yep…so true…I’m at 38 weeks. Considered full term. Only 1 1/2 weeks until I get induced! BUT I still REALLY hope I go before then. PLEASE BABY!!! Not a lot has changed since last week…at least with how I’m feeling…but I’m hoping my appointment tomorrow will show that I’m dilated more. That would rock. This baby is headed for an 8 lb 8 oz birth (from what the projected weight was from the last ultrasound) and I think it’d be great if he wasn’t that big! LOL
Here’s what BabyCenter says about this week…I decided to use a different picture instead of the fruit versus the quarter picture. I always wonder how the baby is situated, especially this late in the game, so I figured I’d use a picture showing that. 🙂
Your baby has really plumped up. He weighs about 6.8 pounds and he’s over 19 1/2 inches long (like a leek). 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 she’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 he’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.)