26 weeks, 2 days

My upper abdomen is still bothering me, so I'm not running at all, but I seem to be okay at the gym. That's pretty good news, actually, as that's where I'd prefer to be right now.

Elliptical: 30 minutes
Bike: 15 minutes
Lift: Upper

26 weeks, 1 day

I planned to do an hour of elliptical-ing and lift, but Zoey pooped in daycare and that interrupted my workout. As soon as I go into the gym's daycare, there's no leaving without Zoey in tow. So, just a short workout today.

Elliptical: 45 minutes

26 weeks

My upper abdomen is annoying me again, so I took it easy at the gym. I've talked to the doctor, and it's a pretty typical occurrence in pregnancy, but it doesn't make it any less annoying to deal with.

Elliptical: 45 minutes

25 weeks, 6 days

Easy 60 minute elliptical at the gym. We hosted a graduation party today so I didn't really focus too much on exercising.

Elliptical: 60 minutes

Vacation

25 weeks, 2 days

Elliptical: 60 minutes
Lift: Upper

25 weeks, 3 days
Wog (walk/jog): 2ish miles with massive hills in Newport, RI

25 weeks, 4 days
Wog: 3 miles with massive hills

25 weeks, 5 days
Run: 2 miles
Plyos

I chose to not prioritize exercising over other stuff that was happening each day, so I grabbed a couple of miles early in the morning each day and didn't give it a second thought!

25 weeks, 1 day

While I'm missing running consistently, I'm not missing how I feel during and even after running. During running, I'm feeling pretty hot and uncomfortable, which is much different from how I felt during the last pregnancy. I have to think that it's largely because I'm trying to run in the middle of July now, whereas before, I was able to run in beautifully cool temperatures. I've noticed that, after running, I'm experiencing increased pressure on my abdomen, especially in the top right corner. I've talked to the doctor about this - its apparently a pretty common nerve thing that affects women and is aggravated by exercise, but it isn't anything to really worry about. It's just uncomfortable. When I elliptical or bike or do something less weight bearing, I don't feel the pressure as much. I felt this pressure during the last pregnancy, but the difference is that I could rest after exercising during the last one, while I am on-the-go with Zoey all the time during this one. As much as I love running, I don't love it more than time with Brad and Zoey, and I'm definitely not willing to let it interfere with the rest of my life right now. To that end, I hit the elliptical again today. After 45 minutes hard, I lifted legs. It's feeling great to re-introduce lifting back into the equation after a couple of months of not really doing it. I'm lifting low weight/high reps, so I'm really behaving myself. It's more for the feel of it than for any real training benefit. We're going on vacation this week, so I won't have access to a gym, meaning that I'll likely do a few days of light running in a row. We'll see how that goes.

Elliptical: 45 minutes
Lift: Lower body

Bunch of days

There really hasn't been anything noteworthy to report these days about exercising while pregnant. Everything is slightly uncomfortable, but I still love working out. I haven't been using my belly band, as it's been pretty hot out. A few things have happened in the world of running, however, that deserve attention.

First, we lost a member of our running community a couple of weeks ago in a very tragic way. The full story is here.

Second, we had another member of the running community show the world just how amazing women can be. Story here.

Third, a good pal is in the running for best name in running - Gretchen Speed. She's a finalist, alongside Tripp Hurt. Obviously, vote here for Speed.

Now, onto completely unimportant stuff - my daily exercising, plus whatever notes I thought important each day.

23 weeks, 3 days
Elliptical: 60 minutes

23 weeks, 4 days
Run: 5 miles
Lincoln trail run. Nice and cool.

23 weeks, 5 days
Elliptical: 60 minutes

23 weeks, 6 days
Elliptical: 60 minutes
Zoey in gym daycare

24 weeks
Elliptical: 60 minutes

24 weeks, 1 day
Elliptical: 60 minutes

24 weeks, 2 days
Run: 5 miles
Lincoln trail run. Started with Brad and then he dusted me.

24 weeks, 3 days
Run: 2 miles
Aquarium and splash park day with the family

24 weeks, 4 days
Run: 2 miles
Lift: Upper
Date morning with Brad

24 weeks, 5 days
Run: 2 miles
4th of July play date x 2

24 weeks, 6 days
Elliptical: 30 minutes
Bike: 30 minutes

25 weeks
Elliptical: 40 minutes
Crazy step machine: 10 minutes
Lift: Upper