Went for my routine medical check-up today.
Updates at 34+ weeks:
Kaelyn still has a bulbous nose.
Kaelyn was making sucking motions with her lips when we did the ultrasound.
Kaelyn is in the correct head-down position, but is not yet engaged.
Kaelyn is still as goreous as ever.
Total weight gain since last checkup 2.2 weeks ago: 0.9kg
Kaelyn's weight gain: 0.5kg
Kaelyn's estimated weight: Approximately 2.3kg (50% percentile)
This is the heaviest I've ever been before. Ever.
Though most people say that other than the ever-expanding belly, I haven't put on weight in other areas, I beg to differ. My face is definitely fleshier (photographs don't lie, do they?), my arms seem a little heavier, and oh... don't even get me started on my thunder thighs! Although I'm sure weight has been "evenly" distributed to my lower torso to support the bulging belly (and perhaps to prevent me from losing my balance and falling over from the displaced centre of gravity?), I feel like a WHALE, a big fat wailing whale.
That's my new nickname--The Whale. Amongst many others. Like the Pregnant Guppy.
I look like I had just eaten a huge watermelon WHOLE, and its stuck trying to get digested in my gut. On the contrary, my appetite has plummetted drastically in the 3rd trimester, though I still eat enough to live, and no longer live to eat. Perhaps its the psychological impact my newfound shape (hey, round is still a shape right?) has on my appetite. I don't even crave Twisties anymore. There must be something really seriously wrong with me.
Oh, but there is one consolation to which I must say I am rather proud of myself for. I measured the thickest part of my belly with the Ikea paper measuring tape, and lo and behold, the widest part of me is only 36 inches! I can probably fit into some of my guy friends' pants!
Hmmm. I wonder what my waistline would be just before delivering. Anyone willing to wager a bet?
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