37 Weeks

This is my favorite week so far based on this excerpt:

Your baby is officially baked this week!  That means you could literally give birth at any given moment.  A terrifying, exciting and overwhelming concept, all rolled into one.  Your partner is undoubtedly having the same emotional roller-coaster ride, so be sure to share your feelings and enjoy these last weeks (days?! hours?!) together.  Huge news this week: You're carrying a full-term baby! If you were to go into labor today, all systems would be a go.  Woohoo!  Even though you can't wait for the little bambino to quite literally rear her head, keep in mind that your bun benefits from every day in the oven.  Other ticker-tape-worthy developments:

Baby's growth slows down dramatically this week, which is great news for your birth canal. Her bones are still soft and pliable and will solidify after she's born. More great news for your birth canal.

So if she's all cooked and ready to go, what the heck is she still doing in there?!  She's busy practicing for "life on the outside," working on her breathing, sucking, sleeping, gazing and peeing abilities.  The only thing she can't practice yet is her ability to scream at the top of her lungs when she's hungry—but she'll do plenty of that in a few weeks.

At this point babies vary in size, but the average length is between 19 and 20 inches and most babies weigh approximately 6 pounds. About the size of an average largemouth bass caught in Minnesota by your cousin Earl.