update

Okay, so I had my appontment with my OB/GYN and as of right now I have gained a total of 24.8 pounds....which was what I had hoped to gain as an overall~ I still have 11 weeks left (thank god for the c-section otherwise I would still have 12 weeks...and 1 week means everything! Ha) I gained 8 pounds this month, I am still not really sure how, but oh well. I have been getting some exercise, and I have been eating well...but somehow instead of gaining 1 pound per week, I am gaining 2 pounds per week. My doctor said, some women tend to lose or not gain any weight in the first trimester, then have a large spike in the second trimester, then plateau and gain a very minimal amount in the third....I am hoping that is me.!!!! With Logan I lost weight in the first trimester, gained a very small amount in the second, then gained 9 pounds in the first 4 weeks of my third trimester, and then kept it relatively smooth until he was born! I guess we will see! I was tested for anemia and given a glucose tolerance test. I got the orange drink, which was so much better than I remember the lemon-lime drink being. It was still aweful, but better than last time. What was really bad was the intense headache and dizziness that followed the drink. IT finally went away, but the headache lasted until late last night. She also had a difficult time finding the heartbeat which made me pretty nervous. I knew my little girl was okay because she was moving like crazy while we were in the weighting room, but it is still very stressful when the dopplar is sitting there on your stomach for 30 seconds or more, and you cant hear a heartbeat. Turns out she had the dopplar pretty low and my little princess is still hanging out around my rib cage! My blood pressure is still on the low side 107/60 but I told the nurse that it was actually very normal for me....my blood pressure is always on the low side! Anyway, all was well. I have another appointment on Aug. 26 which will be my final monthly visit....after that I will go in every 2 weeks. At the next appointment my doctor and I are going to schedule my c-section. I am very excited and filled with emotions. I can not believe that we are only a month away from 2 week visits and we are already to the point of scheduling the delivery. Its crazy how something can seem like it has gone by so fast and at the same time so slow!