Four months to go! The baby is so active now and I can't get enough of feeling and seeing him move. I am already so in love with him. I know I keep saying this, but I can't wait to meet him. I can picture his little body squirming around inside of me and know that he is going to bring so much joy to our lives.
My pregnancy continues to move along uneventfully. I had an OB appointment yesterday and everything looked fine. My uterus is measuring 21cm, which is exactly where I should be. Molly, one of the midwives I am seeing, says my weight gain is normal, too. But I am ashamed to say that it is really upsetting me. I was trying on a swimsuit at Nordstrom today and was pretty much disgusted by the body in the mirror. When I got to my car, I broke down and shed a few tears over it. It is just so strange and while I know that I need to gain the weight and I'm gaining an average amount, I still hate it. I've gained about 13 pounds already. They say you gain about 1 pound per week in the last 20 weeks, which could mean that I go over the 30 pound mark. And I was hoping to only gain 20 to 25. I know, it all sounds so silly and selfish. And realistically I could probably slow the weight gain and tone up what's there if I would just work out, but I just can't seem to make myself do it. I think that I just hate working out and I keep waiting for that to change. I'll always have an excuse...my knee, the gym is too inconvenient, our home gym is too small, I don't like the treadmill, I'd do better if we had an elliptical, I don't have time, I'm too tired when I get home...the list goes on. To make matters worse, Brad has been an exercise machine lately. He's lost about 5 pounds and looks great. I wish he would be lazy and gain weight with me! Just kidding. Okay, so all whining aside, everything else about the pregnancy is great. I feel happy and energetic. I've been getting some back pain and am starting to sleep with a body pillow. I sleep great, other than getting up to pee 2 or 3 times.
We leave for Key West tomorrow night and I'm so excited to spend the week with my family. The weather is supposed to be 82 or 83 every day with a low of 75. No rain, no clouds. Perfect! This is the last vacation we have planned this year, so I'm going to make the most of it!
2 comments:
I gained 31 or 32 with you and look how great you turned out. You look great as Brad's little butterball. Enjoy how you feel and stay away from mirrors. Key West, here we come.
Try and relax and enjoy yourself - this is the only time in your life where you don't have to watch everything you eat, you are suppose to be gaining weight and you are in the 'average' weight gain area anyway. I gained 35 to 40 lbs. with every one {I didn't keep track with Emily's} and it all came off the same - with a little work and watching what I ate. Now that Emily is 4 I can't blame the extra lbs on her!
You look great by the way. I know it looks different but you really look great!
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