One of the questions I get all the time is "How have you been feeling?" Nowadays, it's not such a loaded question, but my typical response is, "Pretty good--but I've been having some crazy back pain." And then I'm met with some odd looks...
But--I thought pregnant women were supposed to have back pain?! I have tried to explain to people that the pain is almost like a pinching pain, in between the lower half of my shoulder blades. When I sit for more than 15 minutes, it's just out of control. Standing isn't near as bad and walking actually makes it feel MUCH better. Again, when I explain all of this, the looks remain odd!
So, I did what I naturally do when I have an ailment--I go online. For once, my research did NOT say that I was dying from some rare, awful disease...but rather, that my upper back pain is most likely due to being top heavy. When I read that, I couldn't help but chuckle! NEVER in my life have I been top heavy--but thanks to this little girl, my upper body is out of control. I always laugh and say that if I ever face-plant while walking, you'll know why...lol. In fact, the change in my upper body was one of the "symptoms" that first made me wonder if "something wasn't up." When we announced my pregnancy, one of my friends warned me that it would happen because she's built just like me and that's where she gained all of her weight. And sure enough, I'm pretty sure she was right! And just to think...I have yet to develop the more-typical lower back pain! But if anything, I'm sure to keep Victoria's Secret and Tylenol in business for a few more months!
Speaking of weight gain, true story...
At my 3-month appointment, I hadn't gained any weight.
At my 4-month appointment, I had gained two pounds.
At my 5-month appointment, I was up a total of 5 pounds.
And Justin was up a total of 15 pounds.
Amazingly enough, you can't tell that he's even gained a single pound.
And Mitzi...oh, sweet Mitzi. She was up a total of 1.6 pounds. Not a big deal--unless, you only weigh 8 pounds to begin with!
I'm still not sure what my most recent "numbers" are--we have our 6-month appointment later this week and as always, I bet I make a trip to the scale! Life is so bizarre--when you're NOT pregnant, you hate getting on the scale for fear of a weight gain. And then when you ARE pregnant, you hate getting on the scale for fear that your weight gain isn't what it should be. For once, can a scale ever be female-friendly?!
For those curious about the bump progress, here you go! Just a few days shy of 24 weeks..
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| My dress may be too big, but when it's 100-degrees out, I don't mind wearing a loose cotton bag :-) |
Hopefully, my next post will have some "after" pictures of our bathroom "renovation." If all goes as planned, new flooring, wall treatment and hardware is scheduled to installed this week! It certainly won't be a dramatic change, but it should help update the space and make it feel a bit less stark. After several years of saying "we need to get it done," it will be nice to actually HAVE it done and be able to enjoy the outcome!
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