Yesterday was a CRAZY early day with three separate medical appointments by the time I hit 10:30 am, and I usually weigh in at around 10:30-11:00 on an empty stomach, so knowing my weight was going to be funky I just didn't weigh in yesterday and instead used this morning's numbers as my benchmark for the week.

I am up .2 pounds to 212.2, which I am very happy with. I should have gained about 3-4 pounds of weight for a 'normal' pregnancy, so given my start weight I am right where I want to be and feeling pretty good.

My food aversions have, for the most part, tapered off. I am still having horrible cravings but they are mostly manageable, and am averaging around 2000 calories a day in food (which is also right around target).

Thank you for all the comments on my previous post about doing the Walk at Home DVDs. I am going to try to get them in this afternoon (which may be tough, as I have an event I need to prepare for this evening) and will try them barefoot to see if it is quieter. Sock feet don't work because I slip on the wood, and unfortunately I am pretty sure I went to shoes to begin with because my feet were really bothering me with that much pounding (I usually exercise barefoot at home, this is the only thing I use shoes for). I have very flat feet and still struggle with foot pain in my right foot from some sort of stress injury I got while walking last year, and even in shoes my feet don't like the pounding of walking 3-5 fast miles on a wooden floor, let alone with NO impact absorption or support for my overpronation. That said, I am still going to give it a shot and see if it is a workable solution.

In other good news, I had my nuchal translucency scan yesterday, and the baby looks great! Everything is measuring right on, my risk is extremely low for the tested-for genetic disorders, and I had a GREAT sonographer that let us see the baby and various measurements for over a half hour.

I am also, consequently, in my second trimester now! WOOHOO! This pregnancy has dragged for some reason, so I am happy to see a definitive time marker finally pass by, with a healthy baby to boot!

This week will find me continuing on this maintenance merry-go-round and making sure I am eating well and moving a bit. My hips and lower back are really bothering me (darn that relaxin hormone!) so I am just listening to my body, but I think my goals are easily attainable. The test will come in the next week, where I am stuck on a two week vacation. Not overindulging while stressed out, traveling, and constantly eating higher calorie food than my normal fare, will be quite a challenge. As with every other trip I've had, I will just do the best I can, but good thoughts for self control and accountability will be appreciated :)