Week 16

And now, week 16. Hurrah! 24 or 26 to go. That's only half a year... :) Things are jogging along. Though my appointment last Friday was a big waste of time. GRRR.. Oh well. The doctor just listened to the heart beat (which was great) and that was it. This was after waiting for twenty minutes. I was expecting her to do a U/S because I came up because at my previous visit, my normal caregiver saw that I had a cyst on my ovary and wanted to make sure it was OK. It was just a bit of a let down as I could have stayed home and had my midwife do all of what the Dr. did without hauling myself & my son up to Fairbanks, 90 miles away. 

Oh well. Last week was a bit of a challenge, though more so on the weekend. Sunday was a  very, very, very, L

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                                W!!!! Day. I spent most of it depressed and laying on the couch or crying in my sons room. Kind of silly really. I am normally never like that, so it took me a while just to shake it off. I did this by listening to worship music and praying and then I went and ran. That was enough to get me out of my hormonal dive. 

As far as exercise, I didn't get to do as much as I wanted on Sunday, as all the treadmills were in use when I wanted to use them and by the time I got on one, I only had about 30 minutes left to exercise. So my total for the week was only 20 miles. But Saturday I ran a seven minute mile, which is especially awesome since it was my last of five. YES! I am still fast! I also bought new shoes on Friday which has really helped the pain in my legs. 

Eating. Eating is going really well. I love feeling more in control of myself. I have faithfully tracked my calories for the last two weeks and I think I will even continue past the November month challenge. I'm up 11 pounds at this point. Well, at least I was when I checked last. I think I weighed myself on Thursday???? I don't remember. I will make myself get on the scale tomorrow. Yuck. 

I am still not wearing maternity clothes, which I like. I try them on and they all look kind of stupid without the belly. So I am just wearing my fat clothes and the skirts & pants with super low waists. It works. 

And here is the avocado sized munchkin in my belly. 

And the 16 week belly shot. I am actually going to do a comparison of my this week last pregnancy and this picture, but I am not at my home computer, so I won't do it now. 

I'm definitely growing. That's for sure! :)