wet weight

So.... Today I found out the reason behind my sudden crazy unusually high weight gain. The term is apparently "wet weight" and is associated with a stupid amount of swelling. And when I say stupid amount, I really do mean RIDICULOUSLY high amounts of water volume all over my body. Just take a look for yourself (below).


I took that picture tonight at the end of the day, only because I couldn't believe how huge they were. This morning I thought the swelling was bad when I went to the doc but I never imagined it getting THAT bad! This is the worst, but it's okay cause the doc said I'll just end up peeing it all out after Bubba is born. When I told my mom that she just laughed and said that I'll be spending all my time in the hospital bathroom then.

The good in all of this?! I didn't actually gain 8 lbs of real weight in two weeks (yes, HOLY COW!). But instead I just ballooned out because of extra liquid which will go away (the key here is "go away!"). So that's good! I can live with that then. I'll just keep saying "it's not forever" over and over again so I feel better :)

Oh, and today my diabetes doc said I'm doing so well that she insists I only prick ever other day. And since she has no intention of putting me on insulin cause I'm doing so awesome, I'm done with seeing her! So that means no more diabetes visits! Just every other day I've got to prick for my records and to keep myself accountable! I'm really happy that even after having doubts and guilt at times I still managed to do my best and keep my health for my baby!

Not much longer now, but please... no more water retention. I don't think my feet can handle any more liquid!
N.