Time continues to fly by--we are now within a month of baby girl's due date! Hard to believe. This week she is the size of a large honeydew melon, weighing about 5 1/4 pounds and measuring over 18 inches long. According to my emails, her kidneys are now fully developed and her liver is able to process some waste. Her physical development is almost finished so she is focused on gaining weight, and doing well, although her lungs will still benefit from more time getting ready for the outside world.
I continue to feel good and while a few people at work said the baby is starting to drop, I am still feeling pretty comfortable and can't see a huge difference between this week and last. We went to the doctor this Monday and will continue to go weekly from here to the end. She said I continue to measure on target and everything continues to be smooth. I am still working out although I have taken a few days off this week due to being tired. My back pain from last week is mostly gone so I am still feeling well and happy that this pregnancy has been so easy. It was a little cooler today so I got to break out this $5 thrift store maternity dress that I bought over the summer thinking that it will be nice for the fall and end of my pregnancy, not realizing that it wouldn't be cold enough to wear until the last 5 weeks.
My friend at work who is two weeks ahead of me is now full term, so her little girl could come anytime technically...it's exciting and hard to believe. There are now six total people pregnant in our office so there will be lots of new mamas to compare stories with in the next few months! We are continuing to work on the nursery and last minute preparations and looking forward to meeting baby girl soon!
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