36 Weeks and Counting

At the end of this week, our baby will be fully developed. At this stage of the pregnancy, she is gaining weight at a rate of about 1 ounce per day. She is probably also beginning to shed the downy covering of hair on her body along with the waxy substance called vernix caseosa that has protected her skin from the amniotic fluid. Our ultrasound yesterday confirmed that she is in the head down position, and although our glimpses of her were brief, I can already tell that she is quite adorable. I would post a picture, but the two they gave us didn't come out very good at all and I'm sure by the time I scanned them they would be even harder to distinguish. So, you'll just have to wait until she's born to see for yourself. Shouldn't be long now!