Full-Term!

I'm just past 37 weeks now, and according to WhatToExpect.com (and my doctor) my baby is over 6 1/2 pounds already, and will be gaining another half a pound a week. He is now past the point of having to reserve a spot in NICU should he have made his debut already.

"Right now, your little superstar is busy rehearsing for his big debut, inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid (to get the lungs ready for that first breath), sucking his thumb (to prepare for that first suckle of milk), blinking, and turning from side to side." ~WhatToExpect.com Week 37

They forget to mention that he kicks a lot in preparation for his career as a soccer player. I suspect he has a lot more legs than we've seen during sonograms because I feel so many kicks in so many spots at once (and if he does, is it considered an unfair advantage to play pro soccer with extra legs?)

Pretty much everything is ready. I started getting ready a while ago in my excitement, and his adorable crib is awaiting him (complete with organic bed sheets, a dinosaur mobile, and a sleep sheep), the hospital bags are packed, and his clothes are washed and stored away in his own personal drawers. I have lots of weird cravings this trimester (this week I wanted chocolate covered pretzels all the time, last week I wanted chicken and mozzarella wraps, and the week before I had to have gyros almost daily).



We are so excited- Less than 20 days and counting down!

PS I notice many of you (when I visit your blogs) are also expecting around the same time as me, or just recently had babies, so I know what all of you were doing around Valentine's Day of 2009 :)