I got this image sent to me from babycenter.com this morning to show how my baby looks at 19 weeks. My initial thought was "that looks uncomfortable". Then I thought about the yoga I have been doing lately and now I feel a little less flexible than I did yesterday...it also explains why I can't feel the baby moving (you try kickboxing in that position!)
Speaking of yoga, I finally went to an actual PRENATAL yoga class this past Saturday. I was the only one there, so I got a private lesson. I had low expectations about the whole thing because most prenatal anything is geared toward women who have never worked out before and want to start now. I was pleasantly surprised. I got some great stretchy moves for every sore part of my increasingly flaccid body. I don't do much besides yoga lately and my cardiovascular is down to whatever not much is. I am looking forward to starting master swimmers tonight. That will give me some focus and excuse to do more to burn calories. My diet has not changed much..for better and worse than since I was training for a half ironman. I am not "eating for two", but I am eating for an athlete who burns way more calories than I. So far I am on a good track for weight gain, but I feel the proverbial shoe about to drop.
I am still not feeling much, but am taking comfort in the fact that those sharp shooting pains I get when I get up too quickly or laugh to hard are totally normal...my innards stretching to accommodate my growing fetus and all. I still can't wait... a week and one day to the ultrasound.
My husband is running the marathon this Sunday. I can't wait to cheer him on and watch him achieve this amazing accomplishment he's worked so hard for. I am a little nervous about finding a rest stop at the various spectating locations.... But enough about me.
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