30 Weeks

Your baby's crown-to-rump length is a little over 10.8 inches and the total length of your baby is about 17 inches! Your baby weighs about 3 pounds now. Your uterus can be felt about 4 inches above your bellybutton. Your uterus, baby, placenta and the amount of fluid will get larger over the next ten weeks. You should be gaining about a pound a week at this time.

Even though your baby is cushioned by the amniotic fluid, she can feel and respond to pain. Your baby now does `practice breathing` to get ready for life outside of your womb. If you have an ultrasound at this time, you will be able to see this. If your baby swallows amniotic fluid down the wrong passage, she will still get hiccups that are noticeable by you. If your baby were born at this time, she would be able to keep herself warm.

The skin begins to smoothen as fat deposits accumulate underneath. The fat insulates and is an energy source.


Only 10 weeks left. I am feeling just ok. Very sluggish. It takes a lot of effort to get to and from these days. Even walking a block from my bus to my work is getting harder. Yikes. Nothing much new to report except that I passed my 1 hour glucose test which means I don't have to go in for the 3 hour one.

Yesterday it hit me that we have to actually buckle down and get some of the things we still need ordered. I haven't ordered such items because we haven't decided on what exactly we want in terms of style, functionality, etc- maybe we should get on that....hmmmmmmmm.

How far along?: 30 weeks
Total weight gain: 28 lbs
How much does baby weigh?: around 3 lbs
Maternity clothes?: Yes
Stretch marks?: nope
Sleep?: whats that???
Milestone?: hitting the 30 week mark
Movement?: ALL.THE.TIME!! I love it
Food cravings?: not really- just sweets like usually
Labor signs?: no
Belly button in or out?: In...for now
What I miss: NOTHING!! Ok..so maybe that is a small fib. I wish I could sleep for more than 2 hrs at a time. BUT I don't mind because its getting me used to what things will be like when she is here.

29 Weeks!!

At this point in your pregnancy, your baby's crown-to-rump length is approximately 10.4 inches and the total length of your baby is around 16.7 inches. Your baby weighs about 2.7 pounds and continues to grow every day.

Babies that are born prematurely can be very tiny. Even a baby that is only a few weeks early can be very small. Your baby will grow rapidly from now until week 36, and then at a slower rate thereafter. Generally, boys weigh more than girls at birth. The average baby's birth weight at full term is 7 to 7.5 pounds.

Your baby will continue to open and close her eyes in the womb and may be able to see silhouettes of objects or even people in the right amount of light. Your baby should be moving many times throughout the day. Some of your baby's movements will be predictable.

Research has shown that your baby is not only able to hear, but also able to recognize your own voice. This shows that your baby can already learn, remember and recognize.

I would like to dedicate this post to my wonderful husband, Joey. He has been soooo great throughout this entire pregnancy. He has been such a great support system and I am definatly grateful to have him. I am really lucky. I really am.
-He has been to every doctors appt
-He puts up with my moody/bitchyness/emotionalness (I seriously don't know how he does it)
-He makes sure I go for walks even when I just don't feel like it
-He asks me EVERY day how I and little miss Audrey are doing
-He painted the room and put together all of the nursery furniture and is really anxious for it to all come together
-He wakes up with me at night when I have leg cramps and massages them
-He didn't complain one bit when I was on pelvic rest
-He doesn't complain when he hears me up 4-5 times a night to pee and re-adjust my sleep position
-He kisses and rubs my belly often- he has even started to talk to Audrey and she responds with a swift kick
-When I contimplate sleeping on the couch (it really is more comfortable) he says he will sleep on the floor next to me
-He talks about life when Audrey gets here ALL the time
-He is working his ass off so that one day I could possibly be a stay at home mom
-He tells me to stop worrying about my weight gain and that it doesn't matter to him

I think the list can go on and on- He is a great husband and is going to be a great father

28 Weeks

Your baby's crown-to-rump length is approximately 10 inches and the total length of your growing baby is around 15.75 inches. Your baby weighs about 2.4 pounds at this point. Your uterus is a little more than 3 inches above your bellybutton.

You will probably begin visiting your caregiver once every two weeks. Week 28 is an important week for testing. You will probably be having your glucose tolerance test, an iron level test and if you are Rh negative, you should have an antibody test.

Your baby's brain continues to develop and is now forming the folds and grooves of a fully developed brain. The amount of tissues within the brain also continues to increase in large amounts. The hair that covers your baby's scalp is also getting longer. Your baby is now large enough for presentation to be determined and your doctor might be able to find out if your baby is at risk for being breech. If your baby is breech, don't panic. There is still time for the baby to rotate.

Wow, what a day yesterday. We had two doctors apts. 9am was the 3D ultra sound and 3pm was my regular check up. The 3D ultra sound was AMAZING!!! Getting to see little Audrey and what she looks like was the coolest thing. It was really hard to get a good head shot since she kept putting her arm and fist in front of her face. But we poked and prodded at her to get a few good pictures. I am in LOVE. I can't stop looking at the pictures. I must say she is a beauty. We also got a video of her moving around. At times its hard to make out what we are looking at, but its still pretty cool.

