One month ago, at 22 weeks, I felt like I was blowing up:
In hindsight, I cannot believe that I thought that was "big." Here I am now at the end of 26 weeks, a few pounds heavier and 2 stretch marks later:
Baby girl is the size of an eggplant and weighs around 2 lbs. My stomach is supposed to look more like a soccer ball at this stage in the pregnancy, but it doesn't quite look like that to me. I'm definitely carrying wide, which I hear is common when you are having a girl. I'm also feeling more pregnant these days. I can no longer use my ab muscles to lift me up and I find myself breathless after climbing a flight of stairs with Luca in tow. Pretty soon I will have to stop picking up Luca and carrying him like a baby:/
The good news is I finally got an appointment with the highly reputable Dr. Elsa! We met her earlier this week and she is by far the best doctor we've seen. She was so knowledgeable (and complimentary), which put us at ease right away. She works out of the hospital, so it will give us extra practice on driving there. (One of these days we'll get there without taking a wrong turn!)
The bad news is I recently found out I have gestational diabetes (GD). I was pretty upset to hear the news because I have no symptoms at all. Apparently Indian women have an increased risk. Regardless, it's a big deal in terms of the health of the baby, so I've got to monitor my levels from now on. I'm just praying that baby girl is healthy and she comes before November (I want her to be a Libra like daddy).
This news coupled with a few other factors have been throwing me off balance lately. I look in the mirror and I can hardly recognize myself. My hair is dyed black (promised Ram I would go au naturale when I became prego); I have a row of pimples that have taken permanent residence on my forehead (thank god for bangs); I have splotchy un-even skin on my face (thank god for make-up); and I have 2 large stretch marks despite lathering up with oil daily (stupid expensive oils are good for nothing). It's easy to sulk and get depressed over all of these things. But I just keep reminding myself that these "issues" are temporary and should be worn as a badge of honor.
At the end of the day, I really do love being pregnant and am in awe that I have the ability to create life. Being pregnant seems to agree with me: never have I been so even-tempered in my life! And this seems like a popular year to have a baby. Lots of celeb babies were born and a new heir for the Prince William and Princess Kate, 2013 rocks! Now we just need to find a way to send baby girl to school out wherever Prince George goes so he can fall in love with her!
In hindsight, I cannot believe that I thought that was "big." Here I am now at the end of 26 weeks, a few pounds heavier and 2 stretch marks later:
Baby girl is the size of an eggplant and weighs around 2 lbs. My stomach is supposed to look more like a soccer ball at this stage in the pregnancy, but it doesn't quite look like that to me. I'm definitely carrying wide, which I hear is common when you are having a girl. I'm also feeling more pregnant these days. I can no longer use my ab muscles to lift me up and I find myself breathless after climbing a flight of stairs with Luca in tow. Pretty soon I will have to stop picking up Luca and carrying him like a baby:/
The good news is I finally got an appointment with the highly reputable Dr. Elsa! We met her earlier this week and she is by far the best doctor we've seen. She was so knowledgeable (and complimentary), which put us at ease right away. She works out of the hospital, so it will give us extra practice on driving there. (One of these days we'll get there without taking a wrong turn!)
The bad news is I recently found out I have gestational diabetes (GD). I was pretty upset to hear the news because I have no symptoms at all. Apparently Indian women have an increased risk. Regardless, it's a big deal in terms of the health of the baby, so I've got to monitor my levels from now on. I'm just praying that baby girl is healthy and she comes before November (I want her to be a Libra like daddy).
This news coupled with a few other factors have been throwing me off balance lately. I look in the mirror and I can hardly recognize myself. My hair is dyed black (promised Ram I would go au naturale when I became prego); I have a row of pimples that have taken permanent residence on my forehead (thank god for bangs); I have splotchy un-even skin on my face (thank god for make-up); and I have 2 large stretch marks despite lathering up with oil daily (stupid expensive oils are good for nothing). It's easy to sulk and get depressed over all of these things. But I just keep reminding myself that these "issues" are temporary and should be worn as a badge of honor.
At the end of the day, I really do love being pregnant and am in awe that I have the ability to create life. Being pregnant seems to agree with me: never have I been so even-tempered in my life! And this seems like a popular year to have a baby. Lots of celeb babies were born and a new heir for the Prince William and Princess Kate, 2013 rocks! Now we just need to find a way to send baby girl to school out wherever Prince George goes so he can fall in love with her!
I can't pick Samson up anymore:( Really sorry about the GD news. But glad to hear that you've been so even tempered. I am a hormonal nightmare!!
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