35 Weeks = Honeydew Melon

When I weighed myself this morning I was up one pound from last week for a total weight gain of 15 pounds. So I am right on track.

I had my checkup today with a doctor from the practice. He was very nice. My blood pressure is just fine. My weight gain is just fine. My feet didn't look very swollen at all. The doctor says I can keep working like I am now (mostly working from home with my feet up on the ottoman). The doctor also recommended that I try to see a specialist about my headaches since today is Day 8 of this headache (although really only the first two days were really bad).

Max is doing great. The doctor confirmed he is head down. His heart rate is very good. He measures exactly the right size. And the doctor estimated his weight at 6.5 pounds.

When I got home from the doctor I made myself a boboli pizza. I ate it with the plate resting on my tummy. Max seemed to think it would be fun to try to kick the plate off my belly. He has been a very active kicker today. Although I guess that is still basically true of every day.

I'm working on my list of folks to notify when the baby comes, so if you aren't sure that I have your email address, let me know!

And now here's the 35 week scoop:

http://www.babycenter.com/6_your-pregnancy-35-weeks_1124.bc
How your baby's growing:Your baby doesn't have much room to maneuver now that he's over 18 inches long and tips the scales at 5 1/4 pounds (pick up a honeydew melon). Because it's so snug in your womb, he isn't likely to be doing somersaults anymore, but the number of times he kicks should remain about the same. His kidneys are fully developed now, and his liver can process some waste products. Most of his basic physical development is now complete — he'll spend the next few weeks putting on weight.