Being that Brielle was old enough to truly enjoy/understand Christmas this year- it proved to be a hysterically fun event. Who knew a wrapped plastic baby doll could provide such material for enjoyment??? Brielle seemed to have a wonderful Christmas. Go check out her pics

On another note- we have reached 36 weeks!!! She is gaining about an ounce a day at this point, and probably now weighs almost 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. She’s shedding most of the downy hair that covered her body, as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Next week, she will be considered full-term. At my OB appt this past week she was in a head-down position and my cervix was a finger-tip dilated! Being that Im feeling close to the size of a beached whale, Im hoping she decides to make an appearance soon!