25 Week Check-up

Today at the doctor's office they checked my iron, blood pressure, Grady's heartbeat, and measured my ever growing belly.
My iron was great! the doctor said I must be doing a great job at taking my vitamins. Yeah, not so much. I've probably taken them 5 times in the last month. I never got the prescription filled for the vitamins I guess I'm supposed to be taking and so when I do take the prenatals, they are the Wal-Mart ones we got the day we found out about Grady! I guess this mean I am already a bad mom since I am already a slacker when it comes to the health of our unborn child! On the up side, I think it also means that I am super healthy since my iron levels are apparently fabulous!
My blood pressure has gone up to a more normal level which is great. I can tell since I don't feel faint very often anymore.
Grady's heartbeat is at 140 and my belly is still measuring ahead one week (26 weeks). I really hope this means he comes before the official September 26th due date. Mark just bought tickets to his 10 year class reunion which is October 17th. So, I'm not going to have much time to pull myself together by then! I told him I will just wear a girdle if I have to.
I've also given up on my goal of only gaining 25 pounds but I'm still hoping I don't go over 35 pounds. I've gained 19 so far and it's all in the belly so either he is quite the fatty or there is a lot of fluid flowing around in there.


UPDATE:
Just thought I'd clarify that I'm not obsessed about gaining weight, I just have to be sure I can fit into my old clothes by January because that is when I start student teaching. I eat when I am hungry and sometimes when I'm not. Not gaining a lot of weight is something I am more hoping for than actively pursuing. I love food too much and I also want a healthy baby :)