What's up with your baby? He's starting to get ready for his big debut, tipping the scales at almost four pounds and topping out at just about 19 inches. In these past few weeks, it's all about practice, practice, practice as he hones the skills he'll need to thrive outside the womb — from swallowing and breathing to kicking and sucking. And speaking of sucking, your little one has been able to suck his thumb for a while now. Something else to note: As more and more fat accumulates under your baby's skin, he's becoming less transparent and more opaque.
Lucas is still having a cycle of having a VERY active day followed by one with hardly any movement, which never fails to make his mommy a little nervous! Yesterday he was moving around so much the doctor couldn't even get him to sit still long enough to get a good HB reading. Today, just a couple little nudges here and there, little booger. Blood pressure is hanging stable, which is a very good thing. No protein, so even better. BUT my blood sugar numbers are inching up. Depending what I eat I am not always under the limits they have given me. So now I have to check my blood sugar after every meal and start restricting my carbs/sugar. What a bummer. :( If they keep going up, then I will get diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes which means meds and they will want to induce me early which I am very UNthrilled with. But we shall see. Bread and taters are huge triggers for me so I will cut way back on both and see how that goes. :)