36 Weeks

Week 36: Wee fingers o' steel

Fetal development in pregnancy week 36: fetus in ninth month The countdown continues… and in fetal developments: most of the bones (soft skull aside) in their little body are now completely hardened, providing a solid structure from which they can now make their grand debut. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we are structurally ready for a secure launch. In physical fitness news: their muscle tone has also improved over these past few weeks, and you’ll definitely be impressed by their steel-like Ulnar grasp (a newborn reflex that occurs if you lay your finger in their palm). And in genital development: if you’re having a girl, her labia are now fully developed. Finally, in the fluids/excretion department: the amniotic fluid-to-baby ratio has fallen over these past weeks, although they’re still swallowing fluid (building up even more meconium for that historic first poop), and some vernix caseosa. They will be more than ready to swallow and digest milk after birth. Just in case you didn’t get it quite yet: you’ve got yourself an adorable and hungry 6.5 lbs 20 inch baby—are you ready?

Tomorrow I go to the Dr. for my first "real" checkup. Kind of nervous, kinda excited. I'll update you all if their is any progress. Part of me wants there to be but part of me just wants to wait a couple more weeks.

I'm so tired, and my feet are so swollen, I'm ready to have my little girl.

So we picked the theme finally for her bedding.....I'll post a picture. It's called Amy Coe, and we have a brown crib. It looks really cute.