Lately, you might have noticed my general absence from the blog as well as Jen’s awesome events and training plans. This is largely because the Lieutenant and I welcomed the new year with great news – we are having a baby!
While I won’t be participating in any events this year, I do intend to stay as active as my body will allow and dedicate my time to being Jen’s greatest cheerleader. She is graciously arranging her training schedule so that Saturday mornings are for easy (very easy) runs. In this way, we can continue our tradition of meeting before the farmer’s market, running, and then shopping. I can’t wait!
I wasn’t always so optimistic and excited about being active throughout my pregnancy. In fact, weeks 7 through about 14 were rough. I was nauseous all day, every day. I had to eat at least every 2 or 3 hours to temporarily alleviate the constant feeling that my stomach was in my throat. Suddenly, I had incredibly strong aversions to foods. To top it off, I was exhausted. I spent most of my spare time sleeping on the sofa. I thought I would never workout again.
Gradually, the nausea started to subside and my energy came back. I was actually inspired to hit the gym. It feels great to be back. Baby and I have been on a few run/walks and they feel great. Of course, they are slower, shorter workouts but still very important. My goal is to continue run/walking and lift weights for as long as I can. If I need to dial back the intensity even more, I’ll swap out some of the running for swimming, indoor biking, or walking.
Looking ahead, the Lieutenant and I already have our B.O.B. Revolution. I have to admit, I am nervous about running with the jogger. I have always wondered how the seemingly superhuman moms fly past me with their joggers. I expect that it is going to be a challenge but I am up for it. Next year, on occasion, baby will join us at the market.
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Willa, so happy and exicted for you! Keep running/working out during the pregnancy, trust me it pays off after baby arrives! Running with the stroller = stronger runner and you will do awesome! Congratulations to you and your hubby.
Carin, thank you for the encouragement! If you have any maternity running clothes recs, let me know. Stuff is hard to come by.
I never bought any maternity workout clothes. There were too expensive. I manged by wearing shorts I already had, compression shorts are great if they are more hip hugging and most of my race shirts and a few others fit over my expanding belly for almost 9 months with Myles. If anything, try to wear what you have and buy regular shirts (boxy rather then fitted) a few sizes bigger when you get to that point or borrow your husbands tech shirts. I was more a work with what I had instead of spending the money on another set of workout clothes.
Yay congrats! And big yay for feeling better! Totally understand…
Liza,
Ditto that!
Congratulations Willa!
Awesome news! Congratulations, Willa!
I never found any maternity workout clothes… by the end, I only had one shirt that would fit – one of my race shirts was extra big. Belly bands helped at that point too. My advice is – don’t slow down too quickly. You can/should still do everything as long as you feel comfortable. I jump roped until almost the end…
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