40 weeks, 9 months, 10 months??

Who knew "How far along are you?" would be such a complicated question. For me, the easiest answer is to say, for example, "23 weeks". But people crinckle their eyebrows and look confused with this answer. They want me to say, "almost 6 months". But, when you say that to someone, like say, my father in law, he begins to count and he comes up with less time. Sure, if my last menstrual period was in January, and I'm due in October, then June is my fifth month. But according to other books, you are entering your 6th month when you are 23 weeks. Or, if I use the calendar my doctor gave me, I'm actually already finishing my 6th month--but his calendar has 10 months.

So, am I pregnant for 10 months, 40 weeks, or 9 months? This article explains it pretty well. The confusion stems from either going by the lunar calendar or the gregorian calendar, and the fact that a month is 4.33 weeks and not just 4 weeks on average...

Who knows, but I do know that it's more fun to go by weeks. It feels like I'm moving along faster than if I wait a whole month to change status. I'm growing, the baby is growing, why not go on a week by week basis? As this ticker does, that even tells you a developmental milestone with each week that passes:



So, you can dispute between five months, six months or 23 weeks, I'm just enjoying being pregnant and really excited to meet this baby sometime in October.