34 Weeks

We're getting closer all the time!

Here's what BabyCenter has to say about the baby's development at 34 weeks:

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.

At my doctor appointment last week, my doc said she thought the baby had her head down now instead of up near my ribs, so that's good news! She also felt what she thought was her back to the left of my belly button, and her bum near my right ribs... so she must be in kind of a strange position. I guess my abdomen isn't tall enough for her to lay in a straight line top to bottom!