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!