Tipping The Scale

Alright, many of you may be wondering how I'm doing with my weight gain. I weighed about 120lb before pregnancy. I didn't gain any weight during the first trimester because of the nausea and lack of appetite. I was a little worried but soon I started putting on the pounds as I regained my appetite. I started outgrowing my jeans at about 4 months and now I'm completely unable to zip up any of my pre-pregnancy jeans. Currently, at 25 weeks, I'm about 145lbs. Doctors recommend that a woman gains 25lb - 35lb during her pregnancy at the rate about 1lb a week. Although I'm technically averaging 1lb a week, I've actually been gaining about 2lb a week in the last 12 weeks or so. Most of the added weight has been in my belly since I can still fit into most of my pre-pregnancy tops. Although this is the most I have ever weighed but I don't feel heavy. The only difference is that I have this rather large obstacle in my mid-section that prevents me from putting my shoes on and cutting my toe nails easily! I do feel that my belly is rather large compared to some of the other expectant moms that I know. I look like I could be 7 months pregnant even though I'm not quite 6 months yet! It'll be interesting to see how big my belly will be at 9 months.

I'm not sure what the doctor's recommended weight gain for the expectant father is but I know that Rick has gained a few pounds through sympathy eating. :) We're both planning to start a work out regiment soon...

Above is a picture of me and Myra, who's also due in May!