Less than 50 days to go!

Not much to report on me this week. Just trying to get stuff done, but of course the more pregnant I get and the hotter the weather, the less I feel like moving around and getting stuff done! Oh, the irony!

We finally got a crib! Chris put it together on Saturday after we picked it up. I must say, it looks really nice. I am very happy with it, so far. Chris also hung some shelves in the nursery. Kaylee's room is coming together quite nicely. It still has a long way to go, but it will be finished eventually.

I also started putting stuff together for my hospital bag. It's almost time to pack it up!

My blood sugar levels are still good and Kaylee is still moving around. A LOT. Which is good and bad as the movements are starting to get painful at times. Poor thing is running out of room and apparently the only place for her feet to go is into my ribs! The level of amniotic fluid has reached its maximum, making it likely that I have more baby than fluid now. That's one reason why I am probably feeling lots of nudges and pushes—there's less liquid to cushion the blows!

Update on Kaylee —

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By now most babies measure about 19.4 inches and weigh around 5 pounds! And by this stage in fetal development, Kaylee could grow another full inch more this week alone—especially if she has been on the shorter side. Weight gain can range from a third more growth to a full doubling before the big debut.

Kaylee's head size has increased 3/8 of an inch due to rapid brain growth, and the bones in her skull remain soft and pliable for the journey of birth. While the rest of her bones are all beginning to harden.

The uterine walls are becoming thinner, allowing more light to penetrate the womb, helping her to differentiate between day and night (now, if only that continued on after birth!).

Kaylee has reached an important milestone about now: The development of her own immune system that (along with antibodies from me) will be able to provide protection from mild infections.

If she were born now, she would be considered "pre-term" rather than premature. This distinction is based on fetal maturity, particularly the maturity of the fetal lungs. A pre-term baby, unlike a premature baby, is likely to have well-developed lungs and is less likely to need intensive care.