Closing In On the End

Well I am nearing the end on my pregnancy here. Weight wise I've done far better than I ever thought I would. I fully expected more of a weight gain than I have had.

My "starting" weight for when I got my positive test results was 213#. After the first trimester was over I got down to my lowest of 196#. I leveled out in the second trimester and hovered between 198-200# In this third trimester I got as high as maybe 208#, but have actually gone back down to around 202# and I have maybe days to 3 weeks left.

My goal to to not go over 215-220# and I didn't restrict or "diet" to keep weight off either. I know I had gotten a little "ill" a few weeks ago to where I had a difficult time swallowing and eating and then I noticed the scale started dropping again. Scared at that I TRIED hard to eat more when I could and as often as I could. But you just don't know how difficult that really is with a smaller stomach that is being crammed and squished by a baby.

So I've been around 201-203#. IF I stay that weight over the next few days or weeks then once Adelyn is born then I could very well weigh below my lowest recorded pregnancy weight! On average I can easily lose 20-30 pounds after a baby is born. It'll depend on water retention, how much Ady weighs, and so much more.

Dh, since getting a job, has lost 10# now. It kind of annoys me only because I was hoping he'd gain and be around 180 so that way I would definitely be AT or below his weight, LOL

I'm hoping to give birth in about 2 weeks or so, right now. After that I'll finally be able to know where I am at, and how close to my 150# goal I really am!

I am so looking forward to meeting my baby, especially as soon as we aren't homeless anymore and settled into a house!