Saturday, July 22, 2006

Tired

Well, its 9.18pm and I really feel like going to bed but thought now that I have at least a few minutes to myself, I really should update.

It has been impossible for me to get to the computer this week with my very bored daughter home from school. So Tuesday, my mum and I took her to the zoo. She loved it, although I was thoroughly exhausted when I got home. Then Thursday was the Target Christmas toy sale so spent the day in shopping centres. Yesterday took my brave little girl to have her 4 year old immunisation needles, one in each arm. I thought it best to tell her before going to the doctors. I picked up my mum, just in case we needed her. On the way she said she was a little bit scared and I said that was fine. Once in there, she was so good. She did everything she was told to, sat perfectly still, never flinched or anything. The doctor said she was one of the best she had ever had and gave her an origami flower. The doctor said that sometimes it took 2 people to hold the kids down and that most tensed up when they felt the needle getting near the arm. But Bethany just sat there, in fact her arms were so floppy and relaxed that the doctor could put them anywhere she wanted. So Proud!

Then today we went to the markets and stocked up on fruit and then went to see Pete's parents. For the second time in less than a month, I was told that I wasn't showing very much, which has got the niggling worry started again but I have a checkup on Tuesday so will make sure everything is OK then. Watched with little amusement as Pete's dad argued with Bethany over the sex of the baby (haven't told them, although it would make things easier), then as we were going Pete's mum asked if I wanted all her WW points stuff (she joined the points program twice and had all the paperwork). I grabbed it for mum and me, although Pete's dad said "she won't need it Shirley. She'll give birth to my grandson (see what I mean) and she'll go back to the way she was. She won't need any help losing weight." Talk about pressure.

Am actually pretty happy with my weight currently (for now). Weighed myself on Monday and was 89.8kg, which is only 1.4kg up on where I was 3 weeks ago and 9.5kg total for the pregnancy. In most of my pregnancy mags they state at 24 weeks that you have probably gained around 5.5kg by now, so am only 4kg more at this stage so if I can keep a handle on this, should be OK, although it is daunting knowing that probably this week I will break back into the 90's, but was expecting that about 2 weeks ago.

I also pulled out my old records from when I was pregnant with Bethany. From between 16 and 24 weeks I gained 5.3kg but so far this time I have only gained 3.7kg (which also adds to that little worrying niggle). but trust me, I can feel this baby. I feel it kick, if feel that my insides are now a lot higher and uncomforable, I feel the pain in my back and the constant breathlessness from being totally out of sorts, and I am savouring every minute of it.

Well so much for a quick post. Really must go to bed, am dead on my feet, but will be back tomorrow, Monday at the latest for another update as I have heaps more to say.
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