30 Weeks

On Wednesday Wendy will have been pregnant for 30 weeks. That's three quarters the way there. We celebrated by going to the doctor's office for her bi-weekly check-up.

While we waited I looked at her uvula, it looked fine to me. Most people don't realize that if your uvula gets too big then it could block your airway and you could die. I think that Wendy will live to see another day.

I gave her an eye test too. It looks like she can see fine through her right eye when she leaves her glasses on and if I hold the chart really close.

When the doctor came he told Wendy she was borderline for gestational diabetes. I guess this means she has to watch what she eats and evaluate what might help. Other than this all is good with the baby. We just have to wait ten more weeks.

Fall Colors

I think fall colors are a little different here, unless it's really not fall at all. I don't know it's all nomenclature anyway. It is what it is. Here is a little peek around the yard today. The Bird of Paradise is in bloom. It pretty much always is when it stays warm.

The cup leaf sage tends to not show it's colors as often but when it does they can be impressive. You can also see the red of texas sage in the back.

28 Weeks!!!

So here we are at 28 weeks. When I was in respiratory school I was taught that this was the day to look for. This is the time when surfactant starts to appear in the lungs. The lungs are far from mature but now with some luck things might work. Wendy celebrated by working with babies. Today it is a joy to change a diaper. Soon she will be a mother.

Her belly is getting bigger now. Whenever there is a surface that juts out a little then she has to stand farther back. Her belly can get in the way. I think she can still see her shoes though. It's not all that big, or is it?

When she carries the big white chart across the room she has to lift it high. That belly sure does get in the way. It better not get any bigger or we won't know what to do. Babies sure do take up a lot of room, don't they?




Sometimes babies take up so much room that you need to get bigger things. Wendy is sad that this might be true. She likes what she has, but it is very small. We will see. Maybe we will be fine. I hope the baby is little, then it will fit.

SleepyHead

Wendy is 27 weeks 2 days pregnant and her favorite pastime is sleeping. She does still work full time so it's only when she isn't working that she sleeps. But sometimes she eats. Her favorite three things are bacon, cheese, and peanut butter. It kind of sounds like a sandwich, but I'm not sure if she has tried it that way yet. It's kind of weird when you think of these things as being the major building blocks of the baby inside her.



Wendy's Schedule

10:00 Wake up. Not by an alarm or anything just when she is done sleeping.
10:30 Breakfast of Bacon, cheese and peanut butter usually washed down with milk.
11:00 Read "The Spectrum" southern Utah's news source.
11:30 First nap
2:30 Wake up for Lunch
3:00 Lunch of cheese and peanut butter probably washed down with milk
3:30 Second nap
6:30 Wake up, almost dinner time
7:00 See if there is any cheese or peanut butter, if there is have dinner. Drink a glass of milk.
7:30 Watch the Katy Couric then local news that was recorded on the DVR earlier.
8:30 Get ready for bed tomorrow starts early.


Nighty night. Sleep tight.