While we with the ultra sound tech, the position of the placenta was checked and I am glad to report that it is now away from the cervix and in a more favorable position. My doctor confirmed that I am off pelvic rest! Yea. I also had my glucose test yesterday. The orange flavored drink just tasted like really sugary orange soda. It wasn't bad a first, but by the end of the bottle it was kinda hard to take down. I had my blood drawn and am awaiting the results to see if I have gestational diabeties. I am hoping and praying I don't have to do the 3 hour glucose test. We will see.

Both Audrey and I are doing well. She is right on target with her growth and her heart rate is still strong. I am still having trouble sleeping on my sides as my hips are really starting to hurt. I bought a body pillow yesterday so we will see if that helps. I also get winded more often so it takes me longer to get to point A to point B, but I manage. I also start going in for apts every two weeks now instead of every 4! Only 12 weeks left!! Holy Crap!!!

After the doc apt Joey and I went out to eat and took a stroll at our park. It was a good day!!

27 Weeks

You are now in the third trimester, and last, of your pregnancy! Your baby's crown-to-rump length is about 9.6 inches and your baby's total length is approximately 15.3 inches! Your baby now weighs about 2 pounds 3 ounces and is going to grow rapidly during this last trimester!

If your baby were born now, it would have an 85% chance of surviving. Even though your baby is still not fully developed, she would be well within the limits of premature viability. You still have approximately 13 weeks left of your pregnancy, and during this time your baby must continue to grow and develop. If your baby was born at this time, she would have several complications that would require special attention. Because babies do not have adequate amounts of fat at this time, your baby would have to be kept inside of an incubator for warmth. Because the air sacs in your baby's lungs do not yet have surfactant, she would require an artificial respirator. Your baby's brain, liver and immune system still need to develop more also.

Your baby can develop hiccups

Yea, third trimester. Time is flying. Joey and I bought the window coverings this weekend so those are up. We also shopped for a chair without luck. We will find it, eventually. Nothing much else new except that Joey got me sick. I have been trying not to take medicine but yesterday I resorted to taking some sudefed. Which helped but now I am developing chest congestion sooooo I may have to resort to taking Robitussin. YUCK. But I will probably end up being too stubborn because its discusting so we will see. Nothing much else new to report.
How far along?: 27 weeks
Total weight gain: 25 lbs
How much does baby weigh?: 2 - 2.5 ounces
Maternity clothes?: Yes
Stretch marks?: NOPE
Sleep?: I still wake up every two hours to pee and to readjust my sleeping position
Best moment this week?: Slowly making more progress on the nursery
Movement?: all the time
Food cravings?: just junk food like girl scout cookies, which I devoured without hardly sharing. 1 for me, 1 for Audrey, and 1 for Joey. Sorry babe
Labor signs?: no
Belly button in or out?: in, but the hole from where my belly button ring is stretching. Damn- sorry mom you were right. I do regret getting it.
What I miss:nothing really. I do wish people would stop telling me what I will and will not do when the baby comes. Joey and I are smart people, let us figure it out. PLEASE!!!!!!!

26 weeks

By this week, your baby's crown-to-rump length is approximately 9.2 inches. Remember, that is only from the top of his head to his bottom and does not include his leg measurements! Your baby weighs almost 2 pounds and is beginning to put on weight. Your uterus is about 2.5 inches above your bellybutton and you will continue to grow approximately 1 cm each week. Because your baby has moved further up, you may get occasional pain underneath your ribs.

After a month of having his eyelids sealed shut, your baby begins to open his eyes again this week. Your baby's eyes are almost completely developed. Your baby's eyes are blue in the womb and may change colors later in life. This is true for all races because the pupils do not have their final color until a few months after birth. However, some babies are born with darker or lighter shades of blue. Your growing baby will continue to put on layers of fat until she is born. He is still lean at this point of the pregnancy though. By the time your baby is born, he will assume the typical newborn's plumpness. Your baby's skin will still be wrinkled and red, but the fat continues to fill the skin out.

Finger and toe nails continue to grow.

Blood vessels start to develop in the lungs to prepare the baby for life outside the uterus.

Your baby's blood circulation is completely functional. The umbilical cord system continues to grow and thicken as blood travels with considerable force through the body to nurture the baby. The placenta is now almost equal in size to the baby.

Even though it is still way too soon for your baby to be born yet, the chance of survival without severe abnormalities is now 70% provided it is born in a hospital.

Less the 100 days until Audrey is set to arrive. I remember when it was less than 200. We started to look for a rocker/recliner to put in the babies room and are having no luck. A lot of them are too big and bulky (not to mention too ugly) to have in that room. SOOOOO, we will keep looking but will probably settle for a glider. But we have plenty of time. 14 weeks left!!

A couple more weeks until the 3D/4D ultra sound. We can't wait to get a glimpse of what are little Audrey will look like.