Kathryn, we start week 38 today! It really has gone fast. You'll grow to about 6.8 or 7 pounds this week. The average newborn weighs 7.5 pounds (that number is skewed because of inductions and C-sections that happen before the baby is ready or even "due"), and is about 20 inches long. You've got a firm grasp and organs that are now mature enough for outside living. Most of the hair (lanugo) and greasy covering (vernix) is disappearing. You're plumping up your fat cells and taking in more antibodies to grow your immune system. You're squirming and pushing, but not kicking anymore. If your eyes are brown when you're born, they'll most likely stay brown. If they are grey or blue, they may stay blue, or they may turn hazel or green.
We have anywhere from a day to five weeks left. Jared and I aren't anxious--we know Kathryn will come when she's ready, and we don't want to hurry her. She is still "floating"--her head hasn't actually rested into my pelvis. So, that right there tells me it'll probably at least be 3 more weeks. I still have acid reflux and some leg cramping, and swelling in my legs and feet. Jared says my stretch marks remind him of a red watermelon--so charming. :) It is difficult to sleep, and painful both to lie still and to turn over. Sometimes I take Tylenol before bed, to try and help it.
Jared and I took this morning to have our "new parent" pictures taken at the Preston Woodall House in Benson, where we were married almost five years ago. It was fun, and we're glad the rain held off! I'll have weekly appointments at the Birth Center on Mondays, until Kathryn decides to arrive.
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