Week 37... Full Term!

Very exciting milestone for Peanut today... she's officially full-term. Here's BabyCenter's weekly update:

Congratulations! Your pregnancy is now considered full term — meaning your baby is developmentally ready to handle life outside the womb. (Babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term and those born after 42 weeks are post-term.) Your baby probably weighs a little over 6 pounds at this point and measures between 19 and 20 inches, head to heel.

We were told today that our baby is "bigger than average," so don't put a lot of stock in the 6-pound estimate given above. Peanut's Mommy and Daddy were both sizable babies at birth, so we're expecting this girl to be a big one, too!

33!

33 more days till peanut time!

Week 35

Your baby's getting big. She weighs a tad over 5 pounds (think bag of sugar) and is just over 18 inches long from head to heel, and it's getting so snug in your womb that your baby isn't really floating anymore. But tighter quarters don't mean less-frequent movement — your baby should still be kicking at the same rate she always has. Your baby's kidneys are fully developed now, and her liver can process some waste products. Most of her basic physical development is now complete — the next few weeks are all about putting on weight.

Week 34... Slacking off!

Okay, so it's actually halfway through week 34 already, but here we go anyway with the weekly update:

Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds and is probably almost 18 inches long from the top of her head to the bottom of her feet. Her central nervous system is still maturing, but her lungs are well developed now. That's great news in case she decides to come early. If you've been nervous about going into preterm labor , you'll be happy to know that 99 percent of babies this age can survive outside the womb — and most have no major long-term problems related to prematurity.