29 Week Update

I cannot believe another week is gone. I think they keep passing even faster every week. Not much has happened this week. I have had a cold or something which hasn't been too fun but I am on an antibiotic and have cough medicine so I am sleeping good. :) I went back to the high risk OB this week for them to evaluate my sugar levels. I started out really well and then had some high readings toward the end of the week. They think it was due to me being sick. They did teach me how to use insulin but told me not to start it yet. I am going to call them Monday afternoon to evaluate my numbers from the weekend. If they are happy with them then I won't have to use the insulin. They have been back down with only one high reading so far so I hope we can avoid the insulin. My thinking is that I have too many normal reading to start using insulin that would just make me bottom out. I definitely want to do whatever is best for the boys but I don't think insulin is the way to go just yet. Out of a whole week of checking my sugar four times a day I had maybe 4 or 5 high readings and was sick. So we shall see what they say tomorrow. Just 9 more weeks at the most left to go!

Let's see what Jackson and Jacob are up to this week...

Week 29:
Your baby is almost 17 inches tall now (nearly as tall as he or she will be at birth), and close to three pounds (a weight that will likely more than double - and may even come close to tripling - by delivery time). His or her wrinkled skin is smoothing out as more fat is deposited under the skin surface. This fat, called white fat, is different from the earlier brown fat that your developing baby accumulated. Brown fat is necessary for body temperature regulation while white fat (the fat you have, Mom) actually serves as an energy source.

Which explains why your energizer baby feels so...well...energized! Space in your baby's living quarters is now at a premium, so you'll be feeling jabs and pokes from elbows and knees mostly. But those kicks will be more vigorous than before (and also less erratic) because your baby is stronger and excitedly responding to all sorts of stimuli - movement, sounds, light, and that candy bar you ate half an hour ago.

Luckily, your baby doesn't have teeth yet that would need brushing after that sugary treat, but it won't be long before you'll to buy that first baby toothbrush! You'll recall that your baby's baby-teeth buds formed weeks ago, but now the buds for permanent teeth are forming in his or her gums as well.

And back to those kicks, who's counting? Actually, you should be. Now's a good time to start doing a kick count twice a day to make sure baby's doing just fine (plus, it's a good excuse for a rest). Lie down (preferably after a snack) and keep track of your baby's movements. You're looking for at least ten movements in an hour's time (don't forget to count movements of any kind - kicks, flutters, swishes, rolls, and so on).