Week 38!

Well, here we are with 14 days to go until our official due date. The doctor has warned us that PJs can make an appearance any time now, so we're "ready"! I'm hoping sooner than later (although not for another week please PJs, as I have some things to do in the next few days!).

We have managed to get pretty much all of the last items checked off our to-do list, including getting our breastfeeding gear (pump, bottles, bras), stocking our cupboards and freezer for our "baby-hibernation" (the first week trapped in the house) and washing all the baby's things. I even managed to pick up the cupholder for the stroller (yes, I'm a tool, but I like my various liquids, thank you very much). We still have a few things to do, including really packing the hospital bag rather than piling things on it, finishing a painting & curtains for the nursery and I want to get another diaper bag that I can attach to the stroller. Oh, and we have to actually attach the car seat to the car.

PJs kicked SO hard during my appointment yesterday. A resident did the measurements and she couldn't stop laughing at how he was kicking her the whole time. Our regular doctor didn't find my question about whether I should jump on a trampoline to get things going very funny... Some sense of humour - way to be all "medically appropriate"!

What PJs is up to:
Your baby is now ready to greet the world. At this point, the average full term newborn is still building a layer of fat to help control body temperature after birth. Most babies are between 2.7 and 4.3kg/6 and 9 1/2lb at birth and boys tend to be slightly heavier than girls. All your baby's organs are developed and in place though his lungs will be the last to reach full maturity.

Wondering what colour your baby's eyes will be? Most Caucasian babies are born with dark blue eyes and their true eye colour -- be it brown, green or blue -- may not reveal itself for weeks or months. The colour of your baby's eyes in the first minutes after birth won't last -- exposure to light changes a baby's initial eye colour. Most African and Asian babies usually have dark grey or brown eyes at birth -- their dark eyes becoming a true brown or black after the first six months or year. Multiracial children often turn out to have the most beautiful coloured eyes.