Wide Load

Beep..Beep..Beep..wide load coming through.

This is one of the biggest things about being at the end of my pregnancy.  I feel, and I am, huge. 

 

 

The elastic on my maternity pants no longer fits over my belly, so now I rely on leggings, yoga pants, and sweatpants.

Rolling over in bed is not so simple anymore, and neither is getting out of bed.

I cannot bend over.  Drop something?  It stays on the ground.  Shoelaces untied? Beg husband to tie them, or switch to slip-ons.

Trying to squeeze through a space that would have been no problem before?  Problem now.

Only getting my winter coat zipped if I don’t have a lot of layers on and can stretch it just far enough.

Wearing husbands t-shirts so that I don’t show my mid-drift in public.

For a few more weeks, until baby Tomlinson arrives, this will be my daily struggle, but at the end there will be a beautiful baby and I’m sure it will all be worth it!

Watching the Scale

When I first found out I was pregnant everything I read said to track your weight gain.  I knew the general amount of weight that I was supposed to be putting on each trimester and not seeing the dial increase was stressing me out.

Before becoming pregnant I weighed 130 pounds.  After the first trimester I weighed about 123 pounds.  Yes, I was just that sick.  My midwife said that it would be good to see me put on a little weight, but not to stress about it, and most importantly to just stay healthy.  She told me to just keep eating healthy and don’t worry about the weight.  She also said, like we’ve all heard already, every pregnancy is different and she has had some people not gain any weight and be perfectly healthy and she’s seen some people gain way too much, so it’s just something to be aware of but not stress about.  Health is the goal more than anything.

As of today, the first day of week 26, I weigh 138 pounds.  I eat when I’m hungry, and until I’m full.  I drink tons of water, and I try to stay healthy, and I feel great.  Not worrying about the weight has been freeing.  And I know that as these last few months pass I’ll get even bigger and heavier, but I’m not stressed about it.  Just do what feels right to your body and if something needs to change your doctor or midwife will tell you, until then, don’t stress!