Puffball.

The thing I have been dreading... it has started to happen.

I'm getting puffy.

Despite an extremely healthy diet (when I actually feel like eating, which is rare), keeping up my exercise, and generally trying to stay as healthy as possible... I am starting to see the tell-tale signs of pre-eclampsia.

I have gained 10 lbs. in the past week and a half. And it's NOT from pigging out like last time, I can guarantee that. My appetite has been almost non existent. Yesterday I was able to have a slice of spinach quiche. All day. That has been the norm. I usually have to force food down my own throat just because - obviously - Sofia needs nutrition.

I have been enjoying my new, thick, long fingernails (one of my favorite things about pregnancy). Having long fingernails makes my hands feel more.... I dunno, dainty. Past few days, though, I feel more clumsy with my hands than ever. My new wedding band is leaving a dent in my finger.

My socks are leaving indents in my ankles. Mom felt my legs yesterday, and said I'm definitely retaining water. I can't stand up for very long, because my puffy feet feel like they're going to pop.

It's not as visible at this point as it was towards the end last time...


I guess looking back on this photo, it doesn't look that bad - but check out my sock indents. And look at my left foot. I have pretty high arches, and you can see they were filled in. The rest of my body was pretty much the same way.

Lately, I've also been feeling numbness/tingling in my hands, legs & feet... and even weird places like the tip of my nose and in my mouth & lips. The puffiness alone is frustrating, because I have been doing SO GREAT the past couple months. I've only been slowing down just recently, but for a while I had my hopes up about staying in shape this pregnancy and not feeling like a total balloon.

If I hit my goal mark for weight gain this time, I only have 7 more lbs. to go. Yikes. Any suggestions for how to deal with this?