31 weeks pregnant

I am 31 weeks pregnant today! AHHHHHHHH!!! That means that if Audrey is born full term (37 weeks) I could technically be holding her in 6 weeks. I'm so excited!!! I now officially move into my 8th month of pregnancy! It some ways it feels like it's taken forever to get here and in other ways it feels like this has all happened so fast.

A little about Audrey this week:

• The rate of physical growth slows down just a bit, but even though she doesn't get much longer, she will gain a lot of weight the rest of the pregnancy
• Fat continues accumulating. This layer of fat turns her skin from red to the rosy pink she will have as a newborn
• Calcium, phosphorus, and iron are being stored and her bones are growing and hardening
• Audrey is 16.2 inches long and weighs 3.3 pounds
• Her brain enters another period of rapid growth, producing hundreds of billions of new nerve cells!
• She may move to the rhythm of music. Studies with heart rates show that she prefers some types of music to others--- already
• Lungs are the only major organ left to complete development. These last few weeks can be vital-- with each day increasing your baby's abillity to breathe on her own.

Audrey's weight is comparable to carrying 4 navel oranges (over 3 lbs)! No wonder Mommy's back is hurting more and more everyday!