- starting 35 weeks tomorrow -

ahniér’s getting plump & with up to 5 more weeks to grow, she’s accumulating fat at a rapid pace [on her too & not just mama’s hips!], but she’s pretty much reached the her limit in height by now, which means her skinny arms & legs are now quite plump & irresistibly, squeezably soft - back in the middle of the pregnancy, her weight was made up of only 2% fat, now that percentage has soared to closer to 15% [& will increase to up to 30% at full term] - at about 20” & just under 6#, most of her growth over the next month or so before we meet, will be in weight [with a gain of anywhere from 1 to several pounds], not height [she's pretty much reached the limit in that department] - the fat deposits are now beginning to offer form & fullness to her legs & arms – she’s taking up most of the room in mama’s uterus, so there’s a lot less room to move around – we’re impressed because that a lot of work non-stop – at this point, our little grower’s almost busting out of the womb size-wise, which make their restricted attempts to move much more challenging – of course she’s a stubborn little stinker & she’s still trying to move around as if she wasn’t in a cramped space – the accumulation of baby fat deposits are starting to level off, so our little butter ball will be padded & warm when she heads out of her snug little home

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ahniér’s now as hefty as a honeydew melon!

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also continuing to grow at an amazing pace is her brain power - luckily, the part that surrounds that amazing brain [the skull], remains soft & for good reason - a soft skull will allow her to squeeze more easily through the birth canal [god was really thinking this one through - imagine trying to push out a rock-hard head…ouch!] - also, her lungs are now completely developed & producing what’s called ‘surfactant’, a substance that helps in the exchange of oxygen in the lungs - if ahniér were to be born now, there’s a 99% chance of her surviving - congratulations!

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