Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (like your average cantaloupe) and is almost 18 inches long. Her fat layers — which will help regulate her body temperature once she's born — are filling her out, making her rounder. Her skin is also smoother than ever. Her central nervous system is maturing and her lungs are continuing to mature as well. If you've been nervous about preterm labor, you'll be happy to know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.How far along?: 34 weeks, 1 day
How big is baby?: Almost 5 pounds, not quite though!
Maternity clothes?: I'm starting to get to that point where I hate all of my clothing. I had a little hissy fit on Sunday afternoon over what to wear. Hormones :)
Stretch marks?: Still none...keep crossing those fingers!
Sleep?: I've been very lucky with sleep with my pregnancy...no issues so far!
Best moment this week?: We shot a really elegant, beautiful wedding on Saturday...it was short & sweet! We also had a really nice time hanging out with Jordan's family all day Sunday afternoon. It was awesome to just relax for a couple hours!
Movement?: She beats me up!
Food cravings?: Still chocolate...especially chocolate fudge brownies
Labor signs?: Just the occasional Braxton Hicks contractions
Belly button in or out?: Still in! I can't believe it hasn't popped.
What I miss: Same as last week...being able to breath! Sophia still likes to stick a foot or a hand up in my ribs and it so incredibly uncomfortable.
What I'm looking forward to: Jordan is remodeling our bathroom this weekend! I've been wanting this for so long :)
My wedding season is officially over...Well, until September :) I need this break in order to catch up on everything that I'm so behind on. I swear there aren't enough hours in the day to get everything completed. I still need to get the antique chair reupholstered that we bought for Sophia's nursery and then her nursery will officially be complete! It's just sitting and waiting for her! I like to go in there sometimes and just look at everything...I can't wait to meet her.
I always wonder if she's going to get my blue eyes or Jordan's blonde streaks that he had as a baby...and I'm sure she'll inherit the crooked teeth that Jordan and I were both blessed with :) It's all starting to feel real now and I think it is for Jordan too. I'm just ready to get this show on the road now!
I did 4 SUPER loads of laundry of all of Sophia's clothes...I can't get over all of the clothes. I know she won't be able to wear them all though, so I guess I'm going to have to change her outfits several times through out the day so that I can see them all on her :) I CANNOT wait to put her in the little tu-tu that Kendra & Megan got for her...it's the cutest thing I've ever seen!
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We're due date twins :)
ReplyDeleteI'm envious that you're not having any sleep problems, but I can't really complain about much at this stage.
Totally hear you on washing all the clothes, even though you know that she won't be able to wear all of them before growing out of them. They're so darned cute, I'm going to have to sort them according to most adorable and just start from there!