We are officially full-term! Woo hoo - feels good to be this far along ;) In the meantime, take a gander at this CANKLE! I've heard of swollen ankles but had NO idea that I wouldn't recognize my own feet. Wowza! This was taken on my 30th Birthday - now that's hot...
And actually, this picture doesn't even capture how bad it was (I say "it" b/c I've only had one swollen ankle during pregnancy. So random)...Beau and I were kind of scared of how big it became!
How your baby's growing:
Your baby is now considered "full term," even though your due date is three weeks away. If you go into labor now, his lungs will likely be mature enough to fully adjust to life outside the womb. (Some babies need a bit more time, though. So if you're planning to have a repeat c-section, for example, your practitioner will schedule it for no earlier than 39 weeks unless there's a medical reason to intervene earlier.)
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.
Really? Swiss chard? Okay....
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