36 Weeks..Can You Believe It?!

I only have four more weeks left (fingers crossed) and I seriously cannot believe it.  Patrick is leaving to go to sunny Honduras with his bestie Tim this Saturday so everyone pray that baby is in no hurry! 

I have my weekly appointments starting this week on Wednesday but thought I would go ahead and let you know what the baby is up to this week.

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—except when you put on that Celine Dion CD. Then the baby puts his hands up, turns away and gurgles, "Oh no you didn't!"


Your baby is now around 18½ inches long and nearly 6 pounds—just about as big as a breadbox!