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Juneathon, Day 4

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Hey, Mrs. Grump Gills. When a big ol’ baby bump gets you down, you know what you gotta do? Just keep swimming…just keep swimming…just keep swimming…swimming…swimming…What do we do? We swim…swim. I love to swim.

 

 

No earworm advice could be better for my sciatica pain. For Day 4 of the Juneathon, I just kept swimming.

 

Emmalynn and I were invited to a pool party today to celebrate a friend’s birthday and I took full advantage of the pool.  Since I had to navigate through super soakers, children cannonballing on top of me and my daughter pulling down my bottoms to help her win our race, it was quite work-out and not as an uplifting experience I had hoped it to be.  Despite all the obstacles, I managed to swim quite a few laps and my back thanked with little pain for the rest of the day.

Juneathon, Day 2

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Not only is today Day 2 of the Juneathon, but it is also National Running Day. *sigh* How I wish I could honor the day with a good run! Heck, even a good wog would have been nice.  Oh well.  So rather than a run, I simply walked (more like waddled) for 20 minutes.  I also did 50 squats and 30 push-ups.

 

On a side note, I also had my 32 week OB visit today.  I gained 6 pounds since my last appointment four weeks ago. UGH! I’m also measuring at 34 weeks.  Double grunt! Plus, they detected sugar in my urine.  O.K. so it might have had something to do with the super size bowl of Peanut Butter Cap’n Crunch and large helping of watermelon I ate for breakfast this morning and maybe even the volume of ice cream I ate over Memorial Day weekend or the several refills of Slushies I shared with my 4 year old yesterday at Target.  But I swear, for the most part, I’m being so good. Looks like it’s Kashi for the remainder of my pregnancy.  Blah. It’s going to be a long, not-so-sweet summer.

Joining the Juneathon

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Today kicked off the official start of the Juneathon and I did my best to join in the fun.  After all, I’ve got my eyes on the prize:  a pair of Vibram Five Fingers Classics.

 

Although my wogging days have been temporarily postponed until my postpartum days, I chose to ease into the Juneathon with 20 minutes of prenatal yoga and weight training.  This big ol’ bump may keep me from wogging, but it can’t keep me from a few biceps and tricep curls.  I also threw in some squats and lunges in for good measure.

 

If you missed joining the Juneathon today, there’s always tomorrow.  In fact, tomorrow (June 2) is National Running Day, so get out there and run for me or run with virtual Run DMT.

Some Wine With My Whine, Please

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Miserable
It’s the best word to describe my mood lately.  With constant lower back pain and a numbing sensation in my legs due to Run DMT Baby #3 sitting on my sciatica, it seems my wogging days are over when even walking hurts.  Incidentally, sciatica pain is also the excuse I use for my lack of housework.

 

An ice pack, swimming and prenatal exercises help alleviate some of the pain.  Besides those pain relievers, I know exactly what would make me feel so much better.  A big glass of red wine Self medicating would definitely put me in a better mood, but I’m at least ten weeks away from sipping a Syrah.  *sigh*

 

For this pregnancy, I’m carrying as low as I did with my first and almost as large too.  According to my friends and family, I’m “all belly” which is so bizarre as I carried all around huge for my other two pregnancies.  But like my mom will tell you, that old Italian wives’ tale is true.  Girls steal your looks.

 

Strangers have the funniest reaction when they see the size of my belly.  They’ll ask when I’m due which is usually followed up by an “Oh” paired with painful look of sympathy.  Not exactly the pairing I’m longing for these days.

 

So, according to close reliable sources (my sister and my husband), I look beautiful with my big baby bump and thin face radiating a healthy pregnancy glow, but I can’t help but think of an old SNL sketch with Billy Crystal as Fernando Lamas.  It is much better to look good than to feel good.

 

However, I can only agree with that statement while lying on my side with an ice pack…dreaming of chilled Chardonnay.