10 More Weeks!

For being a short week, it sure seemed to drag on!

My 30 week appointment was yesterday. I also had a growth ultrasound scheduled since I've been measuring small.

I actually ended up staying home from work yesterday all together. I had noticed some spotting again the night before and decided that I would just address it with my doctor at my appointment since I didn't think it was too bad. I kept waking up during the night though and felt really crampy. I decided rather than go to work and be worried and miserable I would just stay home. It was a dreary day, and I felt tired and out of it all morning. I hate that feeling.

My ultrasound was scheduled at 2:00 and I got right in. Saw my little man again! I also found out the reason for my "cramping". His head was crammed right into my pelvic bone. Talk about some major pressure. The tech couldn't believe how low he lies. I told her he's been down low through the entire pregnancy...never wanted to move up I guess! He wasn't quite as wiggly as normal, which worked out better for her! I found out that the big lump that I feel moving around most of the time besides feeling his kicks, is his butt!

He is measuring perfectly. Before he measured about 4 or 5 days ahead and now he's only measuring 1 day ahead. He is guessed to be weighing in around 3 pounds 1 ounce and my doctor told me that if his growth stays at the same rate he will probably be around 7.5-8 pounds at birth. Amazingly that is only the 45th percentile. I can't imagine giving birth to a baby bigger than 8 pounds! I'm liking his size.

I'm getting treated for yet another bacterial infection. Never had any in my life until I got pregnant, but my doctor says that happens to a lot of women, so I'm on my 3rd round of antibiotics this pregnancy. The good news is that she checked everything out and I'm not starting to prematurely dialate or efface.

30 week picture:

Last night I went with Jacob for music night at the football game. His kids sang and then we stayed for just a little while before heading home. I was really achey from standing up for over an hour. We came home and watched TV until I kept dozing off. I was asleep before 10 and slept until almost 8. Apparently that was too long, because I've been tired all day today too.

I just finished watching my beloved Hawkeyes lose to the stinkin' Cyclones in Triple OT. A sad, sad day. 

I was going to wash more baby clothes today too, but I've been washing bedding all day. I washed our sheets, and then decided they've seen better days so instead of putting them back on the bed, I opened a brand spankin' new sheet set and I'm washing them. Plus I washed our comforter, which takes forever to get dry. I finally gave up and have fans blowing on it!

I'm thinking tonight is going to be the first chili and cornbread night of the season!