35 weeks--16 days to go!

Dates and numbers:
There are 34 days until my due date on January 06, 2008.
I am 246 days pregnant.
I am 8.1 months pregnant.
I am in my 9th month of pregnancy. (huh?)
My 1st trimester: April 01, 2007 to June 30, 2007. (0 - 12 weeks)
My 2nd trimester: July 01, 2007 to October 13, 2007. (13 - 27 weeks)
My 3rd trimester: October 14, 2007 to January 06, 2008. (28 - 40 weeks)

My baby now weighs over 5.5 pounds and its crown-to-rump length is approximately 13.2 inches. My baby's total length is around 20.25 inches at this point. My uterus is now 6 inches from the bellybutton and the average weight gain is approximately 24 to 29 pounds.

Most pregnant women begin to feel cramped and heavy around this time and often become tired of being pregnant(no kidding!). Some women feel like they do not have to room to breathe or eat. I should eat small, but frequent, meals and rest as often as I can throughout the day. My cervix will begin to dialte and efface within the next few weeks to make room for my baby's head to emerge from the birth canal. My cervix needs to be 10 cm dilated in order to deliver my baby.

This week of my pregnancy my baby's fingernails will have definitely reached the tips of his/her fingers. When my baby is born, his/her nails may look long and pointy. My baby is less likely to scratch him/herself at this point because of the lack of room in the uterus. Fat deposition will still continue and my baby is getting chubbier and more round. My baby's shoulders are plump at this point.

The baby begins to develop his/her own immune system.