Full Term!!

Last Tuesday was week 37 for Holly and the boys and they are now considered full term.

Congratulations — your baby is full term! This means that if your baby arrives now, his lungs should be fully mature and ready to adjust to life outside the womb, even though your due date is still three weeks away.

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.

We got some vid earlier this week of the boys kickin' around inside the womb. Hope you enjoy the footage!

Pregger Photos

Yeah, sorry. I know I said the photos were coming right up and I didn't do it. Wanted to do some editing on them and started, but just ran out of time. Here they are: Kodak Gallery Photo Album

Holly is still doing great. She is hurting a lot, but she is handling it really well. The 2nd half of the photos, we had walked around a bit and she was struggling to put a smile on, but she really wanted to get the photos. 1 WEEK TO GO!

Smile

This is the sign outside a doctor's office here in Austin. Holly was tickled by the profession and doctor's name. She made me take a picture. I said no at first, but her fists of fury persuaded me otherwise.

Cheated

I feel gipped. We got one week left to go until labor is induced...or less if the boys decide its time. Not once have I been awaken at 1AM to go get milk shakes or ice cream or Whataburger or Taco Bell...what the heck!?

Week And A Half To Go

Holly entered her 36th week on Tuesday...

Babies are gaining about an ounce a day. They now weigh around 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon...okay?) and are more than 18 1/2 inches long. They're shedding most of the downy hair that covered their bodies, as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that protected their skin during their nine-month amniotic bath. Next week, the babies will be considered full-term. Most likely they are in a head-down position, but if not, your practitioner may suggest scheduling an external cephalic version, where she'll try to turn your baby by manipulating her from the outside of your belly.

We had a appointment with her doc on Tuesday as well. Everyone is happy and healthy. The boys seem to happy and don't want to be disturbed. Doc said she wanted to induce by Holly's 38th week and we agreed. So the boys will definitely be here by the 27th!! Week and a half to go. No worries about the boys being head down, they have both been head down for at least a couple of months now. Hopefully no one decides to practice their cartwheels this next week.

Oh and on Monday we went to the pond/lake thing in our 'hood and took some preggers shots of Holly and her bulbous belly. I should have those posted manana.