32 weeks... about 53 days to go!

Oh my is the time flying by!! The wee one could come anytime in the next 5 to 10 weeks! I can't believe how much time is just flying by... my online religions class is ending today!! Super Duper excited!! I'll have the month of July off to work on getting the baby room in order... should be interesting. I went to Country Fest June 25th- 29th. It was a good time but hot! We had our 32 week appointment today and everything went well. Gained more weight of course, but blood pressure looks good and so does the baby heartbeat. I'm 34 cm which is also good. I was put on a baby heart monitor because I was a little concerned about the baby movement but it was all good and has been pretty active today. :) Other than that... nothing much going on... so here is the update. :) Gary had to push the 'mark' button everytime I felt movement because the hand held one I had wasn't working... he's good for something! :) And he also looks like he knows what he's looking at.

My Baby:

This week is a milestone of sorts: Babies born after this time tend to do well even if they are premature. Nearly 10 percent of babies are born before week 37, when they officially come to term. At 32 weeks, all major organs are functioning except the lungs, which may need further time to develop. But your little one doesn't exactly look like a rosy cherub--she weighs about 3 pounds, and her thin, wrinkly skin hasn't filled out with the layers of fat that develop later. Luckily, in many cases, all she'll need is some time in an environmentally controlled isolette to become the chubby angel you imagined.

All hooked up... same thing they'll monitor the baby with when I'm actually in labor.

Baby's Length: 18-19 in.

Baby's Weight: 4 lb.

Baby's Size: 5-lb. bag of potatoes

Gary... looking bored... we were on the monitor for over half hour just to make sure everything looked ok.

How your baby's growing:

By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth.