Sadie at 36 weeks

Sadie is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. The baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement. Can't wait to change that!At the end of this week, Sadie will be considered full-term. And believe me, I plan on taking a lot of long walks next week to get this process going!