Week 29/30

Since we've seen what seems like every specialist in Houston (ok, not really), we combined the last two weeks into one entry.  As of this past Saturday I'm 30 weeks along and will just see my OB every two weeks from here on out.  He'll check all the typical stuff for me and we'll listen to Bailey's heartbeat on the doppler and that will be our routine until I'm induced.  We had our final ultrasound at our appointment last week, and Bailey was, as usual, being difficult for the technician.  She continues to face away when they're trying to get her picture and was laying sort of transverse across my stomach instead of true breech (I'm making these terms up a little bit; I don't know if there's a "true breech"), which apparently makes it even MORE difficult to get measurements on her size.  She's still growing, but is still behind.  She's an itty bitty little peanut, only in the 5th percentile of growth.  On another note, my ankle bones are slowly but surely disappearing into an ongoing swollen state.  It's a little funny looking since my feet typically are kind of skinny, but now halfway up they start puffing way out.  James wanted to know when they would be classified as cankles.  We'll see just how puffy they get this week when I start back to teaching and am on my feet most of the day.

 

We need to again thank all the people that are continuing to send prayers our way, for us and for Bailey.  Literally everyday we hear of people who have told friends who have told friends who have told friends about what's going on and are praying for us.  It's amazing and we continue to feel so blessed and loved.  My entire faculty at school prayed over me and Bailey at the beginning of last week, which reminded me how lucky I am to work in such a great place with such fabulous, caring people.