37 Weeks - Full Term!

We made it! We're at full term now. The baby can come any time. Like now. Or now. Or...

3dpregnancy.com says:

Huge news this week: You're carrying a full-term baby! If you were to go into labor today, all systems would be a go. Woohoo! Even though you can't wait for the little bambino to quite literally rear his head, keep in mind that your bun benefits from every day in the oven. Other ticker-tape-worthy developments:

Baby's growth slows down dramatically this week, which is great news for your birth canal. His bones are still soft and pliable and will solidify after he's born. More great news for your birth canal.

So if he's all cooked and ready to go, what the heck is he still doing in there?! He's busy practicing for "life on the outside," working on his breathing, sucking, sleeping, gazing and peeing abilities. The only thing he can't practice yet is his ability to scream at the top of his lungs when he's hungry—but he'll do plenty of that in a few weeks.

At this point babies vary in size, but the average length is between 19 and 20 inches and most babies weigh approximately 6 and a half pounds. About the size of an average large-mouth bass caught in Minnesota by your cousin Earl.

The weeks have been flying by and we've already passed 37 of them, but I feel like our due date isn't getting any closer. 3 more weeks?!?! If I have the same labor luck as my mom, he'll be here sometime this week. I could totally handle that! But I'm also sure that I won't be so lucky and we'll have to be induced mid-April since he's too comfy in there. As hard as it is to not know, I think I prefer not knowing to having an exact date to look forward to. This way, I can hope every day that it's the day without being too disappointed if it's not.

But really...any time now, Baby!!