30 Weeks

8.5 weeks to go!  But who's counting :)  Here are some notables about this stage of my pregnancy:

-Got lab work done last week and turns out I am anemic (my hemoglobin was 9.4  for all you medical nerds).  I've feeling really tired, slow, and just kind of crummy, but I was assuming that was just par for the course with this pregnancy.  I'm taking iron and trying to eat a lot of red meat to get that up before my c-section.

- Getting uncomfortable.  My skin is super itchy and restless legs (which Ryan says is probably due to my anemia) keep me up at night.  I'm also starting to swell.  By nighttime, I have to take my wedding ring off and I doubt I'll be able to wear it much longer even during the day.

-She is getting busy and her kicks are really strong.  She will poke out her little foot and you can see this little lump poking out of my belly.

-As of my last appointment at 29 weeks, she was positioned head down.  The doctor thinks there is a really good chance she will flip in the next week or two and end up being breech.  That is exactly what happened with Ava.  I was told I have a backward tilting uterus which makes me prone to having breech babies. 

-Ryan is predicting a little blonde this time around.  I'm not counting on my recessive genes to pull through.  I think she will look a lot like Ava did-- a total Longmore baby with black hair and swedish eyes.  

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