Pinky and the Brain

This blog is not going to be about the cartoon characters from Warner Bros. sorry. However, we are in the 30th week, and Emma's brain is starting to wrinkle and have the characteristics of a brain due to the production of her brain cells (watch out Ivy League). There are also a couple things that are going on, or finishing this week. For instance, her little fingernails and toenails have finished developing and her bone marrow is also in charge of producing her red blood cells, neat huh? She has also lost her fine suit of hair called lanugo. She has produced some fat and can regulate her body temp now, she does not need a full time fur coat. When she is awake, she is scoping out her environment which consists of an umbilical cord and her own body, so her eyes are functioning now as well.
As far as body growth, she has slowed down a little because there has been a lot of attention on the formation of the brain. She still weighs about 3 lbs. but has grown about a 1/2 inch from 15 to 15 1/2". She should pick right back up again the following week and gain about 1/2 lb and another 1/2" during the 31st week.
Heather heard back from the doc's office about her glucose test for gestational diabetes. There was some good news and bad news. Good news is she does not have gestational diabetes which is a relief since it can stick around permanently after the baby comes. Bad news is that we found out that Heather is anemic. This isn't the worst thing that could happen, it just involves taking some iron pills. That's about all for now, stay tuned for more updates!!!