A Banana slice...

How your baby's growing: ( 36 weeks down.. now in 37th week)

Your baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. He now weighs almost 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. He's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered his body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected his skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of his first bowel movement.

At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term. (Full-term is 37 to 42 weeks; babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term and those born after 42 are post-term.) Most likely he's in a head-down position. But if he isn't, your practitioner may suggest scheduling an "external cephalic version," which is a fancy way of saying she'll try to coax your baby into a head-down position by manipulating her from the outside of your belly.

We went to the doctor today and found out that I am 3cm dilated.. a banana slice (see chart below) 80%effaced and station -1. The doctor said the baby has dropped and boy oh boy do I feel that!  She also said that when I do go into labor it was go fast because of how low he already is.. so to stay close to the hospital! 

I am Dilated 3cm- a banana slice

here are some pictures from the week! We went to Dave and Buster for some family fun and Charlotte loved every minute of it! Mama won her a stuffed animal the size of her! Charlotte tried spaghettios for the first time and pudding! Charlotte eats naked because she is a little messy!

Dave and Busters! Skee ball!

I got this dad.. move aside!

Race car time! Dad, I am kicking your butt!

Successfull day at Dave and Busters! I won a Duck the size of me!

Spaghettio face!

Sometimes you miss your mouth.. opps

and if mom takes your spoon away use your hands!

yum!

Pudding face

Mom, do I have anything on my face?!