37 weeks

I am finally feeling like I am in the home stretch! Now I am counting down weeks instead of months... I have been busy trying to finish getting Tyler's room ready, as well as stocking up on things such as toilet paper so that I won't have to worry about it once he arrives. I have been trying to walk around as much as possible because it is supposed to help the baby "drop" which is one of the things that has to happen before labor begins. I have had a few of those Braxton Hicks contractons, which are fake contractions where the uterus is basically practicing for labor. I actually didn't realize what they were until someone explained them better to me and then I realized that I had been having them here and there. They don't hurt at all so I have to stop and think about what is happening when they do come.

Your pregnancy: 37 weeks

How your baby's growing:Congratulations — your baby is full term! This means that if your baby arrives now, his lungs should be fully mature and ready to adjust to life outside the womb, even though your due date is still three weeks away.Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz.