OB appointment

I had my OB appointment on Friday and all is very well. My uterus measured the 25 cm it's supposed to at this point. The Bean's heartrate was 138. And although I've been totally freaked out by my 20 pound weight gain, the doctor didn't even bring it up. Of course I did and asked her a zillion questions why it's jumped up so much over the past few weeks. But she told me the period between weeks 22 and 26 are when the baby has it's most significant growth and that most women have the biggest weight gains during this time. That hasn't really stopped me from freaking out, but she did point out that I still have 15 pounds to gain before I'm even out of the normal range for weight gain. A pound a week from this point forward doesn't sound unmanageable, until I think about Thanksgiving, Showerpalooza, Christmas, New Year and my birthday all being included in that time period. I can just envision all the great holiday photos with my fat head now!

I downed my glucose for the screening test without any projectile vomiting (poor Missy). I'll get the results of that test in about a week.

On a very happy note, the Bean has been incredibly active the last 24 hours. It's like popcorn popping in my belly and it makes me laugh and sometimes even cry at the wonderful feeling of my baby moving inside of me. Mike and I also primed the baby room yesterday and we'll paint it today. I'll take pictures when we get it all finished.