Weight Gain (or lack thereof)

This post relates to both Layla and myself. I'll begin with the cuter of the two choices :-)

Layla had her 6-month appointment today. Jeremy and I had bets going on what her weight would be. Last month we went in for just a weight check and she was 13lbs. 13oz. She has been pretty consistent with gaining a pound a month. With this in mind, plus the fact that she's been chowing down on baby food lately and felt rather chunked out, my guess was 15lbs 7oz. and Jeremy's was 16lbs even. Getting straight to the point...she weighed in at 14lbs. 2oz! I put an exclamation there not to show my excitement, but to show my sheer shock. She only gained 5oz. in a month?!?!?! Are you serious! When I was first told the weight, nothing much registered except that Jeremy and I were way off with our guesses. By the time the doctor came in and started talking, it set in just how little she gained. At her 4 month appointment Layla was in the 30%...she fell to 15%. Being the emotional basket case I am, I started crying right there! Her refusal of the bottle these past two weeks hasn't really stressed me out too much...until this news! The doctor was very reassuring, though. She told me this isn't uncommon with breastfed babies. Layla is a happy, active baby and that hasn't changed at all. She told me that she should be nursing 4 times a day...and she is...but there's that gap from 7:30-4 where she's not. The doctor wasn't too concerned so I'm trying not to be. We're going to have the daycare try to add a 3rd feeding time and continue with the sippy cup. Her next appointment is in 3 months...but I'll be taking her in at the beginning of each month for a weight check (for my own piece of mind) to see where she stands.

Here's my part of this post...

I have joined the Biggest Loser group at school. Each person pays $10 to join and the winner takes all. We weighed in for the first time yesterday and I was sadly not shocked at the weight that appeared. I have roughly 15lbs on me that I did not before I became pregnant. The sad thing is that I honestly didn't gain an excessive amount of weight when I was pregnant. Throughout the pregnancy I had no qualms with the weight I was gaining and saw it as a reasonably easy amount to lose afterwards. Ugh! I'm not sure what's up with this 15lbs. I think it's all from my lack of exercise during the pregnancy. I am very much looking forward to this friendly competition at work. I hope it's enough to motivate me into serious effort! Did I mention the winner takes all!

I'll be updating my results each week so keep checking!