Week 30 (Updates)

30 weeks done and 10 more left to go, woohoo!!! WOW, 30 just seems unbelievable that I have made it this far.

Baby
Your baby's about 15.7 inches long now, and she weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds her, but that volume will decrease as she gets bigger and takes up more room in your uterus. Her eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after she's born, she'll keep her eyes closed for a good part of the day. When she does open them, she'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means she can only make out objects a few inches from her face. (Normal adult vision is 20/20.)

Updates
I had an appointment with my OB last Thursday. 9 out of 10 times I always bring a list of questions to his appts. I always have so many questions that run through my mind and if I don't write them down, I know when I see him I would forget mostly everything. So the list is very important to me. I asked him if he still plans on inducing me and he said at this point no!! I was very excited because I would like to go on my own and wonder when will the baby be here. He said he could change his mind and he will see how I'm doing as I get closer but as of now there will be no induction scheduled for me. I also talked to him about the baby being breech. He said not to worry about it because until 36 weeks he can definitely flip head down. He said that if at 36 weeks the baby doesn't flip that we will be doing some things. It just seems that a lot of people that I talk to their babies flipped pretty early. Lately, a lot of people that have seen me seem to think that my belly is pretty small for how far along I am. So of course I talked to him about that and it turns out that my fundal height was 1 cm ahead. So I guess the outside size doesn't matter at all.

I also discussed with him about fetal movement. I have an anterior placenta and I feel like I still don't feel him all that much. He said that with an anterior placenta you normally don't feel strong kicks or movements until you get closer to the end. John has felt some kicks but overall I don't think you can really feel them from the outside. In just the past few days I have noticed that he's kicks are becoming stronger and I think I'm beginning to feel his arms as well. I feel kicks below my belly button but I have also begun to feel movements near my ribs.

I'm going for another growth u/s on Wednesday so let's see how he's doing. I'm very excited for my u/s on Wednesday. I just love to see him and see what he's doing inside. Hopefully we can get some good 3D/4D pictures this time. I would like to see his whole face instead of half.

I'm very excited for this weekend. My mom, grandmother, sister, BIL, and nephews are all arriving!!!! I can't wait to see them. I'm literally counting down the days.

Weekly Survey...

How far along? 30 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Gained 26 lbs

How much does baby weigh: Approx 3 lbs but I'll know for sure on Wed

Maternity clothes? Yes and the shirts are so comfy

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: I'm tossing and turning a lot lately but overall I sleep pretty good. I don't wake up to go to the bathroom but I have noticed that when I toss and turn the belly is starting to feel pretty heavy

Best moment this week: Finding out that Baby D's heart is going up 15 beats everytime he moves instead of 10 beats

Movement: Yes

Food cravings: Vanilla ice cream, I need to get one soon

Gender: boy

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In but it's getting pretty stretched that it looks like it's going to close

What I miss: My family

What I am looking forward to: Seeing my family Sunday!!!!

Weekly Wisdom: I try not to drink to much fluids at night so I can sleep all night

Milestones: 30 weeks done and 10 more weeks to go!!!

I'm going to take some belly pics today and I'll post them this afternoon.

Here are my 30 Week Belly Shots!

Week 28 & 29

I've been slacking off big time with my posts. I totally missed weeks 28 & 29 and I'm almost 30 weeks all ready.

Baby D is the size of a squash this month.



Baby
Week 28
By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. With her eyesight developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. She's also developing billions of neurons in her brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.

Week 29
Your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash) and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain. To meet his increasing nutritional demands, you'll need plenty of protein, vitamins C, folic acid, and iron. And because his bones are soaking up lots of calcium, be sure to drink your milk (or find another good source of calcium, such as cheese, yogurt, or enriched orange juice). This trimester, about 250 milligrams of calcium are deposited in your baby's hardening skeleton each day.

I have to say I can't believe how fast the last few weeks have gone by. I can't believe I'll be 30 weeks tomorrow. I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

So at week 28 I went to the hospital to get my Rhogam shot. This was the first time that afterwards I had a little bleeding. I think it's probably because I take baby aspirin everyday.

