Week 30

Pregnancy Highlights for the Week


How Far Along: 30 weeks

Fruit/Veggie: A head of cabbage - 15.7 inches long head to toe and weighs almost 3 pounds.

Baby changes: 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.)

As baby's skin smoothes out, her brain just keeps getting more wrinkled. All those grooves and indentations increase surface area, meaning more room for that oh-so-essential brain tissue. She's also adding some brawn -- her grip is now strong enough to grasp a finger.

Best Moment this Week: I spent the weekend with most of the women in Clint's mom's family - ages 27 to 82.  It's always a fun time, and although I'm a little slower than normal I think I kept up pretty well.  We also had an appointment last week - everything looks good and is right on track. 

Gender: Sweet baby girl! Still working on a name.

Movement: She's still moving around a lot, the nurse had to chase her a little with the machine they use to pick up the heartbeat last week.

Food Cravings: Still the same, nothing too exciting.

What I Miss: Running, wine, being able to keep up when I walk with people, clothes fitting.

Sleep: About the same.

What I am looking forward to: Not much going on this week, which is a good thing.

Symptoms: Same as before, just getting a little more slow and tired.  But really, I feel good and think that I've had a great pregnancy so far!