Hey There Big Girl

We had another prenatal appointment today and everything went really well. We have now met all the doctors at the practice so if my main doctor can't deliver when I go into labor, I'll at least know who is delivering and she'll know a bit about us. Jaycie is happy and healthy with a strong heartbeat. I start going to the doctor once a week now. Won't be too much longer and she'll be here!

We have been getting her nursery ready and it's starting to look really great. We had a lot of help from our family and friends with that! Our showers were amazing! I couldn't believe all the generous gifts we received. I've spent the past week washing all of her clothes and finding places for everything.

I've been really exhausted again these days and sleeping whenever I can... since I know I won't have the option soon! Work has been especially hard since I have been running my classroom alone. My co-teacher has been out for the past 7 weeks due to knee surgery. Hopefully things will settle down once she's back.

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Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (like your average cantaloupe) and is almost 18 inches long. Her fat layers — which will help regulate her body temperature once she's born — are filling her out, making her rounder. Her skin is also smoother than ever. Her central nervous system is maturing and her lungs are continuing to mature as well. If you've been nervous about preterm labor, you'll be happy to know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.