Simply Amazing!!!

Last night the most amazing thing happened!

I was laying upright in bed watching television. I looked down at my belly and saw it moving up and down in a rhythmic motion. The baby was practicing breathing!!! I have never seen something as awesome as that in my entire life! I started to cry and yelled at Dustin to wake up and look. I think he was in the same amount of shock as I was. We were both just staring at my belly with our eyes as wide as a child's. I only wish I had had a video camera to tape it because I doubt I will ever "catch" him or her doing that again.

So amazing.

In related news, here is my 37 week update....

On average, at this time, a baby weighs about 6.8 pounds (3100g) and measures about 14 inches (35cm) from crown to rump and 21 inches (47cm) total in length.

Your baby is still growing and gaining weight. Your baby may gain as much as 1 ounce (28g) a day at this point.

If your baby is a boy, his testes should have descended into the scrotum by this time. Your doctor will check that his testes have descended after delivery. About one percent of boys will have undescended testes.

Your baby has been building up waste in his intestines for the past few weeks. Called meconium, this waste is greenish-black and is made up of material from blood cell break down, shedded cells from the lining of the intestine, skin cells and lanugo shed into the amniotic fluid and swallowed, as well as other sources. Meconium is the first waste your baby passes and the first diapers that you change will probably be comprised of this greenish-black, tar-like substance. There is also a chance that your baby will excrete meconium before delivery and have some covering his body.

I have had a resurgence of excitement in the last few days. I've gotten to that point where I can envision things as they will happen and I just bubble up with joy. I can see me laying in a hospital bed, I can see me walking down the hallway with an iv, I can see Josh coloring in my room and I can see Dustin, Josh and I watching movies in my room.

If this is how bad I am now, in a couple more weeks I am going to be in a state of delusion. I didn't realize how "spaced" I've been lately until I realized that my birthday is coming up and I got that feeling of panic like I'm going to forget it.

I really AM losing it!