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Assuming all goes according to plan and your baby bakes until he’s full term (meaning he isn’t born before 37 weeks) or later, the third trimester can be one of the longest three-month periods of your — and your partner’s — life. Your partner begins to feel uncomfortable as her ever-increasing abdominal girth makes it difficult to move and sleep normally, and you both get antsy about the impending arrival.

To make the most of the time, you and your partner need to take care of business by doing the following:

 Picking a pediatrician who you’re comfortable with and who has a similar parenting philosophy as you and your partner

 Crafting your birth plan (and hiring a doula if you want one)

 Getting your maternity and paternity leave squared away

 Creating a phone tree to announce baby’s arrival

 Finishing up any odd projects around the house that need to be done prior to baby’s arrival

During the third trimester, your baby is fully developed and focused on growing larger and stronger for life on the outside. See Chapter 8 for the full details.

The third trimester is also the last time for many, many years that you and your partner exist solely as a couple, so be sure to take the time to indulge yourselves in the things you love to do together. (take your “babymoon” but don’t plan travel after 36 weeks in pregnancy). Life may feel like it’s on pause for at least the first six months of baby’s existence, so get out now and enjoy the freedom of childlessness. Soon enough, your life will be a lot more complicated and busy — and happy, too. Very, very happy.