Big Changes This Week!

I've been reading that during your fifth month, your baby doubles in size. Apparently s/he grows to about 6"!!  See more details here!

On Monday, I really noticed that I "popped" as people say.  My weight is shifting around and I'm looking more pregnant than bloated.  The shape I'm taking is more comforting now, whereas before I was really struggling with the weight gain and not looking pregnant. I'm looking forward to the weather getting warmer outside so  I can wear more clothes in my closet, and well, also because my winter jackets do not fasten anymore.

The other change that happened this week is in my fitness.  Thursday's run required a few more breaks and caused a twinge of back pain.  We did a shorter route because we were late getting started.  Yesterday the weather was beautiful and I was looking forward to our run.  We did not even run a full kilometre, and I needed a break.  It was because those round ligament pains under my belly were worse than before.  And the back pain started almost immediately.  Now I have to clarify that these feelings were more like discomfort than pain, but I knew that if I kept running it would have led to pain.

So we walked all the way back to hospital, except ran past the mental illness residential facilities because all the smokers are outside and Bethany gets a little scared.... haha, ok I don't like the cat calls either from that population, thank you very much.

We return to the hospital and I am frustrated and disappointed.  I was hoping to continue running for at least another month, and then switch over to the hamster wheel at the gym.  Some active ladies at work suggested a support belt, which could possibly be covered by Green Shield if my doc writes a script, but I won't see him until Mar. 20!  Of course, the unfit people at work were like, "why are you even running anyway? That can't be good for you."  And so I bite my tongue because their smoking and lounging habits are far superior, and clearly have a good sense of what it's like to be fit and healthy.

I also tried Joe's bootcamp this week, and that was great.  It's not like the Axfit bootcamp which is a ton of plyos, so it was manageable.  Last night though, after I got home from the gym, I struggled to stay awake for Warren to come home (yes, his shift was done at 7:00pm) and then crashed by 8:00pm.  I still have days when I'm exhausted, but I think now I can attribute it to my busy schedule, and a bit of a growing baby.

I still feel the baby flutters, but again it all depends on my position.  I don't get them when I rest at night, as much of the reading tells me, it is still just when I'm squishing the baby.  I know it's a matter of weeks until I feel them at rest.

Does anyone know of a protein shake I can drink during pregnancy? I don't want any aspartame or artificial sweeteners or weird chemicals as part of the ingredient list, obviously.  Let me know if you've heard of anything fit for pregnancy.  I really miss them.