Tuesday, January 12, 2010

38 weeks, 3 days...

I had my 38 week doctor appointment this morning and there's not too much new going on. I'm now 2-3cm dilated, but still 70% effaced. Of course I could still go into labor at any moment, but I'm thinking I've got at least another week. Every night I go to bed wondering if I'll wake up in labor, and every morning I wake up wondering if today's the day. I'm still taking my walks - trying to do it every day but it's more like 5 days a week.

Mark is off on Monday's right now so we took advantage of that yesterday and went to see the Sherlock Holmes movie and then went to the Fish Market (that was for Mark, of course, he has been craving sushi and oysters - I had the chicken ;)

We will keep you all posted if anything "exciting" happens! =)

38 weeks:
Your baby has really plumped up. He weighs about 6.8 pounds and he's over 19 1/2 inches long. He has a firm grasp, which you'll soon be able to test when you hold his hand for the first time! His organs have matured and are ready for life outside the womb.
Wondering what color your baby's eyes will be? You may not be able to tell right away. If he's born with brown eyes, they'll likely stay brown. If he's born with steel gray or dark blue eyes, they may stay gray or blue or turn green, hazel, or brown by the time he's 9 months old. That's because a child's irises (the colored part of the eye) may gain more pigment in the months after she's born, but they usually won't get "lighter" or more blue. (Green, hazel, and brown eyes have more pigment than gray or blue eyes.)
Heard that babies cry a lot? There's definitely truth to that rumor — as you'll find out soon enough (and usually during the middle of the night). But what you may not have heard is that tiny babies don't produce tiny tears when they cry, since their tear ducts aren't open for business yet. While you'll be consoling your crying baby right from the get-go, it won't be until sometime after the first month that you'll be wiping tears off those chubby cheeks.


Sorry about the glare on the picture...

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