April 12, 2013 (28.5 weeks)
Pretty basic week here in pregnancy land… my belly is
getting bigger, I still get heartburn, and the baby kicks a lot. At this point
I need to settle into being pregnant and try not to anticipate Sierra being
born too much. (Apparently, her eyes are open now and she can see diffused
light streaming in. If she were born today she would almost surely survive with all of the
medical help of our current hospitals). What’s different about this week is my
training. I have decreased my running to 3 times per week and increased
swimming to 3 times per week. Running is just becoming uncomfortable, honestly.
I don’t even care how long I run for anymore. Some days I can go longer, and
sometimes I can’t. Oh well. That does mean, however, that my total amount of
cardiovascular training has dropped by 1.5 hr/wk. This also implies that I am burning less calories every week… I still need to make some adjustments to the “calories
in” department to compensate. My lifting
is still essentially the same (with minor variations to the same routine).
The gestational diabetes blood test was today. This test
requires 12 hours of fasting before going to the Quest Lab and getting your
blood drawn, drinking a gross sugary drink, waiting around for an hour, getting
your blood drawn, waiting another hour and then drawing your blood again. I
understand why the test is done, but not eating for 14 hours just doesn’t
appeal to most pregnant woman. It gives me nausea to put it mildly. Anyhow, I
will find out about those results on the 22nd at my next doctor’s
appointment. I am definitely not concerned about this test, seeing as only 4%
of pregnant women even have it.
It seems like I may be gaining weight a little bit faster
now, another 1.5lb weight gain this week (24 pound total weight gain):
Last night Gus read a baby book to Sierra, “The Prairie
Alphabet.” She always kicks more when he talks, so it was fun for all of us.
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