37 Weeks - almost - and counting down!

Well, here I am - almost 37 weeks. I've been getting fairly regular, but so mild i can hardly feel them, contractions for about 2 days now, and according to the doctor i am a "fingertip" or approximately 1 cm dilated. yay for things actually happening. After this weekend, when I am officially 37 weeks, then i will be considered "full term". I am excited that our childbirth class is this weekend - because I feel a little overwhelmed right now. My doctor sucks so much, that I just feel like i have no idea what I'm getting myself into. I considered hiring a doula for a while, until i looked up the price. yikes. yeah - i think I'll make do with what i read. besides, I've heard the nurses do all the work anyway, and the doctor is only in there for a tiny amount of time, only if something is wrong.

As for the kid? he is as smushed and cramped as possible. you kind of feel bad for him. except for i'm sure its way more comfortable than it will be when he's out.

Oh! And the doctor said that he was a good medium sized baby right now - approx 6 to 6 1/2 lbs - based on poking my belly for 20 seconds. so i dont know how accurate that is. HA.



Baby Center Update:

Congratulations — your baby is full term! This means that if your baby arrives now, his lungs should be fully mature and ready to adjust to life outside the womb, even though your due date is still three weeks away.

Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz.

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