30 Weeks

30 weeks (9/4)

Ok, I am starting to panic just a little. I am officially 3/4 of the way through this pregnancy! I wanted to do some comparison photos so I was looking through the blog from when I was pregnant with Kinsley and that is when the panic started to kick in. By 28 weeks we already had the room painted and furniture in it's place. I would show you a picture of the baby's room right now but it is pretty terrible. The good news is we didn't have Kinsley's name picked out until 34 weeks so we still have some time. Chris finally got the shelves put up in the closet. It looks really nice! Now i have to organize everything so that it will fit in the closet and still leave plenty of room for baby things.
Here is a comparison from last pregnancy to this pregnancy:

30 weeks with Kinsley

30 weeks with Baby #2       

Also, while looking through the blog, I notice how much I used to wear my hair straight. No time for that now! 

Here are some comparisons from each quarter of this pregnancy:

9 weeks

20 weeks

30 weeks

My last appointment (9/2) was pretty uneventful. Baby sounded great and best of all I only gained 2 more pounds! Now if I can just stay on that track rather than the '3 pounds a week' track I will be doing ok.

Friday (8/29) Kinsley had her first day of preschool. She was so excited to be there and didn't want to leave. I asked her teacher how she did and her response was "She has a lot of energy, she was kind of all over the place". Hmmm, not the best answer but I guess it could be worse. I didn't realize how nice it was going to be to have 2 1/2 hours to myself one day a week. 

How far along: 30 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Only two pounds in the past two weeks! 32 total.
Maternity clothes?: Yup. I can still wear some of my old dresses and sometimes they look better than my maternity dresses.
Stretch marks?: I was sure I would see some after that rapid weight gain last month but still none that I can see.
Sleep:  I haven't been sleeping well during the day. Thankfully my new job doesn't require as much brain power.
Best moment this week: Sending Kinsley to preschool. We both loved it!
Movement: Yup. Kinsley likes to feel her baby sister move. She puts her hand on my tummy and says "is she jumpin?" Too cute how much she loves her already.
Food cravings: I cut out most sweets the past two weeks due to the 12 pound weight gain. Since I only gained 2 pounds in two weeks I decided it would be ok to have a little ice cream. Bad idea! Now all I want is ice cream! and maybe some brownies to go with it.
Gender: Girl!

What I miss: Walking without discomfort. Starting to get more uncomfortable.
Milestones: 3/4 of the way done

From BabyCenter:

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.)

28 weeks

28 weeks (and 3 days 8/24)

(pretend I wrote this August 25th or so)
Well hello third trimester. It is so nice to see you! I can't believe I am 2/3 of the way done! Actually, the past month or so have seemed to really drag. I have a feeling this last trimester is going to fly by. Especially since I am no where near ready for this little girl, poor thing doesn't even have a name!

So, good news and bad news about my last appointment. Good news is I passed my glucose test, all my other labs looked good, and the baby sounded great. Bad news is my blood type didn't magically change overnight so I had to get a Rhogam shot (ouch). And the worst news... I gained 12 pounds. No, not total. In one month! That is 3 pounds a week!!! I think I am going to go cry now. Kim didn't seem too worried about it. She just said quit eating anything that has no nutritional value. *big sigh* But that is the good stuff! My excuse is I have had a cold for the past couple of weeks and haven't felt like doing any kind of exercising. I know, it's still ridiculous. I have two weeks between appointments (9/2), my goal is to not gain much before then.

Mmmm Tasty!

Worst fortune ever! I obviously don't have a problem with my appetite!

Here is a fun little game I like to call "you know you're getting big when":

The other day I went to the grocery store to grab a few things. I wasn't feeling very good that day so I was moving pretty slow. I get home and Chris tells me he got a text from a previous co-worker who saw me at the store. I must have looked how I felt because he told Chris I shouldn't be going anywhere by myself, I looked like I was ready to have a baby at any second. I made sure Chris told him I had 12 more weeks! I thought it was pretty funny.

                                                  

How far along: 28 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 12 POUNDS!!.  Really it was only 11.4 pounds but at that point you might as well round up. 30 total! Maybe I won't gain much over the next 12 weeks!

Maternity clothes?: Yup.
Stretch marks?: None yet
Sleep:  It could always be better but it's not terrible.
Best moment this week: Spending time at the pool on these hot days
Movement: All the time!
Food cravings: I obviously love sweets!
Gender: Girl!
What I miss: Cooler weather. Not only has it been 90's nearly every day I also have some cute cooler weather maternity clothes that I want to wear.
Milestones: Third trimester!

From BabyCenter:

By this week, your baby weighs 2 1/4 pounds (about the size of a large eggplant) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels.
She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. With her eyesight developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. She's also developing billions of neurons in her brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.