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Pregnancy Week 32: I'm a Waddler

8 weeks (56 days) to go!! We’re 80.3% (224 days) of the way through.

The Baby:

*Baby boy is at his peak in activity – after this, he grows too large to move freely in the uterus *At this point, 80% of babies have settled in a head-down position. Most of the remaining 20% do the same over the next 6 weeks *Fingernails and toenails reach the end of his digits *Sleeps 90% of the time

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Pregnancy Week 31

63 days left! We’re 217 days (78%) through, with 9 weeks to go.

The Baby:

*He’s heading toward a growth spurt – what?! *Less kicking, more movement, like somersaults, etc. *Fat continues to develop under his skin, making his movements/kicks feel even stronger *Eyesight is improving and the iris can dilate & constrict *16 inches in length *Weighing 4 pounds: imagine carrying 4 navel oranges *Survival rate = 96%. Of those, 20% have serious complications *I used this picture because the nurse at my

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Pregnancy Week 30

Only 10 more weeks to go (70 days), wow that sounds so short. We’re 210 days (75.4% of the way through)!

The Baby:

*His testicles have probably descended into the scrotum *The fine hair coating (“lanugo”) starts to disappear *Survival rate = 95%. Of those, 25% have serious complications. I like those odds, but please, lil boy, stay in there for 10 more weeks! *About 15.7 inches in length, weighing about 3 lb (like a head of cabbage) *1.5 pints of

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Trying to conceive? Here's what you'll be trading.

This recently came in an email from babycenter​.com .… sooo true and hilarious.

If only you’d known you were going to trade… • Monthly PMS for nine months of weeping • Lacy thongs for cotton tents • Sex for gas • Zinfandel for Ovaltine • Birth control for laxatives • Going to the gym for getting up to pee • Your waist for a hot-air balloon • Kickboxing for kick counts • Your innie for an outie — a way-outie • Sleeping for groaning • Freedom for the most

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Pregnancy Week 29

We’re 73% of the way through this (203 days)… just 11 weeks (77 days) to go!

The Baby:

*He’s growing eyelashes, adding fat, developing his brain and maybe even dreaming *His brain can control his body temperature *His eyes can move in his sockets *He has grown 1/4 pound in the last week and now starts a rapid growth phase (oh yay), putting on nearly 1/2 pound a week!! Tripling in weight by the time he’s due!! *15.2 inches long, weighing 2.5 pounds *Amniotic fluid is

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