Baby update (and a little more)!

So, if you can even believe it (because I can't), I am officially 30 weeks pregnant this week.

Since I missed last week, I'll start there:
29 weeks
The little girl is about 2-1/2 pounds and is 15-17 inches from head to toe.  She is about the size of a butternut squash:

Her head is continuing to grow, to make room for her growing brain.  Her brain can detect rhythmic breathing and control body temperature, which means that if she were born early, she is less likely to need assistance breathing at this point.  Some researchers even think that babies can dream at this stage - after investigating brain wave activity.  So cool to think about, but also incredibly unclear what the baby would dream about.  Each week improves the chances that she'll be born strong and healthy.  Clearly we don't want her popping out now, but at least if she did, she's likely to be able to survive.  She's adding fat, as expected, since she's close to as long as she'll get, and she's growing eyelashes too.  We can only hope her eyelashes are half as good as Jayden's, for her sake!  Her muscles and lungs are continuing to mature as well, and I am feeling the brunt of the muscles, that's for sure.  I seriously can't believe how calculated it feels like her movements are.  There is nothing subtle about this baby.  I am so curious to find out if her personality as a baby/kid at all reflects her "personality" in the womb.  I am also scared!

Apparently about 250 mg of calcium are deposited into the baby girl's skeleton each day - so I'm supposed to make sure my calcium intake doesn't falter.  Good thing I generally like milk and I eat yogurt every day for breakfast.  And maybe this gives me an excuse to make grilled cheese every night for dinner!

30 weeks
10 weeks, or 70 days, to go!  Owen (I forgot I was supposed to call her that) is almost 3 pounds, and is still 15-17 inches long (11 inches head to rump).  She's the length of a laptop (although that may be a little outdated of a comparison, considering the variety in laptops these days), or the weight of a head of cabbage.

Right now there is about a pint and a half of amniotic fluid around her.  From now on that number is likely to decrease, as the baby grows bigger and takes up more and more space.

Her eyesight continues to develop, but is still pretty bad.  At birth her vision will be about 20/400, will mostly respond to changes in light and will only be able to see objects a few inches from her face.  If she's "lucky," she'll end up with glasses shortly thereafter, considering Carmen's eyesight, my eyesight, and the eyesight of our family members!

From now until birth, she'll only gain a few more inches in length.  For comparison's sake, Jayden was about 21 inches at birth, and this little girl is (supposedly) 17 inches long now.  So she'll only gain maybe 4 more inches in length, but will likely gain another four to five pounds in weight.  We'll see if she's like Jayden and turns out to be long and lean, or if she gains some extra chubbiness.

As if these pregnancy apps know me, they think I'm likely to have trouble sleeping and may be clumsier than normal.  So, to prove their point, this week happened.  I've been up at least 2-3 times a night every night this week.  Either due to discomfort, peeing, muscle cramps or Jayden's bad dreams.  Jayden has contributed one bad dream pretty much every night, which hasn't helped, but he goes back to sleep quickly so that hasn't been so bad.  The discomfort sucks, though.  There's no good way to lie down that's comfortable.  I've found myself on my back a couple times, which is not great; apparently the weight of the baby can press on some nerve that can reduce blood flow to my heart, which can prevent blood from getting to the baby, I think.  The moral of the story is I'm not supposed to lie on my back.

Yeah, and then today: I managed to spill my smoothie all over the bag it was in, including Jayden's blanket and my lunchbox.  While I was getting my hair done, I managed to kick off my own shoe and then drop my phone on the floor.  And later, I was grabbing one of Jayden's toys off a table and managed to knock down the entire puzzle rack.  It is Friday, but I still shouldn't be quite that clumsy.  It is also apparently NORMAL for me to be a crazy, emotional wreck.  The app calls it "mood swings," but I prefer the stronger term.  There are so many things to worry about and since I'm already prone to worrying, added stress/anxiety does not help.

And this is one of the biggest reasons for my stress - a house with no roof!

This is ACTUALLY what our house looks like right now.  We did used to have a garage and our house did used to be yellow.  Not so much anymore.  Thank goodness the construction hasn't moved indoors yet.  It'll be here soon, and then I'll really cry.

OH, but I am now officially excited about having a girl, and here is why:

Baby girl athletic clothes!
Seriously, the greatest thing ever.  Little baby girl Owen will be wearing onesies and cute Adidas tracksuits for every event.  I'm so excited.

It turns out boys' clothes aren't too terrible either.  Jayden got a couple new pairs of shoes this week (as you'll probably see/guess, Carmen got some stuff from Adidas, and his kids and wife benefited).

Some sweet new blue shoes.

The coolest ones of them all: purple running shoes!
Also, these are size 12-1/2 shoes.  They're a little big, but still wearable, which is super scary.  He's definitely most comfortable in a 12 right now. And he'll probably be in a 13 in another couple months.  Thank goodness we didn't have to pay for these shoes.  I'm thinking next time we get to benefit from Carmen's job I'm going to order the next three sizes of shoes for him.  He seriously grows like a weed.  There are some 4T clothes he can wear, but really he's a 5, and in some cases can wear a Youth Small, which is a 5/6.  The Duke outfit is basically a 5/6, and since the shorts are elastic waistband, they fit.
I think I am going to learn to sew, quit my job, and spend my entire life sewing clothes for Jayden.  He'll love that when he's 13.  ;)

And now it's Friday night and Carmen and I are sitting on the couch barely moving.  Sounds about right.  Except only one of us is growing a tiny human who kicks the nonsense out of my internal organs.  Tomorrow we have swim class and two birthday parties, so by 5 pm we will be more than done.  Especially because both birthday parties are exactly when naptime should be.  It will be interesting.

I hope everyone has fun weekend plans, or at least gets time to rest and relax.