-Movement? A little less movement, more like squirms...

-Food cravings? None to speak of.

-Gender? Girl

-Labor signs? Braxton Hicks contractions more frequently, but not "regular" or "rhythmic"

-Belly button in or out? Out and I hope it goes back in when she comes out!

-What I miss? Cold beers.

-What I am looking forward to? Dr.'s appointment 4/13

-Weekly wisdom? Took a breastfeeding class and was told to really give it 3-5 weeks before stopping (should it get too hard or we have problems latching). Also advised to reach out to a lactation consultant should things get hard.

-Milestones? Bag packed. Now, where to put all these needed gifts?! :)