2 Weeks Old

At his two week checkup Miles weighed in at 8 lbs, 4.3 oz. He measured 21.25 inches long. He's growing well and generally being a fabulous baby.

"Every child begins the world again..." ~Henry David Thoreau

He's here, and he's perfect!

Miles James Lee Bunag

March 14, 2009, 12:09pm

7 lbs, 5 oz

20 inches

Perfection

38 Weeks

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). At 38 weeks pregnant, all systems, almost go! ~Information from whattoexpect.com

My Symptoms (Side Effects?)

• Anxiously awaiting Miles' arrival. We both feel like he could come anytime now. We're ready little one...come out!

Baby Organization

We found these awesome shelves and baskets at Fred Meyer and were so excited to be able to put up some extra organization for Miles. His dresser is almost done (Dad is staining it to match the cradle) for all of his little baby clothes. These little shelves and baskets were perfect for his blankets, towels, washcloths, burp cloths, bibs, etc. We are getting more excited and feeling more prepared for him to arrive. Should be any day now!

37 Weeks

With just three more weeks to go and at about six and a half pounds (though weight and height vary from fetus to fetus), your baby is doing just fine. You can expect weight gain to be about half an ounce per day. (Boys, though, are likely to be heavier at birth than girls. And here's a bit of boy baby trivia to back that one up: Moms carrying boys tend to eat more than moms carrying girls — a foreshadowing of teenage refrigerator raids to come.) Since your little one is considered full-term at 37 weeks pregnant, if your baby was to leave the wet nest this week, he or she would likely thrive. That's because Mother Nature and you have done such a fine job.

So what's keeping your little one busy while waiting it out until D-day? Practice, practice, practice. Your baby is simulating breathing by inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid, sucking on his or her thumb, blinking, and pivoting from side to side (one day you feel the tushy on the left side, another day it has swung around to the right side). All these are skills needed for his or her next gig — starring as newborn.

Here's an interesting fact: Your baby's head (which, by the way, is still growing) will, at birth, be the same size circumference as his or her hips, abdomen, and shoulders. And guess what's making an impression (literally) these days on those shoulders and hips: fat — causing little dimples in those cute elbows and knees, shoulders and hip, and creases and folds in the neck and wrists. ~Information from whattoexpect.com

My Symptoms (Side Effects?)

• Same exhaustion, etc from last week.