Sunny Skies Ahead

I am in the middle of my 5th month of being a pregger. Some days I just want this whole thing to be over, done with, baby out. Yeah! Lets go run for 2 hours! Lets be able to take a drug so I can sleep better when I have a cold. Lets have a pan-seard tuna steak! Lets hit the single track on the mountain bike and do my favorite trail with all the drops. Patience, patience, patience I tell myself. Half way now, only 20 more weeks of this. Seriously 20 more weeks is not that long when you think about it. But patience has NEVER been a strong point of mine.

I have been overdoing it with running and have caused myself a series of head colds. Typical me, this is how I learn my lessons. Several folks told me to slow down or I would have to slow down eventually during the pregnancy. I thought I was slowing down!! Plus I really don't like it when people tell me what to do. I also felt soooooo good running with my friends, how could this be bad? It was like I was still an athlete. I usually have to experience things first hand to believe them. So now after a string of colds I am finally listening. Stubborn me. So here's to slowing it down! Yeah! Relax on the couch! Yeah! Read a book! Oh Yeah! Internet Surf! Yeah! Oh I am so excited. Not really. But for the baby's sake I will get excited about it. I can still run, just shorter distances and slower, definitely slower paces. And yoga, the best thing for me right now. Prenatal Yoga Class has been a blessing.

So since I am putting off any sort of normal workout now I have developed a crazy appetite to race in 2011. One thing I have been doing while sitting on the couch is planning my 2011 racing calandar and training schedule. I will be off with Maternity Leave for a full year. (1 whole year! OH CANADA I LOVE YOU!) I am having Scott sign a contract that he will watch junior for 2 hours a day so I can get away and train. I don't think this commitment will last long hence the contract. :-) Another blessing....The Baby Jogger.

Time to embrace the pregnancy. I thought I was, but apparently there is much more embracing to be done. Embrace, embrace, embrace.

I feel bad for Scott having to deal with my raging hormones and crazy mood swings. I told him I am a crazy person right now and to google: 'Why is my pregnant wife so nuts?' I thought that might answer some questions for him.

Here's to Sunnier Skies Ahead...