Sixteen weeks and I have somehow managed to gain 12 pounds, or is it 14? My acupuncturist suggested I gain five pounds when I was trying to get pregnant, and I was only too happy to oblige, and of course support our local Precita Park market through my ice cream purchases. Favorite flavor still Ben & Jerry's Half Baked Frozen Yogurt.
Dr. Rubashkin says I should target gaining 1/3 of my total gain in the first 1/2 of my pregnancy. Yes, more math. So if I gain the high end of the recommended range, 35 pounds, I should gain 17 pounds total by week 20. Gotta put the brakes on the sweets though I just discovered a yummy pistachio gelato by Ciao Bella!
The happy part of gaining weight is that I'm pretty much past the "has she just gained weight?" phase. But now I'm starting to navigate the uncharted territory of maternity clothes. I ventured into Pea in the Pod for the first time last week, and all the pants have these crazy stretchy waist bands on them. I hovered close to the entrance for the first few minutes, trying to determine whether I should run out screaming, but a happy sales person descended on me, and started creating a room for me, so I was pulled in. I ended up buying a pair of jeans with the stretchy "patent-pending belly band", which I've already returned. Luckily Anna lent me a few pairs of more acceptable (to me) "starter" maternity pants which will hopefully keep me clothed for the next couple months.
And, I told my boss today. He was in town for a meeting. He simultaneously asked me how much time I was taking off, and whether I was going to become a full time mom, then gushed about how much he loved raising his three girls - except the "argumentative phase". Very sweet. By the way, my answers were "three months", and "no"....
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