30 Weeks

30 weeks

How Your Baby’s Growing (from Babycenter.com):

Your baby's about 15.7 inches long now and weighs almost 3 pounds (about the size of a large cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds her, but that volume will shrink 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.)

How far along: 30 weeks

Pregnancy symptoms: heartburn, tiredness, aches and pains everywhere, hormonal wackiness, trouble coming up with words/thoughts

Food Cravings: meat and potatoes, pastries, Blue Bell cookies and cream, ice water

Food Aversions: I haven’t had much in the way of aversions lately – wahoo!  I’ll keep this category just in case something crops up.

Sleep: I can’t complain too much.  Most of the time I wake up feeling like I’ve been beaten, instead of having a good night’s sleep, but I think it could be worse.  :)  Last night I went to bed early, but woke up when Matt came to bed and was then up for three and a half hours with heartburn and just the inability to go back to sleep.  It was grody.  I am tired.

Measurement: 218lbs last Thursday

Movement: Lots!

Labor signs: Occasional Braxton Hicks

What I miss: Laying on my belly, getting comfortable in any position, ever

What I’m looking forward to: cooler weather

Milestone: I’m in the 30’s!  There has been no indication of preterm labor, but I still celebrate every passing week, knowing they’re more and more viable for life outside the Momma.

Thoughts from the children: Nothing is really coming to mind.

Doctor’s visit: I went for a quick check-up on Thursday.  I didn’t have an ultrasound; just had my urine, weight, blood pressure checked.  I think my BP was 130/70.

Other thoughts: I am so tired all the time.  That’s not really a complaint; it’s more of a fact.  :)  I need so much help to do anything, and I just hurt everywhere every day.  I definitely want to keep these boys inside for several more weeks, but it sure is going to be a test of endurance!

A couple of other poses this week:

I was playing around with trying to get a silhouette of me, but it’s hard!  This wasn’t the best spot for it, and it’s frustrating not to be totally “driving” the camera.

Baby-related projects:

• I’m putting this on the list kind of after the fact: Work on potty training James.  Hallelujah that boy is doing so so well!
• Clean up/organize the girls’ room to make space for eventual James.
• Go to IKEA.  Look at and possibly purchase the Kura low loft bed and shallow mattress for the girls.  **I’ve been putting this off since it is logistically hard, but we are ready to get this done!
• Move the majority of the toys into the main living area to make space for sleeping and clothes in the bedrooms. I still need to sort through and organize the books, which are in a giant pile on the floor.
• Do some research on the best sleeping arrangements for newborn twins.  *I’m currently planning to use a standard sized pack and play with the newborn “shelf” in it for our bedroom when they’re bitty.  If we discover they don’t sleep well with each other, we can always switch to two pack and plays or just use the cribs.
• Figure out number of diapers that would be ideal for the babies.  **I think at this point we’ll just get a few more newborn sized diapers and then wait and see what works when they come.
• Pick out infant car seats.
• Organize James’ closet.  (This is where the not-in-use clothes live as well as a lot of baby things, and it’s a super-pit.)
• Shop for a king sized bed.  We really really really really want one.  :)  But the logistics and expense may mean this isn’t the best time.
• Tinker with a baby registry.  We don’t need much, but I have started putting some things on an Amazon registry when I think about them
• Pull the baby boy clothes from the attic and take inventory.
• Possibly get some maternity/family pictures made. 
• Wash, dry, fold, put away the 0-3 months clothes.
• Pull the new infant car seats out of the boxes and make sure they are what we think they are and work as they should. **Done!  And I’ve started stalking Joanna’s new car seat, waiting for a great price.  **We got Joanna’s new seat last week!  “We” have yet to put it in the car and make sure it’s going to work, but it’s here!
• Preregister at the hospital.  **Did this after my appointment on Thursday.  It was an easy process, but with the construction at the hospital, I walked a very long way and was a total mess when I got home.  Yuck.  And oy, the sticker shock of a twin delivery.  Ouch!