I'm still feeling great. There are days I feel a little tired but overall pretty good.

Weekly Survey

How far along? Today I'm 29w6d

Total weight gain/loss: Gained 23 lbs

How much does baby weigh: I'll find out next week at my growth u/s

Maternity clothes? Yes. I finally out grew from my pre-pregnancy shirts. The belly is just getting to big.

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: Great

Best moment this week: Baby D is becoming more active now.

Movement: Yes. There are days that he is more active than others.

Food cravings: Vanilla ice cream

Gender: boy

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In

What I miss: My cute summer clothes

What I am looking forward to: Weekend

Weekly Wisdom: I'm not too good with this category, I seem to never have one.

Milestones: He has passed his last two NSTs, yay!!!

Week 27 & 3rd Trimester!

Wow, 3rd trimester is here, unbelievable!!! What a milestone to accomplish knowing I'm at that home stretch of this pregnancy.

This week will be very quick since I'll be 28 weeks tomorrow. I at least wanted to throw in my 27th week baby & weekly survey.

Baby
This week, your baby weighs almost 2 pounds (like a head of cauliflower) and is about 14 1/2 inches long with her legs extended. She's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing her eyes, and perhaps even sucking her fingers. With more brain tissue developing, your baby's brain is very active now. While her lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if she were to be born now. Chalk up any tiny rhythmic movements you may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments, and they don't bother her, so just relax and enjoy the tickle.

Weekly Survey
How far along? 27w6d

Total weight gain/loss: Gained 20 lbs

How much does baby weigh: A week ago he weighed 2 lbs 7 oz, I'm sure today he's put on a few more ounces

Maternity clothes? Yes

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: Great

Best moment this week: Sending out all my baby shower invitations!!!

Movement: Yes. There are days that he is more active than others.

Food cravings: Vanilla ice cream

Gender: boy

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In

What I miss: My cute summer clothes

What I am looking forward to: The weekend

Weekly Wisdom: I'm not too good with this category, I seem to never have one.

Milestones: Making it to the 3rd trimester, yay!!!!

Growth U/S Update

So I went for my growth u/s on Wednesday morning. When I got called in I was very happy to see that I was having my favorite u/s tech. So far during my whole pregnancy I have had 10 u/s all ready so you get to meet all of the techs. There is this one lady who I have not seen since my 1st tri who is a sweetheart so I was very happy when I saw here. She recognized me right away too and said she hadn't seen me in months.

So we begin the u/s and she always points the screen towards me so I can see the baby. Well I found out that as of now my sweet little boy is breech. I had a feeling he was because I feel his kicks below my button. She said not to worry about it because I'm still early enough where he can definitely turn into the birth position. So let's hope that this little guy from now until the end will decide to flip to where he's suppose to be because his mommy does not want a c-section. She measured his head circumference and his weight and he's at a 51% percentile. She said he's a very average size baby. He weighs 2 lbs and 7 oz.

So after all these good news she switched the machine to 3D/4D and that was so cool. Unfortunately the little guy was not cooperating at all and we did not get good pictures. The only one I got of him is the one posted below. You can clearly see his lips, nose, eyes, forehead, and his arm. She also told me that he all ready has a head full of hair. I thought that was very cute. I was born with a head full of hair and I think John was too so he's definitely taking after his parents.

I'll do my weekly posting tomorrow so that this post is not super long.

So my next growth u/s is on July 1 and I'm hoping I can get some better 3D pictures of him.

Glucose Test

I went in this morning for my glucose test and I passed!!! I was very surprised how quick they do it. I was expecting to have a vial of blood drawn from my arm, but to my surprise it was just a little prick on my finger. Than I thought maybe I had to wait a day or so for the result, well the result was given to me within seconds. So it was an easy quick progress.

I'm going in tomorrow morning for another growth u/s. I can't wait to see my little boy and see how he is doing. I always like to know his weight and how big he is measuring. So I'll update you all tomorrow on that. Hopefully I'll get some good pics of him too.