38 weeks

So basically any day now Baby Lew is going to make his arrival. I hope it's sooner than later haha. I'm feeling pretty good for the most part, the only thing I have a major complain about is this whole swollen ankle/sore feet/toe thing I have going on.

Andy was nice enough to fill our home depot bucket up with some ice water for me to soak my feet in Saturday night:



And here is me at 38 weeks...I really am not sure how much larger I can possibly get, but apparently I am growing still. The Dr. estimates he'll be anywhere from 7.5-8lbs.





Only two more weeks (or plus two more, max) before your baby makes his or her appearance. And what an adorable appearance that will be! Your little one isn't so little anymore — weighing in at close to seven pounds and hitting the height charts at the 21-inch mark (or less).

As you prepare (best you can) for baby's ETA, he or she is also getting ready, big time. Vernix and lanugo continue to shed from your baby's body into the amniotic fluid. Your baby swallows that amniotic fluid (yum yum?) and some of it winds up in his or her intestines where it — along with other shed cells, bile, and other waste products (triple yum) — will turn into your baby's first bowel movement (meconium) and perhaps your first diaper change.

Your baby's lungs continue to mature as more and more surfactant is secreted (remember — it helps prevent the lungs from sticking to each other when your baby begins to breathe…definitely a good thing). All systems, almost go!

from whattoexpect.com