30 Week Appointment

We had our 30 week appointment this week.  Shani's belly is measuring 29 cm, her blood pressure is 110/72, and the little guy's heart rate is 144 bpm.  Everything continues to look good and healthy.  It was time to have her iron level checked and it was as expected.  Our midwives recommended that Shani could take an iron supplement, but that it wasn't totally necessary.  They seemed aware (not concerned) that Shani's Braxton-Hicks were quite strong.  They asked about her water intake (low hydration is a common cause) but she drinks plenty.  Our midwives feel the uterus is just working hard to grow and will be ready to work when the time comes.  John thinks her stomach looks like a football when it contracts, which Shani isn't happy about.  She doesn't want anything football related for our kids; John just smiles.  While palpating Shani's tummy, the midwives think our little guy is indeed "little."  They guess he'll be about a 7 lb baby.  Shani was happy with that, so let's hope he ends up around that size. 

The midwives asked if we could believe we're already at this point.  We looked at each other and had mixed feelings.  Part of us feels like after trying for a while to get pregnant, a few issues in the 1st trimester, and how badly we wanted a baby, that it's surreal that we are this far along.  There is another part of us that feels like 10 weeks is a long way to go.  However, we are happy with where we are and hope that the next 10 weeks go by quickly.  We are also excited for this time to spend together as we know we won't have this time alone again (and we are okay with that) :-)

We were in LA this past weekend for Shani's sister-in-law's graduation from nursing school.  It was a nice trip to catch up with both family and friends.  Although the weather was nice (high 82) it sure didn't feel like December.  Being down there we realized how much we don't miss it.  We do miss being near Shani's Grandma and Uncle, our great friends the Hills, and our old church, but other than that we couldn't be happier being out of LA and up in Sac.

The next time we post will probably be after Christmas.  Yes, it's only a little over a week away.  We hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas enjoying this time of our Savior's birth!