Wow!! I usually hear of really little people gaining a TON during pregnancy!! My little niece started at like 97 pounds and weighed 155 before she gave birth. Some of the ladies in my other Due Date Club were a little underweight when they started and they're right on target with me at close to 30.

I'll be good if I can keep it below 40. That's my goal.

10 pounds...Dang! Is she really small? (short)
Speaking of, a coworker friend of mine told me today that I should expect to gain 90-100 pounds like she did....@.@ wtf?? and she was normal sized when she got pregnant too.
she brought it up because I was saying that my belly really dosn't look like i've gained 16 pounds...but my butt/hips/thighs do. and DF says he can't tell so I was asking her.

Sakai, I've been told that a lot, too. My co-workers here swear I'll gain 80 pounds just like they did and if I don't then I'm not eating enough.

My 28 or 29 so far is all in my belly I guess. I bought my maternity pants before I started showing a lot at all, and they're still fitting through the butt, hips and thighs.

I had a history teacher like that, too, when I was in high school. She was very petite and short and because we are friends, she told me later that she gained about 15 lbs. And her baby boy was 8 lbs. And she brought in McDonalds to eat every day for breakfast... it just doesn't make sense at times.

I'm starting to exercise most days. I walk 30 minutes on the treadmill and use a pregnancy strength dvd 2-3 times a week. It's not as much as I did before the pregnancy but considering I didn't work out much during the 1st trimester due to nausea, I'm doing okay. I feel more energy working out, which is always great.

How is everyone else feeling?

Yes, she is tiny, very short . She doesn't look 30 years old which she is.
I think your coworker is wrong in saying you will gain 90-100 pounds ! I don't think many doctors would approve of that. In years past there was the thinking "I"m eating for two" and used that as an excuse to eat anything is sight. Of couse you will gain and it will vary by the individual , follow your doctor's advice.

I feel horrid because you guys eat right and exercise! I've only gained nine pounds at 30 weeks, eat out at least 3 times a week and don't work out at all because of the pain. I still try to have salad instead of fris and healthier choices but my eating habits have become terrible as I can't stand fruits or vegetables without gagging. I don't use it as an "excuse" to eat what or how much I want. It just sucks not being able to handle healthy stuff most of the time.

90-100 pounds is ridiculous! My doctor told me at MOST, somebody should gain 35-45 pounds but most women should stay under thirty pounds unless they are underweight to begin with. Granted, there are the women like you guys who do everything right and still gain more than that.

Class got cancelled this morning- thankf goodness. I still feel like crap and didn't sleep more than two hours last night. Hopefully I sleep better tonight.

I feel bad too about my low weight gain. With my first pregnancy I ate really well, had GD so had to eat a very strict diet, I walked every day, took a belly dance class once a week, yoga class once a week and an aquafit class once a week and had an active job and I gained about 40 lbs.

My pregnancy with DS I also ate pretty healthy, ran for the first 11 weeks and then walked everyday, did hula dance class once a week, aguafit once a week and yoga once a week plus did occasional circuit training and gained 30 lbs.

With this pregnancy I ate horrible my first trimester, have been eating pretty well since and lower carb but lots of full fat cheese and lots of meat and stuff so pretty high cals, not really exercising at all (I try to walk when I can but have been pretty lazy about it) and I have only gained currently about .4 lbs. I looked up my info with DS (I was going to a weight loss support group throughout my pregnancy so have all my weekly weigh-ins) and at 24 weeks I had already gained 13 lbs above my pre-pregnancy weight.

Anyway I don't know why our bodies do what they do in pregnancy. I was really worried I would put on a lot of weight with this pregnancy as I was actively losing weight when i got pregnant and had lost 45 lbs so was worried my body would just try to put it back on but it didn't. Weird!

Mandalinn- glad to hear you passed your GTT too! Sorry you are feeling achy I too started feeling achy today, way earlier this time then the last pregnancies. Maybe cause I am older or my body is just worn out from 3 pregnancies. Anyway it sucks

Sakai - Your caterpillar story made me cry and your DF is very sweet, what you are feeling is totally normal

Keller- Sorry to hear about the illness Hope you feel better soon.

Mindi - My DS is just going to be getting his own room in the next few weeks (months) and he is 4! This baby will not have a nursery at all will room with us and have all the baby's stuff in our room till he/she is night weaned and then will move into DS' room.

