3/4 of the way to Andrew! (30 weeks)

Only 10 more weeks to go!!!

This week, not much new is happening. Little Andrew is continuing to finish developing his organs and systems, depositing fat, and getting big. He's somewhere around 16-17 inches tall, and about 3 lbs. From now on, he'll be putting on about a half pound per week. The main thing that is happening in week 30 is his brain development. His formerly smooth brain is getting all wrinkly, which makes room for all those smarts and brain matter to form. He's gonna be a smartypants! :-) Another important step--he is making his own red blood cells. He is also starting to regulate his own body temperature. This means that he is starting to shed the lanugo as well. And he is growing fingernails. I'm sure those won't be so cute when they're scratching me later after he's here. Lol! He is also getting stronger and stronger by the day. He has some pretty powerful kicks and punches these days. But I still don't mind, I love feeling him in there!

There is lots going on with me this week. The big one (in case you somehow missed it): I failed my 3 hour glucose test, so now I have Gestational Diabetes. You can read my last post to see more on that. Another issue: I have low iron. I just started taking an iron supplement last night, so I hope that will help me. I have been feeling sooooooooooo tired, and I think that has something to do with it. So if I get my iron levels back up, then maybe I won't be quite as tired. That would be nice, seeing as how I HAVE SO MUCH TO DO!!

I am having a freak-out kind of day, thinking about everything that I have going on, and how little time it seems like I have to do it in. I know that it will all be okay, and I'm taking solace in making my lists. (In case you don't know me very well, I am an OBSESSIVE list maker. It makes me feel better to have a list, even if I can't do everything on it right then.) There is just so much left to do. Aaaahhhhh!!

I know this post is kind of short compared to most of my weekly preggo posts, but I've got too much on my mind to sit still long enough to write anything more!! I'll try to do better next week :-)