Adam-less this week

Yesterday, Adam flew out early in the morning for a week on the west coast for work. His first flight was rather bumpy since he had to fly over the storm that affected most of us Sunday, but he had a smooth ride the rest of the way to Portland. Since we're going to WI this weekend for my friend, Steph's, bridal shower, the dogs and I are going to pick him up in Milwaukee on our way home Friday early evening. Hopefully Baby Schmidt will be kind and leave me a tummy that feels ok and a little more energy to deal with household things and two crazy dogs.

After this weekend, I had fully prepared myself for stepping on the scale this morning and having my grand total weight gain to be approaching or at 4lbs. While it doesn't sound like much, the recommended weight gain in the first trimester is anywhere b/w 0-5lbs. I've been hovering right around 3lbs and getting nervous that I'll top my limit way before my 12 weeks/first trimester are up. Let me also tell you that I will be eating and doing whatever is best for the baby - no food deprivation here! But good choices and smaller, more frequent meals would be best for me to become a regular-sized whale instead of a fat-a-soarus whale in the end. So back to my weigh-in this morning - I was hovering right around 2.5lbs. Woo hoo! I felt pretty good about that and hope that my improving eating habits continue to keep this baby and body in decent pregnant shape.

Off to the grocery store...the fridge is bare and this baby's gotta eat! Well, not anytime soon...I just had supper and I'm full - but not as full as after lunch today. I had chicken/veggies/rice in a spicy sauce at the local chinese restaurant and had bigger eyes than my tummy. I ended up having to lean way back in my chair and stretch my stomach out b/c it felt like my lunch was going nowhere - it finally subsided and I felt better by late afternoon. It's crazy, but it's getting kinda full in there already since my uterus/baby is already the size of a large grapefruit. Does that seem unreal to anyone else? I must say, I'm rather impressed with my body and what it is doing already. That said, off I go. :)