Thank you God! We made it to 9 months! My goal since day one was to make to 9 months so our prayers have been answered. I have this ironic feeling that I will be one of those women that goes post-term and has to be induced after all. In order to get this show on the road, I will be heading back to work after the holidays. A few weeks at work will serve as a terrific distraction from the terrifying task ahead- labor and birth. Baby now weighs 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. He’s shedding most of the downy hair that covered his body, as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that protected his skin during his nine-month amniotic bath. Next week, we will be considered full-term.
