I am now 36 weeks, so with approx 4 weeks to go till we meet our little Flutterbug I have been quite busy "nesting"...
Zara is nicely settled into her big girl room and en-suite bathroom. The move over has been gradual and this week, she decided no more changing on the baby's change table but only in her room so sometimes I feel like my back is going to give in. She also decided to give her 1st pair of gumboots and grobag to the baby. There are days that she wants to be a big girl and other days she feels the need to be my little baby. We are just letting her set the pace as she feels comfortable...
I have cleaned out the linen cupboard, larder cupboard, bookcase etc... we have also washed all the newborn baby clothes and I plan to sort out the nursery next week...
We have seen Dr Mia, our back-up doctor. He says the baby is well positioned and a nice size so he has given us a full thumbs up for our planned birth at Genesis Clinic. Although it is very difficult to determine an accurate size for the baby, Dr Mia estimated he/she currently weighs about 2700g. On average a baby will gain 150g per week from now so he would estimate roughly 3300g at term - pretty much what Zara weighed at birth (3280g). He did say the baby is mature enough to be born so we should be ready for when he/she is ready.
We will now see Sharon on a weekly basis till the baby decides he/she is ready to meet the world... my guess is that seeings we are ready, prepared and organised this time round he/she will make us wait till 42 weeks (unlike Zara who decided to catch us completely unawares) "just because he/she can"
I am feeling strong and healthy and savouring each day left of the pregnancy. Although I am desperate to meet our new baby, I have thoroughly enjoyed being pregnant! Its been a far easier pregnancy this time round so know I will miss the flutters when baby is born.
1 comment:
... and you look lovely — being pregnant suits you.
I'm glad Zara has move so smoothly to her big girl room, too.
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