And so it begins.........

Whooohoooo!!!! I gained 1/2 a lb. I was in disbelief. For all the crap I've eaten, especially all the cake (my new craving) that's all I gained? My weight was also checked at the end of the day which blows my theory out of the water. You see, both times that I gained nothing I was being weighed first thing in the morning. Anytime I was weighed later in the day was when I showed weight gain. The doctor wasn't concerned at all, so it's all good. Okay enough of that topic.

I really have been enjoying my appointments. First stop, ladies room for a urine sample. This is extremely fun to do when you are 9 mos pregnant, though I'd had trouble right from the beginning of the pregnancy. Someone should invent a funnel or something a little better to catch the sample because a dixie cup just doesn't cut it. After the nurse weighs me and takes my BP she brings us to our room to wait for the doctor. She tells me to undress from the waist down. Huh?????? You must be joking?????? I was not prepared at all for this appointment. I just assumed it would be like any other. Everything looks good, do you have any questions, listen to heartbeat and go home. Ummm yeah right not this time. Nothing is ever easy but I should know that since I have a permanent seat on the Karma bus, right up front.

Today, I had my first internal exam. I won't gore you with the details, but let's just say, not my idea of a good time. Refer back to the title of the post "And so it begins....." My lady parts are starting to thin and baby is in the correct position. Whoooooooooo!

Random question for the day: How the heck do you collect a urine sample while you are holding your capris so they don't touch the ground, pulling your shirt back so you can maybe get a glimpse of the task at hand, positioning that damn dixie cup in the right spot, hovering because it's a public toilet, listening to the nurse impatiently open up the cupboard door every 2 seconds to get your sample, and having a 9 mos pregnant belly in the way?!?!?!?! Please.......I have at least 3 more visits to go which means 3 more samples to collect. If there is some secret way of doing this, please clue me in. hahahaha.