Got Wrinkles?

Here we are in week 30...with only 10 weeks (or so) to go! I can't believe that things have gone by so quickly-and that there is so very little time left until we all get to meet this little man!  Just thinking about it leaves me speechless...(hard to imagine me speechless...I know)

During this week-our guy has grown to anywhere between 15.7 and 17 inches long!  This puts his height within 3-4 inches of his final length! Not much more to go baby!  He should be weighing in at somewhere near the 3 pound mark (the book says like a head of cabbage...but really...thats a whole lotta cabbage!)  He is swimming in about a pint and a half of amniotic fluid which will continue to decrease as Jax continues to grow and take up more room.  His eye sight, which will continue to develop after birth, allows him to be sensitive to light-and even though he is able to open his eyes now, he spends most of his time with them closed (just like after birth).  Jaxon's first view of the world will be a blurry one, with his vision only registering objects within a few inches of his face (20/400 vision).  The big growth this week is happening in the boys brain.  This week it begins to "look like" a brain.  The brain begins taking on the characteristic grooves and wrinkles of a mature brain.  These wrinkles are what allow for future expansion of brain tissue as he continues to hit milestones.  These grooves and wrinkles also allow his brain to start taking on tasks that have been delegated to other parts of the body.  Among other things, Jaxon is now able to regulate his own temperature-along with the help of the baby fat supply he's working on.  As a result, he'll begin shedding the lanugo(fine downy hair) that has been aiding in keeping body temperatures up.

Dr's Updates- We were finally able to nail down a pediatrician this week.  A task that was much more difficult than I had anticipated.  We won't get a chance to meet face to face with Dr. Jones until Jax's delivery (which I've found to be standard practice now...) but I've heard great things about him.  

We also are now on a 2 week schedule with the midwife until 36 weeks...at which time we'll begin our weekly appointments.  I am way done with doctors appointments!  Our next appointment has an ultrasound attached to it--yay! More pics!!  Our midwife wants to keep a close eye on his growth as she thinks that he may be a much bigger baby than expected (and I had hoped--ouch)  By keeping an eye on his size, she will be able to ensure that I won't be delivering a 10lb baby (thankful for that!)  

We will keep you posted!

Much love,

Justin, Robin and Jaxon