Carter is 18.5 inches this week and weighs 6 pounds already! wow!
Your Pregnancy Week 36 - With a mere 28 days to go (give or take a few), you're almost at the end—and the beginning of your new life. Finish up your final prep by stocking up on diapers, washing the onesies and making sure the nursery is good to go. Then, even if baby comes early, you're still ready. Of course, every new parent feels wildly unprepared regardless of how operational the nursery is, but at least you won't be diaperless!
Your Body - Just when you think you can't possibly stand another day of your baby kicking your lungs and crowding your stomach, your baby will drop it like it's hot. This process, called lightening, will probably make it easier for you to breathe, but with your baby's head resting directly on your bladder, you'll be breathing all the way to the bathroom. When your baby drops, you can rest assured that your pregnancy journey will be over within the next few weeks. Make sure to know the many signs and symptoms of labor so that you won't be caught with your pants down (both figuratively and literally).
Your Baby - Your baby continues to put on weight at about ½ pound each week. This layer of fat will help your baby regulate his body temperature after leaving your climate-controlled womb. In fact, your baby will be 15 percent fat at birth (and you ... well that's another story). Even in the womb, your baby can listen, feel, touch and see. The only thing separating him from living in the outside world is a little thing called the birth canal. Other highlights this week - His gums are firm with ridges that look somewhat like teeth, though his actual pearly whites won't start breaking through until he's between three months and a year old. Your baby has definite patterns of sleep and wakefulness—opening his eyes while awake and closing them while sleeping. Your baby will become alert and turn his head toward light and sound just as a newborn would.
My sleeping habits lately have been greatly affected for some reason. sometimes i dont go to bed till 6am and im only sleeping 4 hours a night and feel completely rested. dont know whats up with me! other than that my last ultrasound will be February 5th in the afternoon. I will be finding out how big he actually will be and all that other good stuff. So i will update everyone then. Ive also been feeling crampy but nothing too bad. its probably braxton hicks contractions just preparing my body. In other good news dan and i just got an 4dr suv tonight. we sold our 2 dr blazer and got a 4dr equinox so that it would be easier on us getting carter in and out of the car. Thank you lord that we were able to do this before he came! now i can say we are finally ready for him! wooohooo. big relief! yay!
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