38 Weeks

How your baby's growing:

Your baby has really plumped up. He weighs about 6.8 pounds and he's over 19 1/2 inches long (like a leek). He has a firm grasp, which you'll soon be able to test when you hold his hand for the first time! His organs have matured and are ready for life outside the womb.

Wondering what color your baby's eyes will be? You may not be able to tell right away. If he's born with brown eyes, they'll likely stay brown. If he's born with steel gray or dark blue eyes, they may stay gray or blue or turn green, hazel, or brown by the time he's 9 months old. That's because a child's irises (the colored part of the eye) may gain more pigment in the months after he's born, but they usually won't get "lighter" or more blue. (Green, hazel, and brown eyes have more pigment than gray or blue eyes.)

See what your baby looks like this week:

Comments for Colleen:

• Doctor's visit today was good: no dilation but softening up.
• Room is pretty much painted, and the curtains are almost all up.
• People keep asking me everyday if I am "sooooo ready," and they seem surprised when I say that I'm not quite there yet (for various reasons - wink). But why should I be? He is clearly not ready yet either, or he'd be here

P. S. Looks like the "winning date" is June 10th . . . we'll see!