33 weeks!

So I went to the doctor this past Wednesday (I am on the every two week plan) and he said that since I have a history of "rapid labor" (those of you that remember Austi was born very quickly!) that he thinks it would be best for me to be induced around the 39 week mark! That would be great for planning time off and babysitting for Austin and I was very excited to hear that I would be able to enjoy my epidural this time!! He said we would talk about over the next 2 visits so I will keep you all updated! Next apt. is Christmas Eve, I am going to ask for a quick ultrasound picture to have for Christmas Morning :)

This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. She's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and her skeleton is hardening. The bones in her skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for her to fit through the birth canal. These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as her brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.