Week 31: Another day... another ounce

Fetal development in pregnancy week 31

~length
16 in | 41 cm

~weight
3.3 lbs | 1.5 kg

This week, your amazing growing baby is around 3 pounds and 17 inches tall.
With each added layer of baby fat, your baby's wrinkly raisin skin starts to look more and more like it will when they're born.
The heavy news: you can expect your miracle-gro muffin to gain about a half a pound of weight per week from now until about two weeks before birth.  (That is why Mom just feels big at the end of the day)
Your baby's developing immune system has made some serious gains over the past weeks getting them in full gear to face our disease-ridden world o’ wonders.
Even so, a large majority of your child’s immune strength will need to come from your milk in the first year.
Their cute little noggin’ (which could already be covered with luscious locks or just purty peach fuzz), is still soft because the skull bones have not yet fused together.

And how's mom doing?
Mom is doing good, still has her energy but losing movement.  Mom had a fun filled weekend that left her feeling hung over with two baby showers and a visit from a special little lady - Aunt Chelse.....  Mom is also starting to get impatient with wanting to know if Baby Weldon will be a boy or girl as friends and family have started to make their guesses at the baby showers over the weekend - but only time will tell.  Mom also had a thought this weekend that Baby Weldon will be two weeks early!!  She is feeling overwhelmed with wanting to get everything ready for Baby W but yet not wanting it to end - every day has been a little miracle so far!