Albert & Kerry were due on 4th December but no sign of the little one just yet. Praying for them though because she must be feeling a bit tense right now!
So currently the "average" baby weighs a little over 5lbs at 35 weeks and is about 15 inches in length, but then again "average" baby can just as commonly weigh 7lbs at this gestational age. Apparently. Goodness! It certainly is feeling like the baby is happily putting away the pounds. People I barely know keep asking if I'm sure it's not twins. Yes. I am positive. Thank you very much. I know I am large.
It is during this last five weeks of pregnancy that our baby will put on most of their weight. In general, babies gain about one-half pound per week in the last month of pregnancy. Predictable patterns of sleep and wakefulness should be occuring right now because my abdominal walls are getting thinner, but to be honest we haven't really noticed this though thinking back, there's a fair bit of sleep going on in the early hours until about 7:30am. As the neurological system develops, the cycles will become more obvious though. Currently, we're just enjoying the fact our little baby is just full of activity and playfulness! Daddy just loves his time with his child already.
Tiny little elbows, feet or head have been protruding quite amazingly from my stomach as the baby stretches and squirms about. It is the cutest; last night, I was awake at some gross hour and felt baby one moving a fair amount so put my hand on my tummy and found a knee zipping back and forth across my tummy! It was just so gorgeous and it just reminded me how hard it was waiting for the arrival.
Lastly, our little wonder is sporting fingernails and toenails and full length, too! Plenty of pressure going on in the pelvic region which sounds like the baby's head beginning to engage. I've been getting more and more Braxton Hicks which is just my body practising for the real thing. And lastly in the preparations for our new arrival, our hospital bag is beginning to be packed, which is quite fun! People keep suggesting things that they found really helpful (including socks - apparently some women complain of cold feet) so it's been really interesting hearing things, because with some ideas you think 'really!? Seriously!?'.
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