February 10, 2011
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8 weeks left!
I finally made it to 7 months! Only 8 weeks to go until we meet our precious Miriam. I had my checkup on Tuesday and they told me the baby has dropped (I could’ve told you that! It’s been like walking with a bowling ball between my legs for two weeks now!) She is sitting really low, so I am only measuring 29 weeks now… rather than 32. My grand total weight gain is 17 pounds so far. No, I don’t have a picture. I’ve taken several. But the truth is, I feel fat and don’t relish the thought of posting ‘fat’ pictures of me for all to see.
Gaining weight has always been difficult for me (even in pregnancy!). I agonize over every pound. Don’t get me wrong, I want the baby to get all it needs and be perfectly healthy. But even when I lose 10 pounds in the early part of my pregnancy, the baby still measures right on track. So I don’t think it as necessary to gain as much weight as they say. It is especially difficult to watch the scale climb up this pregnancy, since it took me a whole year to lose the baby weight after Jackson was born. So far, I’ve gained less this time. Hopefully, it will come off easier this time around
I’ve scheduled maternity photos for a few weeks out, so I’ll post those when they are completed. My brother is getting married March 12, so hopefully no baby before then! (I’ll be 36 weeks) Still a lot to do before this little girl makes her appearance; I have to potty train Jackson, move him to his big boy bed in Caleb’s room, plan both Caleb and Jackson’s birthdays, etc. Jackson was born at 38 weeks, so that would be only 6 weeks from now! I better get busy