Into the 30's

So, what is new?  Nothing really, which in my confined little world is a good thing.  Today is 30 weeks and 5 days along, and being in the 30's feels so much better than having been in the 20's.  Hard to believe I've been inpatient for 6 of the last 7 weeks and doing the bed rest routine that entire 7 weeks.   I've had a few more "minor" episodes of bleeding since the last post, each time confirming why I am here.  They've become routine enough that they almost don't bother me.  Of course there is always still the lingering question of when one of them will be significant enough to demand additional interventions, or even delivery.  But I stay thankful for everyday that we stay pregnant.

Having said that, the most concrete evidence of all this time passing is that I feel huge.  This kiddo has been measuring ahead on each evaluation, and the last few days I'm feeling it!  And talk about activity, there is plenty of muscle building going on in there with the work out this one is constantly doing.  Doing the monitoring is one of my favorite parts of the day, listening to the heartbeat going up and down and watching all the activity tracked out in little dots.  Of course I can also watch all the activity directly on my abdomen too, no subtlety there anymore!  I just hope this one figures out daytime/nighttime more accurately before the big arrival, because is certainly a night owl so far.  Between frequent bathroom trips and then constant kicks to the bladder/ribs sleeping is a bit of a luxury already.

Lydia asks almost every day if /when "her" baby is coming, to which I respond not yet.  And she follows with pretty soon?  Fortunately her concept of time isn't terribly accurate yet, so I still hope that no matter what time this baby comes, to her this entire time will seem short lived. 

Keeping our fingers crossed with each day that will total another week and then another month.  We are knocking on the door to 31 weeks, with the next big step really being 32.  Then on to 34, and hopefully 36!