Online Baby game

Moved this back to the top to get some more guesses!!
Don't forget to click on the link below!!!

I thought it would be fun for people to guess the baby's gender, birth weight/length & the day it will be born. Just click the link below & click on "Enter a guess"!


http://www.expectnet.com/logingame.php?game_name=BabyOrf

30 Weeks!!!

According to "What to expect" for this week, baby's height/weight hasn't changed much in the past week, but the big news is baby's brain gain. Until now, the surface of baby's brain was smooth. Now it is taking on those characteristic grooves & indentations. The reason for change? Those wrinkles allow for an increased amount of brain tissue--a necessary change as the baby prepares for life outside the womb.

Another big change this week: Baby's bone marrow has taken over production of red blood cells (before, tissue groups & then the spleen took care of producing the blood cells). This is an important step, because it means he/she is better able to thrive on his or her own once born. Much of the lanugo--the soft, downy hair covering the baby's body--is beginning to disappear now because both fat & the brain are regulating the baby's body temperature now.

My headaches seem to have disappeared the past 2 days. Hopefully they will continue to stay away! I haven't had many cravings at all during this pregnancy. But the past week, I've really had a craving for orange juice. I've always like oj but I just don't drink a lot of juice. I guess it's a good craving to have since it's good for you!! It just tastes so good!! Thank you Minute Maid & Tropicana!

Seeing Spots

On Friday, I was eating lunch & I just started seeing "spots" and having some blurry vision. This lasted for maybe 10 minutes. Then I got a terrible headache that pretty much lasted the rest of the afternoon. Then on Saturday, I was at Kohl's by myself and I started seeing the "spots" again. I had to hurry up and pay for my stuff and get outta there cuz I didn't want to faint or do anything to embarrass myself. Then on Sat nite, I woke up with this horrible stabbing pain on the right side of my head that would not go away. Then last nite, I was doing the dishes and started seeing the spots again and got another instant headache. It's like one minute you are fine and then the next you are in agony. So I called the dr this morning to explain all this to them. She wanted me to come in to make sure everything was alright with my blood pressure. My blood pressure was fine and the baby is fine. I did have some blood in my urine so I ended up having an internal to make sure I wasn't bleeding or anything. But she said everything is ok "up there". I thought all this " seeing spots" stuff could have been from the flu shot, but the Dr said she'd never heard that before. It must have just been a coincidence. If I have more spots, I'm suppose to call her and I might have to see a neurologist. Otherwise she said I might have some kind of virus. Who knows? All I know is I don't want any more spots or terrible headaches!

Dr appt

I had a Dr appt today. These appts are so quick! I was planning on asking my dr about a flu shot today. I know prego women are suppose to get them. I've never had one in my life because I don't get sick very often. Plus I've heard some people have gotten sick from getting the shot. But anyway, that is the first thing the nurse asked me, "Have you gotten your flu shot??" She read my mind. She said I couldn't go just anywhere to get one though becuz I needed to have the preservative-free one which most places don't offer. So I just got one today at the office. So that is done. I've been stuck with a needle a total of 6 times in one week! 2 times in each arm for the glucose test, a blood draw at the endocrinologist yesterday & now the flu shot today. Oh well!
Dr said things are still looking good. Baby's heartbeat was 160 beats per minute today. Pretty fast!!

29 Weeks!!!

According to "What to expect" this week, baby is almost 17 inches tall now & close to 3 lbs. His or her wrinkled skin is smoothing out as more fat is deposited under the skin surface. This fat, called white fat, is different from the earlier brown fat that the developing fetus accumulated. Brown fat is necessary for body temperature regulation while white fat actually serves as an energy source.

Space in the baby's living quarters is now at a premium, so I'll be feeling jabs & pokes from elbows & knees mostly. Kicks will be more vigorous than before because the baby is stronger & excitedly responding to all sorts of stimuli. Yesterday, I got a chocolate shake from McD's
(yes, I am so glad to be able to eat sugary things again!) and the baby went nuts! He/She was doing a major happy dance in my belly! It felt like an earthquake. On a side note, as a treat to myself for passing the glucose test, I also bought some limited edition jelly belly's in cold stone ice cream flavors. Can't wait to try them!

You'll also recall that the baby's baby-teeth buds formed weeks ago, but now the buds for permanent teeth are forming in his or her gums as well.

Only 11 weeks to go! Where did the time go???

Good News!!!

I passed the 3 hour glucose test!!! YAY!!!!!! That is a major relief! The nurse told me they test you on 4 values and I got normal in each rating. She said you could even be abnormal in one rating & still pass. No celery cake or special diets for me. : )

We had our final birthing class last night. Those classes went by fast! We just talked about what to expect after the birth, like what will happen with my body & how to cope. She showed us these humongous pads we wear after giving birth. Holy cow! Those things are big. All the girls were laughing. We did some deep breathing and that was about it. We got done early last night. All in all, I'm really glad we took these classes. Although, I think Jason was bored a lot of the time, but I still think he learned a few things. Ask him what the 511 rule is! I learned things I didn't know and I feel a bit less fearful about giving birth. Don't get me wrong, I'm still scared though!

3 Hour glucose test

I took off work on Friday & went to do my 3 hr glucose test. I arrived at 7am & couldn't eat or drink anything beforehand. They did my first blood draw & then I had to drink a bottle of that super syrupy drink again. For some reason, this one tasted a bit better than the other one. Maybe it had to do with the flavor?! I had orange this time. I did feel a bit sick about 10 minutes after drinking the glucose. My stomach started really hurting, I think it's because of all that sugar on an empty stomach. But it went away. Then they drew my blood every hr for 3 hrs. So I had a total of 4 blood draws. I guess the worst part was all the waiting around, but I just played Nintendo DS the whole time. I felt a bit tired after all this & was kinda hungry & thirsty but overall, I was fine. I will probably find out the results on Monday! Keep your fingers crossed!!!