So my midwife called yesterday with the results of my 2hr GTT and she said the results were normal! I was really shocked. I am dying to see the numbers and will see them on Monday at my next apt.

Happy and Healthy days ahead to all.

Since we're sharing bump pics, I'll attach mine. As you can see, I'm carrying STRAIGHT out in front. From the back, I look pretty much the same...but the side? Ridiculous.

Baby boy is kicking like crazy today! And my MIL actually talked about him and asked questions, which she hasn't done the entire pregnancy (seriously, not a word. It was really starting to hurt my wife's feelings). And our shower invites are going out as we speak. So all of that is good!

On the negative side, I think this shooting pain down my left butt cheek might just be some sciatica starting up. Any tips from people who have been there before?

I like seeing everyone's bumps. I wish I would get one, soon. I"m 13 weeks along and as flat as can be.

Madnalinn- I'm having that same sort of pain too. It was really hard to explain it to DF about a pain in one buttcheek LOL. It only bothered me after sitting for a while during lunch and break, then after walking for a few minutes it would go away.

I'm sending the caterpillar with the baby, Which works because I just found out adoptive mom is decorating her nursery with a butterfly theme. ^.^ (her first baby has a ladybug theme) sooo cute.
I also found out that my cousin and his wife will have to stay in state (mostly in town as our family is all here) for a few weeks due to our state's adoption laws. So I'm hoping that I'll get to see the baby lots during her first weeks.

I'm so glad, Sakai

love the bump Amanda!

Gosh, baby shower drama is just continuing! Now the organizer (who I hardly know and who had the whole thing pawned off on her by my sister-in-law) "doesn't like" my good friend who really, REALLY wants to help, so she is excluding her from the planning. I mean COME ON people....they're in their 30s, 40s and 50s. They're not 13 or in high school!!! Gonna talk to my SIL tonight if i get a chance and tell her the planner better get her crap together or just cancel the whole thing. I don't need this stress!!!

Racrane, I didn't have ANY bump at all until about 21 weeks. Mine has really grown a LOT recently!

Mandalinn- That is awesome that your MIL has finally started to come around!

Sakai- I'm glad that you'll get to spend time with your little girl after she's born and also that the caterpillar can go with her! It sounds like your cousin and his wife will make sure to include you and that they will make a great family for you're little girl.

Mindi- Great that you got a crib ordered as well. Don't know how I passed that over before. We got the same brand/thing but ours is Espresso colored and a different crib design. They told me it would take 3 weeks to get here so I ordered it early- and it showed up 4 days later. I was happy but it's been in the corner for awhile now. When do you plan on putting it together? We're doing ours around the 20th of March so i'll let you know how it goes if we get ours together first!

I'll throw in a "belly" pic too. This was taken today, a couple hours off from 30 weeks. A always stays and pushes at the outside of my stomach. Only 70 Days to go! It's so crazy how times going by quickly now! It seems like I just found out he was a boy last week, not 8 weeks ago!

Hi everyone - I love all the baby bump pictures. I'm still a bit early for how overweight I was when I got pregnant I think, I'm not showing as much as I'd hope to be.

Mindi - It really stinks that they continue to put you in the middle of this whole baby shower ordeal. (I know this doesn't help you) I guess I can't understand why they can't all work together and do something nice for you. I'm just agreeing that it would be quite frustrating and I'd be more likely to tell them to call the whole thing off if they were going to continue to put me in the midst of drama.

I'm not subject to drama currently, but my husband has decided that I'm extra cranky and has been giving me a wide berth. He also has sent me to hang out with girlfriends and told me to "hug it out" I'm tolerating him currently... lol

We have some adventures going on - we made an offer on a house today, so I'm waiting impatiently for a counter offer or an acceptance. I'm quite nervous but have been packing the house up a couple boxes a week for month or so. I'd like to be out of our rental house before giving birth although that means some pretty huge help from my family and my husband as far as getting things ready. They are all being champs. So I'll continue to pack and hopefully be able to update you all with some good news in the next few days.

Keller, ours is actually in espresso too, I think! It was supposed to be here by Tuesday but hasn't shipped at all yet. So who knows when we'll get it? I'm sure it'll be put together right away...DH loves any excuse to use tools!

sprklemajik, your husband sounds like mine. He says I'm moody and irritable. I told him I'd SHOW him moody and irritable...