Crib pads, Cankles, and Cardio

A friend (okay Sherrie) mentioned that she would be interested in the thoughts of a pregnant woman. I am a pregnant woman. I have thoughts. So I'll blog on some of the joys of pregnancy I'm experiencing.

The "stuff" can be overwhelming

If you go to target.com and search for crib pads - you'll find 505 matching products.  Before last month - I don't know that I knew crib pads existed.  They are a layer created to place under a crib sheet to prevent the inevitable diaper mishaps from ruining the crib mattress.  This inevitable will be happening multiple times a day and in the middle of the night. It's been suggested that I make the bed with up to 3 layers of crib pad - sheet - crib pad - sheet to save time when I'm changing sheets at 3 a.m.  Sounds simple enough to me - but then I did my Target search. What kind of crib pad do I need? They come in all sizes. Some are fitted, some look like flat blankets, some are reuseable, some are 18" x 18".   America - the land of choices. I guess experience will narrow down the choices for me. 

Bilbo Baggins

I have a friend who gave birth to a beautiful 8 lb 10 oz boy on Sept 15th.  That friend truly did have hobbit feet thru her pregnancy, and she joked about it often.  In the past two weeks, I've noticed a change I hadn't expected in my own feet.  It's not every day - and I truly can't complain. But at the end of a day where I've spent most of it on my feet, I've noticed a new roundness of my foot, and my shoes/ socks leave a nice strain mark on my fattened skin.  

I'm in a wedding this coming weekend. I had a great outfit all picked out - down to the strappy black sandals. I will be packing a back up plan just in case those black strappies threaten to disappear into a swollen abyss.

Cat & Cow

I have been enjoying my workouts thru out pregnancy ("thru out" sounds so odd to me. How long have I been pregnant? It hasn't been THAT long...but on Saturday I officially entered my 3RD TRIMESTER) I have enjoyed my walks tremendously. Swimming is grand. I laugh as I push off from every flip turn and my child does flips with me.  My friend, Ashley, has gotten me back into the lifting kick, and I'm psyched to have a schedule.  The cherry on top of it all has been Tuesday evening Prenatal Yoga.  

Just the thought of it brings me a deep sigh of relaxation. It's a very small class - 2 pregnant women and the instructor - a saint called Lori.  I am the least flexible person within miles of the studio - yet, I don't feel too stupid when Lori does a pose that my body refuses to imitate.  After an hour + of true, deep stretching and deep breathing, and hip strengthening exercises, I leave walking on a cloud.  I would highly recommend that any pregnant woman consider adding yoga to her regimen. 

Namaste.