Well, actually, I can. Those symptoms that I had throughout the first trimester which made me ever-so-grateful to enter into the second have returned. They include the following:
- Heartburn (just plain sucks)
- Constipation (tmi-I'm aware, but I want people to know how pregnant ladies suffer)
- Lower back pain
- Peeing through the night
- Acne. Acne. More acne. *Sigh*
- Andddd... I'm probably experiencing mood swings more than I have this whole time. (Sorry hubby)
And probably a few more that I can't recall at the moment. Let me tell you, I'm not looking forward to the fact that these issues may not end until there's a body clawing its way through my vagina.
My last post, I was having sciatic pain in my right butt cheek. It was awful, and then one day last week, I woke up and it was gone! Well, this week, I'm experiencing it on my left butt cheek :/ There have been a couple times while teaching a Zumba class that I've winced in pain and had to breathe through it. Hey look, I'm practicing for labor already!
Work out wise, I have been doing awesome! Well, I might have a different story to tell you on Saturday. I have been subbing Zumba classes right and left. I had 5 last week and I have 7 this week! My biggest challenge will be tomorrow: I have two back to back classes. I'm planning to keep them medium-paced so I don't overdo anything. Today was my day off and I ran 2 miles with my Belle to prepare us for the 5K we have in a couple weeks. I felt great! Last week I felt nothing but preggo when I ran, but I think my legs are finally toning up a bit to carry the extra weight. They even look a little more shapely in the thighs :)
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| Look how cute and preggo I am! Getting ready for a 2 mile run (while my Denali creeps in the background). |
Outside of teaching, I have been extremely busy. We spent the last week moving out of our old house into our new one. I LOVE OUR NEW HOUSE!!! I'm definitely in nesting mode- throwing out old stuff, selling items, and buying lots of new goodies. My favorite toy: We bought the Roomba! Best. Vacuum. Ever. Our whole place is practically carpet, and we have three dogs that are still shedding their "winter" coats somehow, so this little robot is a miracle worker!
Lastly, I read Jenny McCarthy's book Belly Laughs over the weekend. She's a nut, but I liked it. It's super short (each chapter is maybe 3 pages) and simply goes over her experiences during pregnancy. It seemed like she had a lot of symptoms to the extreme. It made me grateful that my first trimester was not nearly as awful as hers, however I did a lot of thinking about how much I really did go through (the aches, the pains, the embarrassing women things). I really wanted my husband to read this book to really understand what a woman goes through, but he refused. Oh well. I recommend the book, not as an informative piece rather an entertaining, chatting-with-your-girlfriend kind of book.
Tomorrow I'm marked at 27 weeks. It seems like each week is completely different. This week, baby boy barely kicked. Well, no, he kicked a bit, however it was no where near as powerful as last week-thankfully. Just little flutters. I also sense he's dropped low in my belly, which is probably why I don't feel like I'm in Alien this week. I have a drs appt next week and then we have a military ball to attend. More updates to come :) Thanks for reading!
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