23 Week Doctor Appointment

On Tuesday, November 10th I had my 23 week appointment. Everything looked great as usual. The baby was all over the place. The poor nurse had to chase him or her around to get the heart beat. It was pretty funny! One second the baby was to the left and two seconds later it was to the right. We were both laughing pretty good.

My blood pressure measured low as usual 86 over 50.

I gained 3 1/2 pounds! The only time in a woman's life when it is ok to gain that much weight in a short amount of time. The doctor at first asked me if I was eating or if I was sick because my overall weight at 23 weeks pregnant and being 25 years old was only 114 pounds. I explained to him that I gained the 3 1/2 pounds in only 3weeks. He is not worried about it by any means, just that at this time with Josie I had gained a whole lot more. I mean with Josie by the end of my pregnancy I had gained 2/3 of my pre-pregnant weight. Ouch I know, but it all came off with little to no work. This puts me at gaining 17 pounds so far this time around with baby #2 at 23 weeks.

They measured me today, which they have not been doing for a while. I measured in at being about 21 weeks and I am actually 23 weeks along. I have been telling Brent that I am not as big this time around and sometime he agrees with me and other times he does not. This means that size wise I am measuring 2 weeks smaller than what most women measure at at 23 weeks. Still nothing to worry about, it just might mean that baby #2 will not be as big as Josie at birth, but who knows at this point.

I will go back to the doctor's office on December 8th and will also be getting the nasty glucose testing done. I am not looking forward to that visit. Last time, I failed the 1 hour test and had to take the 3 hour test. It was pure torture. I hate needles, so I hope I pass the 1 hour this time around, but we will see in December.

Here are some photos at 23 weeks pregnant.