30 weeks and 3 days

For those of you counting and not looking at the ticker on the left hand side of this blog, I only have 67 days left. (Well it is almost 9pm, so I'm close to 66 days:) ) I feel like the baby has moved lower. I know that I'm early for the baby to drop, so maybe she is now head down, because there is a whole lot more pressure in my pelvic area the last few days or so. Additionally, and this is maybe TMI, but I've been going #2 a whole lot more than I have since I first found out that I was pregnant. For the most part, my symptoms of Crohn's disease have gone away (the only symptom I really have had since my surgery is numerous trips to the bathroom). So to have this lovely symptom return at 30 weeks is kinda odd. I've heard that diarrhea can be sign that the body is preparing for the end, but I think I'm a little early. So maybe Baby G is just sitting weird and squishing the plumbing. I've got a doctor's appointment on Wednesday, so I'll be sure to ask.

As for the baby, she is getting big. Now when she moves around, it isn't like a little poke here and there, my entire stomach moves. I serious think that she might make a break for it and come out my belly button. It is kinda crazy. There are evenings when I'm just fascinated by the happenings in there and can spend the better part of an hour watching her move all around. It is kinda cool.

According to babycenter.com, here is what is happening with Baby G. She is about 15.7 inches long now, and she weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds her, but that volume will decrease 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.)

Oh, I almost forgot... Micah and I attended our Prepared Childbirth class on Sunday. We are now all up on the latest breathing techniques to get me through labor. Due to our work schedules we decided to do the one-day class, which runs from 9 - 2:30 pm. It was a long day, especially for the 13 or so very pregnant women who were sitting either in an uncomfortable chair or on the floor for most of the day. But we survived. A lot of the birthing process I have already read about, but it was nice to have someone who has been through it explain it. I do have a list of questions to ask the doctor, including, when will they make a determination if the fibroid is in the way of the baby moving down the birth canal? If an epidural has failed in the past, is there a chance of it failing again? (When I had my surgery, the epidural failed and caused me more pain than the actually surgery.) And will my incision from my previous surgery be all right during childbirth? I'm sure I'll have more but this is just a current list.

Okay, the nursery is almost all set up. I promise pictures shortly!!