Counting Down (No, this isn't our baby--I have no idea whose baby this is. But isn't it amazing that with 8-10 weeks to go, that the baby is this, what should I say, detailed?)

I just had my 30 week appoinment and all is going well. I'm measuring right on which means if everything goes as it should, our Christmas plans might be foiled by a hospital stay. I was hoping Dr. Watabe would tell me that maybe I would deliver sooner. He didn't. Here are a few interesting facts about "the kid" (still nameless) and mommy at 30 weeks--

BABY

~baby is about 16 inches long and 3 lbs right now

~he can open and close his eyes, distinguish between light and dark, and follow a light source back and forth

~Did you know that when babies are born their vision is only 20/400--which means they can only make out objects right in front of their face. Normal adult vision is 20/20. (Probably a good thing; if they could clearly see what their parents look like right after the birthing process, they might want to go back inside)

MOM can't sleep; is feeling tired, and at times, clumsy (things are a little off balance right now) ~Did you know that thanks to pregnancy hormones, joints are loosend and womens' feet can actually grow a shoe size--permanently! Considering that Ryan fits in some of my shoes already, my joints can't afford to get any looser!

Most Common Fears at this point: 1) I won't be able to handle the pain 2)I will have to have an episiotomy 3)I'll have a BM during labor (for all you men laughing right now, it's a legit fear) 4)I'll go into premature labor 5)I'll be steamrolled into unnecessary medical interventions 6)I'll have to have a c-section 7) I won't make it to the hospital on time