I’ve had some requests for belly pics lately, and folks…this is as close as you’re going to get. Whereas I proudly showed off the tum during the triplet pregnancy because it was just SO AMAZING to see what it could do in such a short period of time, this time around I just feel unnecessarily large. Not in an exciting, “I can’t believe we’re expecting three babies!” kind of way, but in a “I’m at fault for eating too many bowls of ice cream” kind of way.
Our neighbors took this picture out in our cul-de-saq where we have a block party every year for Halloween. Everyone brings their bowl of candy out and we line them up on a big table and the trick-or-treaters go down the line helping themselves to something from each bowl. It's fun for us adults since we all get to hang out, and less stressful on our dogs since the doorbell isn't ringing all night!
Bruce was a monkey (not sure you can tell in this photo, he looks more like a bear or a mouse—but his costume was really cute!) and I decorated my round tummy in jack o' lantern style. (The beer on the table? Alas, not mine. ;).
This morning I met with our MFM doctor and received my very own girly pink blood meter! I’ve been ridiculously good with my diet ever since we received the test results on Friday. I basically feel like I’m back on Weight Watchers—low carbs, high fiber, lots of veggies. An adjustment from the free-for-all that marked the early days of this pregnancy, to be sure—I didn’t have a SINGLE. PIECE. OF. CANDY this weekend (a heck of a feat for a girl with a sweet tooth as big as mine!).
On Wednesday I meet with a nutritionist to discuss a meal plan, which should hopefully be helpful. I’m pretty hungry right now because I’m not sure exactly what to eat, and if I dislike feeling hungry on a regular basis I REALLY dislike feeling hungry when I’m pregnant.
Yet I’m not unhappy. I feel better. And I keep telling myself how much easier this will make things after L.D. is born in terms of losing the weight, since I’ll already be back in my healthy-habits place.
4 comments:
you look SO GOOD! well...i think it will be easier to get back to the old "you" after this pregnancy, especially with your new GD friendly diet. I am finding it so hard to bounce back...and you're right, it's just not the same with a singleton pregnancy. Before it was "hey, look everyone, I am expecting identical twins!" and when you're having a singleton, people don't expect so much "pop"- i didn't learn that, of course...and after already losing 41 pounds of baby weight, I STILL have 40 more to go! Eeek! I am so glad you had a good Halloween, and your block party looks like loads of fun! (((hugs)))
You look so super cute and a monkey huh, I wasn't sure. You guys look great and sorry you didn't even eat ONE piece of candy, you're SOOOO good!
You look adorable :) I think I get what you're saying though. . . I am so much bigger than last time! But without the "excuse" of twins. It sucks.
Someone actually remarked yesterday about how much I was showing so much earlier, and I tried to blow it off, "Yeah, well, they say that happens the second time around. . ." And she felt the need to REMIND me, "Yeah, but you had twins before!" Um, thanks.
So proud of you for sticking to your diet. Hope it gets easier :)
Girl, you look HOT - like a sexy happy woman with beer, candy, and a good-looking man at your side! By the way, I had to read the top part of this post - all about Ohio and OH and Halloween and what not - like five times to get it, and I still don't get it. That's my clue that it's time to go to bed.
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