The Weight is Over

After being unable to get a straight answer from the doctor (or probably, more likely, from your Mom interpreting the doctor), we finally know how much weight your Mom has gained thus far in the pregnancy.

Luckily enough, the last time she did Wii Fit was early June. By the way, Wii Fit is a video game exercise thing that, in the future, you'll probably laugh at us for using, just was we laughed at our parents for their childhood playthings: twigs and stones and mammoth bones. So in early June we were just a couple of weeks pregnant, but we didn't know it yet!



In fact, the Wii Fit sometimes asks me where your Mother is. Once, the Wii Fit and had this conversation:

Wii fit: Hey...have you seen Holly lately?

Aaron: Yes.

Wii fit: How's she looking?
A. Gained Weight
B. Lost Weight
C. About the same

Aaron: A. Gained Weight.

Wii Fit: Uh-oh...You probably shouldn't tell her that she looks like she's gained weight. Say something nice about her smile or her hair.

Okay, maybe that's not exactly how it went, but, still, that is one sassy machine!

But, it did have a point. Your Mother hasn't stepped on the Wii's scale since June ...but that all changed today.

Without further waiting, the magic number of pounds gained so far is (drum roll please)..THIRTEEN!

That's it? I can gain thirteen pounds at a Chinese buffet! No wonder the doctor said that all the weigh gained was, in fact, all baby. Your Mom is still well within the "normal" range for her height...pregnant or not. In fact, I think her BMI is still lower than mine! BMI is total bunk, by the way, but it's still funny! She really, on paper, hasn't gained that much weight.

But, the visual differences are actually beginning to be quite stunning! Want to see what approximately 13 pounds of baby weight gain looks like?

Here she is in week 12 (after already gaining about 2-3 pounds from her baseline):



And here she is in week 21! Look how big you're getting!

Now for fun, try to find two differences between the 2 21 week photos!
Also, you'll notice your nursery is growing too! That changing table was your Cousin Kathryn's! But your Uncle Dana and Aunt Mendi said you could have it now!