We had an ultrasound yesterday, which turned out to more than just an ultrasound...The baby is doing great. She is developing well, somewhat cooperated (they had to do an internal ultrasound to examine her face), and was confirmed to be a girl. Chris claims he did not see what exactly they were pointing to when confirming the gender, but he has come to terms with the thought of a daughter. After the ultrasound, we were rescheduling some appointments because of my adjusted due date (July 9) when they determined I was in need of a doctor visit that day! Low and behold a doctor was available. In that appointment I discovered I had gained......13 POUNDS since January 4, 2007. That is a record! I think I may be giving birth to a 40 pound baby as I am still wearing some of my normal clothes. The weight must be going somewhere. I have told more and more people at work this week, much to their surprise. They claim they couldn't tell at all. Perhaps they are just too kind to say I am getting fatter. Not sure. Anyway, Chris said yesterday that he could really tell I am pregnant. I definitely have a belly. Back to the weight gain. I was averaging 3 pounds per month, but this was my first visit in the 2nd trimester. I have gained 19 pounds thus far and am scared to think what the upcoming months may look like. I did have blood drawn yesterday to screen for Down's syndrome and other neural defects. I was opposed to this initially, knowing that Chris and I would welcome this baby regardless of it's condition, but they convinced me otherwise on the basis of further monitoring that would be done and the possibility of delivering in a more appropriate hospital in Boston. All in all I think it was the right decision. Now we wait for the results. One other point of great news--the placenta previa is gone. I guess my week of laying in bed, doing nothing has paid off--at least on one side. I got rid of the previa, but gained 13 pounds. What a tradeoff! I am just happy it is gone and I can go forth once again with a "normal" pregnancy. Yay!
Yes, indeeedy do. 0.0 is exactly the amount of weight I lost this week. Irritating! Here's the breakdown: number of times I cheated on my diet--ZERO! number of times I worked out--FIVE!! (running, no less). Now that is a mean, mean slap in the face. After I picked myself off the floor and resisted the urge to throw the scale through my window, I've come to realize that it is time to call in the big guns. There will be no messing around. Through a very valuable (HA!--sense the sarcasm) inservice this year, I've learned that I am "Green," meaning logical, research based, problem solver, mathmatical thinker. I am applying the same thought and strategy to my 'get fit' adventure. There will be no relying on the treadmill to tell me how much I've burned. That thing lies, LIES, LIES!! Take for example, the fact that each time I worked out, I burned at least 300 calories--most often 350, my pulse was around 87 (which is pretty much a near death resting ...
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