35 weeks... only about 32 days to go!!

Life is good!! Baby room is pretty much ready to go thanks to Gary and his Dad (soon to be Grandpa)... Saturday morning they went out, got the crib, changing table and chest of drawers and came back and set it all up. It looks wonderful!! Saturday was also my second baby shower for the Wheeler family! It was fabulous and everyone seemed to have a great time! :) My Baby: She's nearly there! Most 35-week babies weigh 5 pounds or more and rarely experience major complications if born before they officially come to term. You may feel a tingling or numbness in your pelvic region as the extra weight presses on your nerves, as well as increased movement in your upper rib cage where her feet have come to rest in preparation for the head-down journey into the world. Three to four percent of full-term babies never adopt this position, but remain breech (with their heads facing up). If your baby is part of this stubborn minority, you may be at greater risk for a cesarean section. To prevent this, your caregiver may attempt to turn her from the outside using a process called "external version." She'll also do a sonogram to determine the baby's exact position before deciding whether to attempt a vaginal birth. Baby's Length: 20-20.5 in. Baby's Weight: 5.5 lbs. Baby's Size: Throw pillow How your baby's growing: Your baby doesn't have much room to maneuver now that she's over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds (pick up a honeydew melon). Because it's so snug in your womb, she isn't likely to be doing somersaults anymore, but the number of times she kicks should remain about the same. Her kidneys are fully developed now, and her liver can process some waste products. Most of her basic physical development is now complete — she'll spend the next few weeks putting on weight.