Still waddling

I got in a swampy 3-miler on Saturday.  It was nice to get out and get a decent workout in but it was hot and humid.  I've never liked either but now that I've got a built in furnace, also known as a baby, I overheat in a hurry.  I had to back off the pace for not just the heat but the baby is also taking up more space...and putting the squeeze on my lungs.  I've noticed I get winded a lot easier now too.  But, I'm still waddling along!  And 3 miles is better than none at all!

Between the 3-miler and my first baby shower on Saturday, I was pretty much useless on Sunday.  I was exhausted.  I managed to get the laundry done and we went to the grocery and picked up a Craigslist purchase but there was a lot of sitting around in between.  I was in bed by 8:30.  I've struggled with sleep more than ever over the last several nights because my hips and other joints are crazy achy.  I went to bed early with hopes that between the multiple times I knew I'd wake up, I'd collectively get a decent amount of sleep.  Not so much.  I even tried some yoga stretches and still no relief.

So today, between the horrible sleep, unrelenting hip pain, and a crazy tight abdomen, I had to take a sick day.  Sigh.  I can't sit in one position for more than a couple minutes so I knew sitting at my desk at work all day was not realistic.  I did call the doctor's office just to make sure there wasn't anything else I could do...and to make sure everything sounded ok.  While the nurse was super sweet, the scoop is....suck it up buttercup and welcome to the third trimester! :P  One reassuring sign was that baby boy is doing jumping jacks and as long as he's still bouncing around in there (and there aren't any other symptoms), all is well.