30 Weeks!


I cannot believe we have made it to 30 weeks already! That means only 10 more to go! We really do not have much for Abigail because we're waiting until after school is out, but I am so ready to meet her! (Plus, our midwife Kip said all we need are our arms to hold her and my boobs to feed her : ) That means we have everything!) At this point, Abigail could survive outside of my womb, and it makes me wonder why it takes 9 months (I know her eyesight, bones and brain are all still developing) I think God first gets the mama really excited to meet baby then, from what I hear, mama gets so uncomfortable that she wants baby out. Maybe by then, there are no fears of birth and no apprehensions of parenting. With that said, I just want to meet Abigail!

At 30 weeks, she is approximately 15.7 inches long (already 1/5 of my size!) and about 3 pounds, about the weight of a head of cabbage.


Her eyesight is improving everyday, although Shawn and I aren't hopeful for our children since both of us have been wearing glasses the majority of our lives. Her bones should be getting good and strong since I eat lots of milk, cheese and ice cream (you see, this love of ice cream is not in vain). Also, she feels pretty strong when she's moving around. I feel a lot of movement under my ribs on the right side which I'm guessing means she is head down facing the right. It is so fun (and odd) to feel this life moving around and makes her seem even more real, although I do not think she likes to be poked because she seems to hide when I "chase" her. Shawn has been able to feel her a lot and has already begun disciplining her the way Super Nanny tells parents to do. (Get down to their level and in a low voice tell them if they continue misbehaving, then he will eat her. . . .)

Diane at Spring Arbor measured my "waist" and it's measuring about 38 inches around which seems small to me, but I guess it's all in the front and I've gained about 30 pounds (remember, 3 of that is the baby!) I've been getting pretty sleepy this week and I only get up once in the night to use the toilet. I do wake up almost every hour to reposition myself, but other than that, this third trimester is great!

In other news, our new house is beautiful and Shawn has been doing a lot of stuff to make it perfect. (We've killed two squirrels in 3 days! Ha!) We have only two weeks of school left and it's nothing but freedom until we become a family of three!

Until next time, enjoy the wonderful changes in each of your lives; they are what makes life fun!

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  1. Rev. James A. LewisApril 30, 2010 at 5:38 AM

    It sounds like all things are coming into place. What joys come to us throughout our lives. I truly believe that God schedules out our days and brings us to those important events in each of our lives, just like He has by bringing you and Shawn together, your new home and now pretty soon, the last thing which will "fall" into place is little Abigail. We can't wait!

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  2. Ivy and OrchidMay 1, 2010 at 11:37 AM

    Ashley, I cannot believe how big our babies are getting. Is Max big for his "age" or is he measuring just right? At my last appointment, Abigail measured right where she should be for her "age." I just cannot wait to meet her! You and your husband must be so excited to have a boy! Almost 2 months to go!

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