[by now I'm nearly 22 weeks, but better late than never!]
I visited my midwife Monday & had a normal appointment:
-pee test
-weigh in
-blood pressure
-quick chat about any questions/problems.
Everything checked out great.
Except my weight :/
I am now down to 126 pounds from my last appointment's 129 pounds.
In a normal world this would be wonderful for most people. & I'm in no way complaining that it's been hard for me to gain weight... but it is of concern because little Otter girl needs me to grow while she grows! My midwife isn't too alarmed since I still have 3 months & a week to reach my goal weight of 145-155 pounds, but instructed me to get a higher caloric intake these next 4 weeks [before my next appointment] so I'm up at least a couple pounds next time.
More calories = more food. Not candy bars, ice cream, pop, & all things fattening. Unfortunately I've heard stories of women who need to gain weight so they take this as a cue to eat 2 Snickers bars a day. That kind of weight gain is not beneficial. They are empty calories that do not benefit the health of growing baby or mama.
My goal these next few weeks is to be more aware of when I'm hungry & eat healthy, but higher caloric snacks - like almonds, peanuts, yogurt with granola, etc. Getting more protein in my daily diet will help as well.
We were also updated on the ultra sound results - Otter girl looked just as she should for the number of weeks she's at :] :] :] :] :] :] :] :] :] :] :] :] :]
Now on a completely different topic - THE NURSERY! Some supplies have already been purchased/re-used for our sweet girl's room. My hope is to document the process of creating her little space & posting as the crafts are completed. Currently she has a bassinet we bought on Craig's List for $20, a pink trunk [from my college days] used as a mini book shelf, a paper lamp [from my best friend's wedding], & a handful of cutie outfits gifted to us from friends & family. I'll dedicate my next blog post to all things nursery [thus far] including a craft I've nearly finished & what we hope to do with it as we prepare for our little lady's arrival in May.
One last question: for all you pro bloggers... HELP! I tried making a button but cannot figure out how to link it up to my page so viewers can click on it to subscribe to my blog/put the button on their page... Any good tutorials for me to watch/read?
Current Stats:
-Otter girl is the size of a pomegranate, about a pound in weight
-Physically feeling great, working out, sleeping comfortably
-stronger kicks & pokes from Otter & at predictable times of the day :]
I use this site. You can get a button with code for others to grab, and you can use the code from the box yourself where you don't want the extra code box to show.
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DeleteThanks!! I tried it out, but couldn't figure out what I need to do to get the image code to work. Is there a place you created your image for your button that automatically creates an image code for you? I currently have mine on photobucket, but when i put the links into the button generator it says it isn't valid.
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