Today is Easter. Happy Easter! Hope you all remember that today really isn't about a Bunny or Cadbury Creme Eggs.
Tomorrow I'll be 37 weeks! YAY! A full cooked baby! Went to the doctor last night, he's still in there and he's getting his bags packed ready to make an entrance into the world. Can't wait to meet our new little man! If he followed the footsteps of his brother he would have been here 3 days ago. Thankful, that he's decided to hang tight for a minute. He's getting big and measuring a little ahead of where he should be, but he doesn't seem to be gargantuan or anything. At this point I'll requests preayers and vibes for a smooth delivery that brings forth a healthy baby. :)
EM keeps eyeing my belly button asking when his brov-er is coming out. "In da minute?" The other day he told brother to make sure his head was down and that he needed to be getting ready. LOL, he's just as excited as I.
It's funny that in a house full of women, EM and myself are the only ones that know how to change a diaper. HA! EM has been honing his skills on a stuffed bear and a stuffed puppy. I thought diaper changing was a skill all little girls developed when they were like 5. But I hear that's not so. I know when I was a kiddie I was putting a diaper on anything that had legs (this included the house cat - I wonder if that has anything to do with why that cat was so crazy?). Do ya'll remember the dolls with the little eyes that would close when you layed her down and that would "pee" after you gave her a bottle? Ahhhh memories. That little chic' is what started it all for me. I love that doll. I even learned how to use cloth diapers (the old school kind that you had to use a pin with) because my mom wasn't about to be spending her paycheck on babydoll diapers when the mortgage was due. :)
According to babycenter.com: Your baby is now considered "full term," even though your due date is three weeks away. If you go into labor now, his lungs will likely be mature enough to fully adjust to life outside the womb. (Some babies need a bit more time, though. So if you're planning to have a repeat c-section, for example, your practitioner will schedule it for no earlier than 39 weeks unless there's a medical reason to intervene earlier.)
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.
I would send you a picture, but I've packed my camera and I'm afraid if I unpack it, it'll never make it's way back to the hospital bag and then we'll be birthing a baby in the desert with no photographic evidence. ;)
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