20 lbs and Counting. . .

I had my 16 week check in on Monday. I weighed in at 163 lbs which is 20 lbs since I got pregnant. The Dr said that 20 lbs in 16 weeks was on the high end of normal. He's not too concerned but asked me if there was anything in my diet that I could change. And there is. I just haven't been very mindful of what I am eating, which I can attribute to dieting and being so aware of what I'm eating all the time. . . You would think that would keep right on since I'm growing a new life inside of me, but it had the opposite affect. It was like a free pass to not be mindful. . . Which can be bad in the long run if I don't check it now. :) Mike and I are still getting to the gym 3 times a week and walking for 30 min. I've been able to still be walking at 3 mph which doesn't sound like a lot but when I'm chattering the whole time at Mike, I get winded pretty easily. But I am going to keep on walking as long as I can! I realized the other night that I weigh 163 lbs. . .I was 166 lbs when I started Slim 4 Life. How odd is that. This 163 feels nothing like that old 166. My watch still fits and is loose, my rings are still loose on my fingers (unless I swell up from the pregnancy which has happened a few times after I've gotten really warm), my face is not puffy and chubby. It is a very different 163 lbs. And what's most important is that I don't feel it. I was actually really shocked when he said I had gained 20 lbs already. Hopefully I won't go much over the recommended 35 lb weight gain for pregnancy, but if I do, I do. Even the Dr said everyone is different and I could be someone who gains the majority of the weight up front. We shall see. As long as I am doing my part with the walking and just being more mindful, I should be fine. As for the baby, it was beating in the 150's and sounded really good and strong. It is always amazing to hear that "whoosing" sound. :) We get to find out for sure if it is a boy or a girl in just two weeks! I cannot wait. :)

Masks and Laughter

I'll admit it. Pregnancy gas is something that no one talks about but everyone has. Including me. And it is B-A-D. At first it was kind of funny and we would laugh everytime I would fart and it was a little stinky. But now, it can clear a room. Even I have to get out of the room. So it has definitely taken a turn! I have been lucky in that I don't get it in the morning or during the day work (Thank God!) but by the time we have dinner and then especially afterwards, watch out! Last night Mike and I were doing the dishes and I started farting. He is always none the wiser until I start laughing uncontrollably. I cannot help that at all. I get that from Mom. :) Everytime Mom farted it was silent and you never knew she did it until she started laughing. So everytime I started laughing last night, Mike was like "Come on!" and I said "I know! I can't help it!" between laughs. :) So he was washing and I was drying and I had a particularly stinky one and his hands were full of soap so he couldn't pull his shirt up over his nose (like he usually does the second I start laughing) so he had to smell it. And it was not pleasant. So after that he dried his hands and said, "I'll be right back" and went downstairs. He came back wearing one of those safety masks that goes over your nose and mouth. I was just laughing and now it was my turn to say "Come on!" and he said "I can't handle some of these!!!" So he pulled it up on to his forhead and everytime I started laughing and giggling he pulled it down over his nose. :) I don't blame him, I really don't. I thought I had some bad farts after I did Slim 4 Life and was getting used to all the raw green veggies but pregnancy gas has that beat by miles! I ended up clearing both of us out of the kitchen a couple of times last night. It was ridiculous. :) After one fart, the dogs came up and started smelling it and then Herbie licked his lips! Now if you don't think that is a sign of a BAD fart, then I don't know what is! ;) This pregnancy journey has been pretty fun so far overall tho. I haven't really had any problems and the baby has been nice to me so far. I'm so glad that Mike and I can laugh and make fun of the "stinky" moments of pregnancy tho! There is no one else in the world I would want to be on this journey with. :)

Maternity Clothes

From the time I got pregnant everyone has been asking, "Are you going to stretch out your shirts as long as possible?" Or telling me to just buy regular clothes in a size up or to just wear Mike's t-shirts. I have dreaded buying maternity clothes. . .but it is time. . . I have issues with clothes and body image. After all, I did do Slim4Life and lost 50 lbs and you just don't shake away those feelings and you keep that distorted body image even after you lose the weight. So up until now I have been wearing my regular shirts, but did get maternity jeans. The shirts were just not cutting it anymore. Some of them I had to keep pulling down over the bump and they just made me feel like a fat blob. Even my Columbia I had when I was larger that I couldn't justify getting rid of because it was expensive. . .it was becoming increasingly difficult to zip it over the tummy much less be able to move. I felt like a giant pink marshmallow in it. And I hate clothes shopping to begin with because of the distorted body image. I'm certain I'm going to be a large or a size 13 still and really I'm a medium and a size 6 or 8. :P So Mike and I got to MOA bright and early this past Saturday and hit Old Navy which used to have a pretty impressive maternity section, years ago, when I was not pregnant, and now it was rather disappointing. Just a couple racks of shirts and pants, a few dresses, two different styles of sweaters. And of course, a medium in one cut of shirt did not fit the same as a medium in slightly different cut, so I had to try on everything I was thinking of purchasing. Shirts were super cheap tho, $7 so I couldn't complain about that. So I got a few shirts there. Then we made the voyage to Motherhood Maternity which has adorable things, but expensive prices. I got a pair of yoga pants which I desperately needed. The gym was another place I felt like a GIANT. My pants were cutting into my stomach and my sports bra is too small so I'm pouring out over the top and underneath so it looked like I had three rolls of fat between my bra and my pants. Very unflattering. And I'm at the point where people are looking at me and I can't tell if they are looking because they think I am fat or looking because they can tell I'm pregnant. Let's face it, everyone looks at a pregnant belly when you know its pregnant. :) So I also got a new coat which makes me feel so much better and some much needed correctly cut and sized maternity bras and underwear. I now feel like my clothes fit and accentuate my pregnant belly and I don't feel fat, but pregnant. It is a good feeling. :)