Baby development at 38 weeks

Howdy!

Your baby has a firm grasp, which you’ll soon be able to test when you hold her hand for the first time!

Eye color: What to expect

Wondering what color your baby’s eyes will be? You may not be able to tell right away. If she’s born with brown eyes, they’ll likely stay brown. If she’s born with steel gray or dark blue eyes, they may stay gray or blue or turn green, hazel, or brown by the time she’s 9 months old. That’s because a child’s irises (the colored part of the eye) may gain more pigment in the months after she’s born, but they usually won’t get “lighter” or bluer. (Green, hazel, and brown eyes have more pigment than gray or blue eyes.)