29 & 30 week update

At my last doctor appointment I was 29 weeks (1/4/2008). My weight gain was up to 12 lbs. That didn't worry me at all - I thought it was pretty good especially since I had only gained 4 lbs. since my last appointment which included the holidays. What did concern me was the fact that I was now at the exact same weight that I was when I had both Anna and Jaden. I gained 19 lbs. with Anna and 13 with Jaden but I started out 6 lbs. heavier with Jaden and he came 8 weeks early. This time I'm starting out one pound more than I did with Jaden and I'm hoping to make it until my scheduled surgery time. It seemed so strange that I weighed exactly the same when I had both Anna and Jaden that I started to wonder if that was my threshold. I certainly didn't want to have a baby at 29 weeks this time. Right now I'm getting close to 30 1/2 weeks so, I'm inching along.
I found the measuring tape and decided to see just how big I am. My belly measured 41 inches. I found some notes I had written in the back of my "What to Expect When You're Expecting" book when I was pregnant with Anna and Jaden. It turns out that when I was 29 weeks with Anna I had gained 12 lbs. and my belly measured 39 inches. Pretty close.