{"id":453,"date":"2014-02-17T10:25:04","date_gmt":"2014-02-17T16:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/?p=453"},"modified":"2014-02-17T10:25:04","modified_gmt":"2014-02-17T16:25:04","slug":"40-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/?p=453","title":{"rendered":"40 weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>What&#8217;s new with the baby?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>In month nine, the average fetus is about 6.2 to 9.2 pounds and measures about 18.9 to 20.9 inches (wow!). But you really won&#8217;t know exactly how big your baby is until his birth. Baby&#8217;s hair and nails continue to grow, and she&#8217;s keeping up that lung development too.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><strong>Food comparison this week is&#8230;<\/strong> (a jackfruit. Whatever&#8230;who even knows what that is?!)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xoedge.com\/theknot\/tb\/tools\/calendar\/images\/day_view_howbig_imgs_v2\/howbigisbaby_week40.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>How am I feeling?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Physically, OK.\u00a0 Most of the pain from the pubic symphysis seems to be gone, so that has been really nice! I am having an easier time walking and moving around in bed, and therefore sleeping better as well.\u00a0 Mentally though, this waiting is taxing.\u00a0 I hate to be gripey, since I&#8217;m only today at my due date, but\u00a0 given my history, I kind of feel like my due date was three weeks ago.\u00a0 And feeling like I can go at anytime has me just sort of in limbo for all this time.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t concentrate on anything and I have zero motivation to get involved in anything, and there is only so much TV you can watch.\u00a0 I have been able to get in a decent amount of reading, but even that is kind of hard to concentrate on. (Says the person who can normally read with no problem in a room with the TV on and conversations happening all around.)\u00a0 So&#8230;I wait.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Weight gain?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Still with the 29 lbs.\u00a0 I think my body must be refusing to cross into that 30 lb range.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>What do I miss?\u00a0 What am I looking forward to?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Totally self-explanatory at this point.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Preparedness?<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>Nothing else to do, that I can think of.\u00a0 If anyone has any suggestions, let me know.\u00a0 Maybe I forgot something?\u00a0 But no guarantees I&#8217;ll do it even if you come up with something.\u00a0 See above, regarding zero motivation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights of the week?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hitting full-term?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Belly pic:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_1940.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-454\" alt=\"IMG_1940\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_1940-154x300.jpg\" width=\"154\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_1940-154x300.jpg 154w, http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_1940-526x1024.jpg 526w, http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_1940.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s new with the baby? In month nine, the average fetus is about 6.2 to 9.2 pounds and measures about 18.9 to 20.9 inches (wow!). But you really won&#8217;t know exactly how big your baby is until his birth. Baby&#8217;s hair and nails continue to grow, and she&#8217;s keeping up that lung development too. 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