baby update

How your baby's growing:
Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (like your average cantaloupe)
and is almost 18 inches long. Her fat layers — which will help
regulate her body temperature once she's born — are filling her out,
making her rounder. Her skin is also smoother than ever. Her central
nervous system is maturing and her lungs are continuing to mature as
well. If you've been nervous about preterm labor, you'll be happy to
know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health
problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal
nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long
run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.

also, she is kicking a LOT, and sometimes I can even see my skin
move...it's really weird looking.

we are going to the doctor on monday...childbirth classes start the
week after that...we have a car-seat coming (courtesy of my
co-workers!) we have a crib, when roy gets paid next week i'm going to
order the bassinet, i have another shower coming up (let me know if
you want an invite), someone has offered to let me use her baby sling
and a front carrier, i'm going to call a pediatrician today and make
an appointment to get to know her, i'm thinking about my birthplan...
(basically, don't mess with me unless i need it)...

all i need now is a breast pump and a rocking chair. and maybe some
more bottles. and to buy my lil sister's ticket so she can come from
colorado.