At the thirtieth week of pregnancy, there's not much time remaining on the pregnancy calendar. Now is a good time to make preparations for the baby shower. Unlike earlier traditions where a baby shower was arranged only for the first child, today parents are welcoming all their siblings with equal excitement and warmth and planning out a baby shower for all expected children. Some parents prefer to wait for the child's birth and then get into celebration mode, however, this stage of pregnancy is perfect for a baby shower party. Not only will it cheer up the moody mother-to-be, but will also give you a chance to indulge in something productive over the next few weeks of pregnancy while you might be on maternity leave. This is also a time to treat yourself. Get a maternity portrait done to keep the memories alive. And how about a maternity gift while dads prepare for the baby shower?
For many first time parents, this is perhaps the last celebration where you will have a chance to spend quality time together with friends before the baby arrives. To ensure a fun baby shower, be sure to include interesting baby shower games in the schedule. The unspoken word baby shower game is quite famous and can be included in the plan. Simple to play, the game requires you to assign one word to each guest. The guest is not supposed to speak out the assigned word in public and is eliminated if caught uttering the word. Other enchanting baby shower ideas include setting up a theme party.
There are various ways to invite guests to a baby shower party. If the list is long, settle for an economical baby shower invitation. Baby showers are quite popular these days and marketers have made it a point to profit nicely off of them.
Your baby weighs about 3 pounds in this week. The child's head is growing in size to manage for the rapid brain developments that occur during this last phase of pregnancy. Lanugo, the early protection sheet, is now beginning to disappear. Bone marrow is now completely catering to its task of the RBC (red blood cells) production. The nervous system of the child will soon be fully functional and the delicate darling inside you can now produce tears.
As for you, the pregnancy-associated tears will soon end as the final stage approaches. The prenatal insomnia now plans to invade your bedroom. Welcome to the warm up session for post-pregnancy sleepless nights. Other enemies like irritating backaches and itching promise to continue thorugh this week of pregnancy.