Just put the brownie down...

Sorry for the grainy picture - as mentioned before I do not have a decent camera so the cell camera had to do.

Yesterday I had a doctor's appointment and was told I now need to watch what I am eating. Even though I feel I am have gained more than I wanted to it was still funny to actually be told to watch what I eat. You see with my first three kids I ate and did whatever I wanted. I never read one book or asked what I was or was not allowed to do anymore. And by some miracle I gained the "perfect" amount and gave birth to three healthy and happy children. This pregnancy I have cut back on certain foods I know (or at least I have read) may have a negative affect on my pregnancy and/or the baby. I don't even eat subway very often since deli meat can carry a bacteria that can cross the placenta. I have read books about what to expect... I receive weekly emails about how to be healthy, tips on what to do and not do.

Do you see the irony...

I do have a bit of a sweet tooth and for some odd reason I can't turn off my hungry mode. However now that the heartburn has kicked in I have begun to scale back on certain foods and how much I eat. I think heartburn for pregnant women is nature's way of helping you eat healthy. (I don't know how oatmeal fits into that since it seems it should be a healthy choice but I have heartburn midway through eating a bowl - so no more of that)

So I have been asked to exercise for 30 minutes a day and cut back on the carbs....well I will start by exercising 30 minutes a day.

For those that are curious - I have already gained 18-20lbs (depends on which scale they weigh me on and what time of day I am weighed). I am also convinced that on days that I swell I weigh about 3-5 lbs more. I don't know if that is true but it makes me feel better.

No need to worry - my doc calls it the honeymoon trimester - where the first trimester you feel repulsed by everything so it is easy not to over eat and the third you are too uncomfortable to overeat. She just wants me to do a few extra things that will help me not keep an extra 20 after the baby is born. My goal is to still weigh less than Jed by my ninth month. :) only 12 more pounds before that happens.