Eighth Month

As you enter month eight, your mind and your body will likely turn toward birth. Your uterus has grown to reach your breastbone and rib cage. You are now so big you can't imagine getting bigger, but you and baby still have some growing to do. Baby, who begins this month sixteen inches long and weighing around 3.5 pounds, will probably gain half a pound and half an inch each week from now until delivery day.