25-7-2009 - End of second trimester

My mood while writing this blog: Ok

I can't believe that the end of my second trimester is almost here! I just mailed off the invitations to my baby shower and I hope I have a great turnout! It just sucks because some of my family members are not speaking to me right now. My 2 sisters, grandmother, and aunt are acting like total bitches to me every since I got pregnant....all because I'm not married! I am 26, I have 2 jobs, a bachelors AND a masters degree, and my fiance and I have been together for 6 1/2 years!!! We have been engaged since January 08 and the wedding was set for Sept 09, but I got pregnant. And instead of rushing out to have a quickie wedding just because I got pregnant, we decided to push the date back. What's so wrong with that?!??! But Noooooo, they have been talking shit about me ever since they found out I was pregnant, and NO one seems happy for me! It's probably because of the drama in their lives. My grandma is just a evil bitter woman who gets a kick out of talking about EVERYone in the family. My aunt is 59 with no kids (she had a daughter 30 years ago who was born early and died, and then had a hysterectomy). My oldest sister is 39, newly divorced, with 3 kids. My other sister is 38, no kids, and just got divorced 2 years ago (btw her ex-husband is already married again with a baby on the way)! Not one of them has called to say "Congrats on the baby!" or "wow I'm so happy for you!" or ANything! They are treating me like I am 16 and pregnant with no education or job! So hopefully they will come to my baby shower. I sent them an invite so we'll see!! The date is set for Sept 12 (my original wedding date lol). Thank God my fiance's family is so supportive! His mom is even throwing my baby shower! But all I can do is pray for them and leave it in His hands.

As far as my lil girl, she is doing GREAT! She is keeping mommy sane throughout the day with her lil punches, kicks, and turns lol. At my 23 week u/s my perinatal doctor told me that her "O" only contains a SMALL portion of her liver, so the surgery shouldn't be complicated at all. It was measuring 1.95 cm long by 1.23 wide which isn't large at ALL! I was told that I would more than likely have a C-section around 38 weeks because the liver could get damaged during a vaginal delivery. He has delivered many babies with an "O" and he just makes me feel so relaxed and confident! I am so happy that I switched to his office! The GREAT news is that my local hospital just hired a new pediatric surgeon so she can have the surgery at the same hospital she is delivered at. Thank God I don't have to travel 50 miles to the University of Michigan hospital to have the surgery!!

As far as myself, I am feeling like a FATtie!!! I have gained 26 lbs as of 26 wks pregnant!! I am still working out faithfully though. I go to the gym at least 5 days a week. I try to eat healthy (key word..."try") but the pounds just keep piling on! Unfortunately, I will probably pass the 35 lb weight gain limit I had set for myself lol. Also, with a C-section, I heard it will be harder to lose the weight, especially in the stomach area. I have been a gym rat for the past 2 years, and I had lost 40+ lbs right before I got pregnant so I know I can do it again! It's just so depressing seeing the scale go up, and up, and up, when I was so used to seeing it go DOWN! But if it's what I have to do for my lil blessing then so be it!!! I guess that's all for now!