Jacque:
I'm so glad that you posted. I've been wondering about you. Why did you take a glucose test so early? I always thought that was done around the 28 week mark? I guess maybe you had sugar in your urine? My SIL tested borderline diabetic when she was pg. They put her on a diabetic diet and she never ended up getting it. With regards to the blood pressure, were you having a bad day? Mine has always been very low. When I was pg with my son (my first) I was working. I didn't know at the time if I would continue working, or not. I was hoping to work from home. My boss had told me that would be fine. Then, the day of my appt. he told me he had changed his mind. I was so upset! My blood pressure was high that day. Maybe you had something upset you before your appointment? If you are a couple of weeks ahead of where they think you are, they will most likely be able to determine the sex. When I was pg with my daughter, I had an ultrasound at 14 weeks, and they knew it was a girl. I think the genitals are formed and able to be seen around 12 or 13 weeks via ultrasound. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you are far enough along.
I am still wearing my prepregnancy clothes. I am really loving my low-rise American Eagle jeans and seriously hoping that because they are so low, I'll be able to wear them for a very long time. I did stop wearing the 2's a couple of weeks ago, and today, I started to feel kind of stuffed into the 4's. Not really like they didn't fit, just like the didn't want to stay up in the front. I am kind of feeling like they are tighter in the legs and butt. But, I do think I'll get a few more weeks out of them. Anyone out there hoping to stay out of maternity for as long as possible should seriously try them.
I'm having such a hard time finding shirts that I like that cover my belly. I was big into the shirts that showed just a tiny bit of my tummy off, but now I feel kind of self-conscious although my dh swears to me that I look better than 90% of the women who do wear them even though I'm 15 1/2 weeks pg. I just think that's what he's supposed to say, right? And, I'm sure to keep great posture with my shoulders back which really helps! Anyway, I did buy a size 6 and they are very comfortable. I also have a couple of older pairs of 4's that still fit really well even though they aren't quite as low. If I could just find an answer to the shirts, I think I could be okay for a couple more months. ? We'll see. I really do hate maternity clothes. Especially since the ones that I like are $90 or more. That's so ridiculous for a shirt that I will wear for 4 months at the most. I refuse to wear the "tent" shirts that make women look way larger than they actually are.
I know exactly what you mean about the motivation. I have felt good all week (except Friday I felt as though I had a slight touch of the flu for the first part of the day, so I skipped my workout) but I am having the hardest time doing ANYTHING! I hope so much that this ends in the next week or two. All I want to do is sit and read or watch t.v., or go do something fun with family/friends. I am trying to get up the motivation right now to just do section 2 of Power Max (only 20 some minutes) plus Chest, Shoulders, Triceps. How hard is that? Yet I can't seem to get the motivation up to do it. I need to work for about an hour right now, then I might try to do it really quick - at least one of them, so I don't feel like a total loser. I really caved on the self-discipline with food this week, too. Not only did I eat out quite a bit yet again, but I also ate 5 cookies yesterday AND a toaster strudel, but I also had a mocha blast (an ice cream/coffee drink that is so yummy) and 5 cookies again today! (The Pillsbury break and bakes are so delicious that I can't resist them when I make them. I even find myself hiding them from my kids so I don't have to share! How mean is that?) I am not going to buy them again for a VERY long time. To make matters worse, my scale is just getting so old that I don't think it's very reliable anymore. In past pregnancies, I always relied on my scale to keep me disciplined. With this pregnancy I have no idea if I've even gained any weight because its such a piece of C _ _ P. I would assume I've gained 4-6 lbs. but don't know exactly. I know my measurements are the same except thighs are about 1/2 inch bigger, waist is 3-4 inches bigger, and bust is 3 inches bigger. I am going to get a good scale this week though and really keep on it.
Thank you for the info on the intensity series. I am definitely going to buy it!
Sorry this got so long, everyone. Guess I'm really trying to put off my work. :-( I hope everyone had a great week for next week's checkin. Mine was mediocre. It would be better if I would just go workout tonight...we'll see.
Stacey
Edd - 09-16-04
