Well I am at that point where I am completely uncomfortbale but still so far away from being done. I have packed on enough weight that my poor calves ache running stairs, running is now limited to the treadmill, and the group of us girls have resorted to working out in a stairwell to avoid the strange looks :)
I have found myself a PHAT Pregnant Women group to train with... Train... Seems a bit ridiculous to call it that. We waddle and grunt and laugh at our own ridiculousness. I can say I love that I have such a great group of women that enjoy this whole process as much as I do. My sister and I have upped the anti to keep life interesting. We completed an elliptical challenge recently that involved a highest calorie in 35 minute burn requirement. I annihalated her by a vast gap of 3 whopping calories. Hey at this point I'll take anything I can get. It was such stupid fun that we are thinking on our next challenge. We are thinking rowing machine next... and then that hand pedal thing you see on the biggest loser is next. Any other ideas? If anyone can tell me where a ladder climb machine is I would love to climb her ass off!!
Since I am now laying off the hardcore bootcamps I have been doing I decided to try a "Step-Pump" class last weekend................................................ I will NEVER do that again. I thought I was going to trip over the step and face plant in front of the entire class (FYI, that is where my sister was nice enough to place my step for me) We were so hardcore when the class started, touching the bench on the Charleston kicks, well 45 minutes later our kicks looked like apes doing a ritualistic dance or something. All hunched over, red-faced, and groaning randomly. I am sticking to my stairwell I tell ya.
I am curioius to see what the next 5 weeks will bring. We are slowing fast but having as much fun as we can doing it. Sleep seems to be a challenge as JJ (Justin Junior) likes to play soccer at ohhh, 11:00-12:00 at night. Not to mention the occasional braxton hicks contractions that seem to be not so occasional. I am getting a map of god knows what country developing on one leg, or spider veins... Whatever you want to call it. I just tell people I didn't want my sister to be sad so I got fake ones tatooed on my leg. I am so stuffed up that I have been doing the classic wake yourself up with a snorting snore thing. And sitting up out of bed brings an uncontrollable grunt. It's funny. When I do a situp my stomach gets all coney looking. No crazy brown lines on my belly yet but my belly button is almost ready to ring in well done and pop. Ask my sister all about her urinary issues... I laughed so hard I cried... Makes you wonder where you can get the book that "REALLY" tells you what symptoms to expect in pregnancy.
I will be more diligent in sharing now that there are more things to share.
