The big 3-0!

We turn 30 weeks today. That little change from the 20's to the 30's means more to me than it will when I actually turn 30. 30 weeks is like... The end here! We're in our final weeks of pregnancy! I feel so many things about it. Excitement being a big chunk, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't scared too. I just keep telling baby Santos, just let us get through the classes and Tia becky's graduation... Then you're welcome to join us out here where we'll smother you with love and kisses.
How far along? 30 flippin weeks! Only 10 left or 70 days til our due date, and only 6 weeks til we're full term.

How big is baby? He's a head of lettuce. I wish they would specify what type... I'm assuming iceberg. :)

(Gabe took this photo with his phone)

Development: As far as growth goes, your baby's still on a roll, measuring an impressive 18 inches and weighing in at more than three pounds. You can still expect your baby to gain at least three to five pounds, possibly more, before you two meet.

Your baby's brain is working overtime these days, developing faster than ever. Connections between individual nerve cells are growing at a frenetic clip, and your baby can now perceive information from all five senses. Sure, your baby can't smell anything right now, but that's only because he or she is still submerged in amniotic fluid and needs to be breathing air to get a whiff of anything. Lucky for you — and your baby — yours will be one of the very first scents your baby breathes in, a scent that will quickly become his or her very favorite.

So what's your little dove doing all day while you're busy feathering your nest for his or her arrival? Making faces, hiccupping, swallowing, breathing, pedaling with little hands and feet along your uterine wall, and even sucking his or her thumb. In fact, some babies suck their thumbs so vigorously while in the womb that they're born with a callus on their thumb (what a little sucker!).

How huge is mama? Seriously. Huge. I grew a little over a full inch since I last measured. I gained a pound since last week (I'm supposed to average a pound a week from here on) so I'm up a total of 19 pounds. So theoretically... I'll have gained about 30 pounds total for my pregnancy. Not too shabby! I'll take that. let's see if it really happens though. LOL

Sleep? As much as I can. I am starting to get that urge to nap again. Plus, I wake up from all sorts of stuff at night now. Along with the frequent potty trips, I can't breathe and sometimes my heart speeds up. All normal stuff don't worry. It's just anxiety and no space for my lungs to move. Here, I'll prove it: " Indeed, in an effort to provide spacious-enough accommodations for your soon-to-be bouncing baby boy or girl, your growing uterus has compressed your lungs, limiting their ability to fully expand when you take a breath and causing you to feel like you've just run a marathon when you've only climbed a flight of stairs. While this shortness of breath during pregnancy may feel very uncomfortable to you, your baby is blissfully unaware and unaffected. Your fetus gets all the oxygen it needs through the placenta. So relax and take a deep breath (if you can). Are you having intense dreams about the baby and the upcoming birth, which wake you up and cause you to worry? These can be caused by anxiety, the baby's movements or physical discomfort at night. This is normal, and not an indication of anything being wrong with the baby."

Movement? For the first time in a while I fell asleep before daddy last night. I woke up to him holding the baby. He said he was moving a lot. :) i thought that was cute. I can feel it while I sleep I'm just really used to it. I wonder how long it will take me to break the habit of holding my tummy all the time. I love feeling him move and I barely ever take my hand off the belly.

Food? Lately, I want chocolate cake. Last night I had to settle for a pop tart instead. Lol
Belly button? Still hanging in there!
Pregnancy symptoms? Sooo I started to talk about that in my rant yesterday, but it seems like some of the first trimester things are making a comeback. Dizzy, fatigue, nausea, and smelling everything. They're back. New things are the shortness of breath, tummy stretching to the point where it's almost painful, and it's itchy! I can lotion like crazy but it's still itchy where it's stretching.

(Here's a photo of me at the shower on Sunday, can't see him so well from the front view huh?)

Crazy things giving me anxiety? I figure it will help to get them out and talk about them. The more I read the more I think and I have to calm myself down lol! This week it was the crazy urge to go buy diapers and a stroller. I've also been thinking of buying something to protect our mattress just in case my water breaks in bed. I know, the likelihood of that happening is slim, but I don't want to ruin our mattress...the last thing I want to do is buy a new one! Lol

Milestones? I think every week is a milestone. :)
Looking forward to next? I'm not really looking forward to it, but I'm glad to be doing it... On Thursday I'm going over to the hospital to register and get all of our paperwork out of the way and then they have you meet a nurse and an anesthesiologist. I guess we'll discuss the epidural and things like that. So that will be good.

Here's my view...












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