Week 30, March 11 - March 17
Thursday, March 11th
(77 days to go)
Not much to report.
I had a doctor appointment today. You can
go to this
page to read more about it. It went
well.
Baby Update: Within the next three days,
the baby's brain begins to take on a wrinkled
appearance because of its rapid growth.
The wrinkling of the surface of the brain
is normal and necessary. The wrinkles are
called convolutions. A convoluted brain
contains more brain cells than a smooth,
nonconvoluted brain and is potentially more
powerful. - "The Pregnancy Journal"
by A. Christine Harris, Ph.D.
Friday, March
12th (76 days to go)
Isaac and I have
recently learned that there were a good
deal of big babies on his side of the family.
Two of his Louie cousins were 8+ and 9+
pounds. Isaac himself was an 8 pounder,
his brother Henry weighed 8 pounds 5 ounces,
his brother Terry was 9 pounds 11 ounces
(!!!!!) and the baby, Rosie, was 8 pounds,
8 ounces. I wish I had known that earlier.
Would have made me feel less anxious about
the diabetes thing. This kid is just destined
to be born big!
Baby Update: The baby will put on more than
1 pound during this month. - "The Pregnancy
Journal" by A. Christine Harris, Ph.D.
Saturday, March
13th (75 days to go)
So I know I've
mentioned a lot that I do have lots of dreams.
Well, a recurring theme is that I return
to high school. Usually things are messed
up... like my schedule is lost, or it's
not the kind of schedule I'm used to, or
the school seems to have changed and I can't
find the classroom. Today I decided to do
some research as to what these types of
dreams generally mean. Most of the online
stuff refers to "career" issues,
but I think it translates with me too.
Generally, back to school dreams reflect
feelings that we are being "tested"
in our waking lives. On many levels I'm
experiencing this. The biggest right now
is that I'm about to become a mom. Maybe
more than I realize I'm worried about how
good I'll be at that. I'm a bit of a perfectionist
at things, so I'm probably concerned I'll
fail miserably. Besides wondering how well
I'll do, there are so many things to learn...
and when the baby starts to cry I can't
just hand her over to her mother... that'll
be me!
I'm also beginning to wonder what's next
as far as work goes for me. I'm not sure.
I've had a miserable time trying to find
work the conventional way... via sending
my resume out to hiring companies. Certain
things lately are leading me to believe
that I may need to work on being a freelance
designer full-time. There are many advantages
to that... mostly being home with Isaac
and Ella all of the time, but it's scary
at the same time. I do not look forward
to the "business" end of things.
At least Isaac's been doing it for years
and can help me out. Still... deciding to
go for it and then going and getting the
work is the scary part.
So needless to say there are many new tasks
ahead of me, and I'm afraid I won't "make
the grade" so to speak. We all spent
many years feeling this way in school, which
is why it's the school setting that shows
up when we're feeling "tested"
in our lives.
Baby Update: By this time, red blood cell
production is entirely taken over by the
bone marrow. (Remember that red blood cells
were first produced by tissue groups called
blood islands; later the spleen assumes
some responsibility for red blood cell production.)
- "The Pregnancy Journal" by A.
Christine Harris, Ph.D.
Sunday, March
14th (74 days to go)
Baby Update: Since the baby's eyelids are
now unfused, they can open and close. Much
of the time, the baby's eyes are open and
the eyes are practicing "looking"
movements. - "The Pregnancy Journal"
by A. Christine Harris, Ph.D.
Monday, March
15th (73 days to go)
Nothing new to report. But there are the
usual "Monday" things to put here...
like this week's heartbeat
sound and Baby Center's take on 30
weeks.
Baby Update: The process of myelinization
begins to speed nerve cell transmission.
Myelin is a fatty substance that coats the
outside of nerve cells and makes nerve cell
transmission faster, easier, and more efficient.
- "The Pregnancy Journal" by A.
Christine Harris, Ph.D.
Tuesday, March
16th (72 days to go)
New belly picture tomorrow! Nothing new
today. Just waiting for time to pass.
It's almost spring! All of the trees are
blooming (though I'm still waiting for the
cherry blossoms to bloom in our yard). The
rhodedenrons are blooming too. I can't wait
for summer. Nothing beats Seattle in the
summer I think. It's so beautiful here.
All in all it wasn't a bad winter either.
You have to admit it could have been worse.
We got our usual one week's worth of snow,
but it hasn't even rained all that much.
I love the misconception every one has about
our weather.
Enough babbling about the weather. :)
Baby Update: By now, most of the lanugo
(the downy hair that covered the baby's
body) has disappeared except for patches
on the back and shoulders. - "The Pregnancy
Journal" by A. Christine Harris, Ph.D.
Wednesday, March
17th (71 days to go)
New belly picture today! Oy... I'm getting
huge and there's still growth to be done!!!!
Want to compare me to previous weeks? Go
here...
Yesterday we learned that the video of Ella
during the 4D ultrasound got taped over.
Complete accident... like a cat stepped
on the remote or something because what
got recorded wasn't anything we'd want to
record. I just left a message at the doctor's
office... hoping they'll let me do it again.
The loop hole is that there were a couple
of things the brochure said we would get
for our money, that we did not actually
end up receiving. So let's hope they let
me do it again. I'm really said about it.
I don't get to watch her stick out her tongue
whenever I want and that makes me very sad.
:( Plus the tape was going to be kept for
Ella to watch some day. I'll let you know
what happens.
Baby Update: The baby's toenails are visible,
and it probably has a good head of hair
by this point (a good crop of curls I'm
hoping!!). - "The Pregnancy Journal"
by A. Christine Harris, Ph.D.
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