34 weeks

so 6 weeks to go. somehow that seems like way less than 7 weeks. at least we are now in the state of massachusetts so that the odds of roo being born without daddy around have just gone way down. we're also making a list of the things we need to acquire asap (car seat, stroller, etc.) so that we're ready should roo make a surprise early appearance. from babycenter.com: Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds 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. things seems to progressing on the house front. someone came to see our house yesterday too - giving us a grand total of 3 showings in a week! we haven't had that kind of action, even when it first went on the market. plus the realtor called this morning to tell us that the 12-minute lady is coming back to see it again (yeah!) and to let us know he's going to do an open house tomorrow. hopefully something will happen soon so that we can make something happen up here and get moderately settled before roo comes. even if the richmond house sells, we think we might still with the plan to buy a little farther outside the city to save some money. it would be fun to live closer to the city, but it would be nice to have spending money too :)