Thirty-nine weeks pregnant.

Getting bored now...




...can't wait for tomorrow!

OMFG!!!!

Thirty-eight Weeks Pregnant

I have really plumped up. I weigh between 6 and 7½ pounds (boys tend to be slightly heavier than girls), and I'm nearly 20 inches long. I have a firm grasp, which you'll soon be able to test when you hold my hand for the first time! My organs have matured and are ready for life outside the womb.

Wondering what colour my eyes will be? You may not be able to tell straight away. If I'm born with brown eyes, they'll probably stay brown. If I'm born with grey or blue eyes, they may stay unchanged or turn green, hazel, or brown by the time I'm nine months old. That's because my irises may gain more pigment in the months after I'm born, but they won't get "lighter" or more blue. (Green, hazel, and brown eyes have more pigment than grey or blue eyes.)

Last Visit to Midwife

Today was Mummy's final pre-partum midwife appointment. Everything is fine:

• My head is now fully engaged (or "brim.")
• My heartbeat is so loud that the listening device had to be placed in an adjoining room. Almost.

Thirty-seven Weeks Pregnant

I AM NOW FULL TERM! This means that if I decide I've had enough of waiting in Mummy's tummy, my lungs are fully mature and ready to adjust to life in the outside world.

I weigh a little over 6 pounds and measure just about 20" inches, head to heel. Although many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks up to 1½" long, I'm not going to give you any clues about my style or colour here. You'll just have to wait like Mummy and Daddy.

Getting Hold of Mummy

Mummy has arranged bedside Internet and telephone for her hospital stay. Posting the details here would be an invitation to spammers, so her telephone number and e-mail address are on a password protected Web page, which can be reached by clicking the link at the bottom of this post. (Please note that the phone number will only be activated when Mummy gets to her ward.)

You will be asked for a username and password.

The username is Mummy's first name. (Six letters, all lower case.)
The password is the name of the crescent where Mummy and Daddy grew up together. (Five letters, all lower case.)
If this is all a bit much to cope with, you can just call the operator on 0870 212 1234 and ask for her by name. (Calls charged at national rate.)

To access Mummy's hospital phone number and e-mail address, click HERE.

Spot the Baby

I'm in there somewhere!