quick update I haven't written lately again. It's not cause I have nothing to say, it's because I've been so busy I just haven't had time. It's 1:20 am now and I just got home from work. I've been doing some overtime this week and I had to work on Sunday. It's nothing compared to what my co-workers are doing, but it's still some. That's not the only reason I've been busy, we've just had lots of stuff to do. .... I'll give the brief version of what's been going on, then when I have more time I'll fill in the details. .... We've been painting in the nursery, I'll post photos when I have time. ..... I've had troubles/headaches having to do with the insurance company causing trouble. ..... We're planning a mini vacation in July to L.A. ..... And my belly is getting bigger and bigger everyday.
2006-06-22 (22 weeks)
It's Official Well it's finally official. I am visibly pregnant. Twice in two days someone who didn't know I was pregnant identified me as pregnant solely based on my appearance. My "little bump" has now officially been upgraded to my "baby belly". It's about time. ...... I was thinking today about the weight I've gained so far. And I'll go ahead and admit up to how much I'ved gained so far. I might not feel like talking about it later on. But for right now I'll still talk about it. Since becoming pregnant I have gained 11.5 pounds. Then I was thinking about what I weighed when I got married and I'm sad to say that as of today I have gained an astonishing 19 pounds since my wedding day. But I do now officially have a baby belly.
2006-06-18 (21 weeks)
Weight Gain Okay I'll admit it, I've gained 11 pounds so far. I'm 21 weeks and 4 days. I found this in What To Expect When Expecting, and it is very comforting. Here is the breakdown of what the 30 pound average weight gain is: ..... The Baby: 7.5 pounds, ....... Placenta: 1.5 pounds, ..... Amniotic Fluid: 2 pounds, ...... Uterine Enlargement: 2 pounds, ..... Breast Tissue: 2 pounds, ...... Blood Volume increase: 4 pounds, ...... Fluid retention in tissues: 4 pounds, ..... and actual Fat: 7 pounds. ....... I can always say when I gain another pound that it's just my blood increasing. ....... I've reached the point where when I say to someone that I have a little bump starting they now agree with me. Before it they would look at me like I as crazy. But I'm not at the state yet where a stranger would recognize me as pregnant. I do get the looks from people who see me, but don't know me, that they are wondering if I'm pregnant or just eating too much. But they don't say anything cause they aren't sure.
2006-06-18 (21 weeks)
Doctor's Visit This past Friday was another doctor's appointment. Remember how they took my blood to test it for all sorts of abnormalities like spina bifida and downs syndrom. Then dropped my blood and I wasn't able to get my test results. Well I got them on Friday. And thank God and alot of praying all my tests came back completely normal and healthy. Other than that the appointment was pretty routine. Test my urine, blood pressure, weight check, listen to the heartbeat, he measured my belly, and answered questions. My questions have become fewer now. I asked about eating honey (bad for young children) or nutrition bars (contain lots of unusual vitamins and nutrients) he said both were perfectly fine to eat. I asked about traveling next month to L.A. on vacation. He said it was fine, just stand up and walk every 2 hours. And I asked about my aching back and feet. He said to swim to help my back, and there wasn't anything about my feet extecpt get off them as much as possible. Well I stand on my feet all day and if I don't go to work, they don't pay me, so thats the end of that. And I don't have a pool. They have one at the community center but it closes at 5pm. I wish it was open after work. ..... My next appointment is Friday July 14th.
