we had another doctor's appointment this morning. i'm going every two weeks now and i think starting from my next visit, it'll increase up to weekly appointments. guess that means we're getting real close! so at my check-up today, i was up another 5 lbs. i've been gaining weight like crazy over the last 5 weeks. i think i've gained something like 13 lbs. in 5 weeks. yipes. no good at all. again, my blood pressure reading was fine so the doctor didn't say anything about the weight gain. guess i'm gaining it all in the last trimester. not sure if it's still the fluid retention, but i'm going to increase my water intake over the next two weeks and see if the swelling goes down or my weight gain goes back to the "recommended 1 lb. per week" thing. i've also been craving the junk lately, so i think i'll try to curb back on that for the rest of the pregnancy. i forgot to ask the doctor what position the baby is currently in. i don't know if there's an easy way for me to tell myself. lately i've been feeling like something small, hard and round is trying to protrude from my belly. maybe the head?
karen came over last night to help ken and i put together a list for stuff we still need to do and get before baby comes. it was really helpful, but also quite overwhelming. we don't have much time left to get everything together. she suggested getting everything done 4 weeks before our due date, which means we really only have 3.5 weeks to do it all. fingers crossed that i don't give birth too early or else we might not get everything done in time! oh and my replacement still hasn't been hired, so if i deliver early, that might make their situation a little difficult too. :o)
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