The belly from above
Some thoughts:
- It’s getting harder to bend over in general as well as pull on pants. And when I do bend over, all the blood rushes to my head.
- Many nights, I have vivid dreams related to things that happened during the day – sewing Christmas stockings, Travis working on the nursery window, Harry Potter, etc. It’s like my brain gets stuck on replay.
- My bladder is the size of a grape. I pee pretty much every hour (when I’m drinking as much water as I should) but never very much at one time.
- My cravings are back! Especially for salty things and any form of potatoes. I have never loved potatoes so much. I walked out of work Wednesday night and smelled French fries (how, I’m not sure). Immediately, I decided to have McDonald’s for dinner. But even with my less-than-healthy dinners, I didn’t gain at all this week — a result of being more active, I think. I gained 2 lbs the week of Thanksgiving so it was a good to have a non-gaining week and even it out.
- I wogged 3 miles on Saturday. Between walking, slow jogging and the million stops that the dogs make to sniff/pee/poop, it took me 50 minutes. I was totally beat afterward. I think that’s a sign that 2 miles is more my speed right now.
Speaking of which, I had a very good week workout-wise:
W: 1.7 mile wog (walk/jog)
Th: 40 min strength
F: 1.7 mile wog
Sa: 3.04 mile wog
My plan right now is to exercise every weekday morning, with cardio (walk or wog) on M, W, F and strength on T and Th. I’ve been completely consistent so far!
Symptoms: A few close calls on leg cramps, but I’ve learned to stretch with my feet flexed. Still breaking out on my face (darn girl hormones!). And I feel out of breath fairly often. Sleep is decent – I have some good nights and some not-so-restful nights.
Cravings: Potatoes. Mexican Food. Ice Water.
Movement: Same as past weeks – nothing that really feels like a kick or punch.
Weight Gained: 15 lbs (same as last week)
Favorite Moment This Week: Finding out we’re having a baby girl!
What I Miss: Wine of course. And cold deli sandwiches. Having to warm the meat up is SO not the same! What I wouldn’t give for Erbert’s & Gerbert’s right now. Mmm… I told Travis “After I give birth, I want a glass of wine and a sub.” 😉
What I’m Looking Forward to: Christmas! I love this season. Baby stuff is on hold for the month of December.
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Bending over IS getting hard! My hubby tied my sneakers for me the other day, haha.
Great job on the workouts!
Woo Hoo! Way to rock the workouts. I love Christmas too. Busy, but such a happy time of year.
Congrats on finding out it’s a girl! How exciting. We are doing our gender appointment this friday, and I can’t even wait! And I totally hear ya on the sub and a glass of wine. I think those are the two things I miss the most too. I ate so many cold subs before this pregnancy, it’s really not the same to have a hot one. P.S Love your outfit, so cute!!