Friday, April 16, 2004

Today was our 30 week check up. Yep, today marks 30 weeks. I have to say I am pretty pleased with how well things are going. I'm still mostly comfortable and all of the routine tests keep coming back the way they should. We go back in two weeks for more measuring and listening to the heartbeat. So babycenter.com has the following to say about development at week 30 "Your baby's lungs and digestive tract are almost fully developed. And while your baby may soon grow more slowly in length, he will continue to put on the pounds. This week your baby continues to open and shut his eyes. He can probably see what's going on in utero, distinguish light from dark, and even track a light source. If you shine a light on a your belly, your baby may move his head to follow the light or even reach out to touch the moving glow. Some researchers think baring your belly to light stimulates visual development. But don't expect 20/20 vision when your baby is born — newborns can see a distance of only about 8 to 12 inches. (Children with normal vision, don't reach 20/20 vision until about age seven to nine.) And to complete the picture, new eyebrows and eyelashes now frame your little one's peepers."

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