I’m flyyyyyying!
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All articles filed in Second Trimester
Weeks 13-28
W20D7
The biggest recent challenge to my exercise routine has been, well, a little silly. I always have to pee! Went for a 4-mile run today and OMG. My bladder was feeling it. I managed to hold it ’til the end, then bee-lined for the bathroom. But then… there was barely anything! What up? It seems…
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W20D5
Outdoor rock climbing! Still wearing my pre-pregnant harness and it’s getting tight. Not really able to tighten it anymore. Will need to get a full-body harness soon. This belly’s getting big! The climbing felt great. My muscles are definitely weaker (no more one-legged squats, heh), but I still got up a tricky route! Also squeezed…
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W20D4
Today was adventure day! The plan was to bike 6 mi to the beach, go swimming and play some frisbee, then bike 6 mi back home. No problem, right? Well, I woke up nervous! I haven’t biked that far since getting pregnant. Maybe only half that distance! What’s more, I haven’t touched my beautiful road…
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W20D1
This envelope here is…. … … *drum roll, please!* … … The gender of our baby! We are both SO excited. I think we will go out somewhere the two of us and open it. Richard thinks it’s a boy. I don’t know! My sis-in-law is having a boy a month before me so it’d…
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W19D7
Today I managed to get up early for a bike ride 😀 Well, actually it was getting up early for the ferry, which entails a bike ride to the terminal. It was beautiful! I love getting up in the morning. I left home right as the sun was coming up. The ride itself is about…
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Today I’m feeling like an overinflated balloon. Somebody pop me! What happened is, I ate an entire plate of food in one sitting. Steak and mashed potatoes with sauteed mushrooms, mmm… Then I almost immediately had to go to the bathroom. Hey, less in bladder means more room for stomach, right? I waddled to the…
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Today I’m feeling very proud of myself. I ran a 10 kilometer trail race! 🙂 Well, six miles used to be a piece of cake for me. Six months ago I ran the same distance and placed first in my age group. Today I ran about 20 min slower (that’s about 3 extra minutes per…
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Today has been my most active day since getting pregnant! I went to back-to-back aerials classes (my fave!) and was able to keep up with everyone just fine. I mean I was definitely tired by the end, but totally kicked butt! On top of that, I biked to AND from the aerials gym. Okay it…
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W18D2 – Welcome to Second Trimester
Feeling really good! What they say is true: you feel yourself again in the second trimester! My energy is up, my strength is up, heck, even my mood is up. I mean, my cheeks are getting sore from smiling so much. Everything is calm and peaceful, and even stuff that isn’t – like the thought…
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I’m starting to show. My windproof bike jacket that’s ridden hundreds (thousands?) of miles with me is getting tight. Not much longer and I won’t be able to zip it up. The cute flannel button-down Rosie got me for family pics bulges out between buttons. It used to flatter my flat stomach. Strangers let themselves…
Read MoreKicking!
Baby is kicking!!!! 😀 I’ve felt little “bubbles” popping on the inside of my tummy for a few days-ish. I think. Have to be really still to feel them! But it’s just like what Aunt Jenna described. It’s so little! I think of my tiny little guy (or gal!) moving around in there. Are they…
Read MoreIntuition
I need to write! It’s been 13 weeks and 3 days and I’m finally out of the first trimester. Whew! SO much is changing. Everything is making sense and my entire personality is shifting. Everything is becoming clearer, the important and the irrelevant. My emotions are RIGHT HERE. No hiding or faking anything; doing so…
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Adventures of a Preggo 