Weight, Weight- Don't tell me!

Remember wayyy back when when we were actually a little concerned because your mother had lost some weight between appointments?

Well, those weight worries are definitely over.



At Monday's doctor's appointment, they weighed your mother like they always do. Except this time your Mom did something she's never done before:

She asked the nurse how much she weighed.


Up until this point, it was a "don't ask, don't tell" policy on your Mom's weight-- especially after the revelations that the Wii brought up about a month and a half ago.

Please note, young man, that it's never acceptable to discuss a woman's weight in public, unless she's not within earshot, you don't know her, she's a celebrity or she's pregnant and has given you her permission to do so. Our situation definitely falls in line with the last clause.

It's important to see how much preggos gain, to make sure they're gaining enough (and make sure they're not gaining too much).

According to your Mom's best guess, she was hovering around 118 before you started growing. And - drum roll please - yesterday the Doctor clocked your Mom in at 142 pounds!

Way to grow, Holly!

For confirmation, though, and an even better comparison, we double checked with the Dr. Mario (the Nintendo Wii). According to the Wii in early June your Mom weighed 115 and today she weighs 140.

So taking the average of the two measurements, it looks like your Mom has gained about 24.5 pounds thus far.

This is completely normal. For mother's with your Mom's pre-baby BMI (fat percentage), they recommend pregnancy weight gain of anywhere from 25 to 35 pounds total, but of course, every body is different and, even though your Mom is on course to fall in that range, the doctor said that she's gaining the appropriate amount of weight!

No wonder your Mom gets tired so easily-- she's carrying around an additional fifth of her body weight that she wasn't carrying before! I'd be tired too.

But, don't expect your Mom to be best friends with the Wii from here on out. She said that when it weighed her today, it said that she was within a few pounds of being officially labeled "obese." Talk about an inappropriate way to discuss a woman's weight!

We know who will be sleeping on the couch tonight, Nintendo Wii.

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!