Diploma Dash

Well today I am exactly 26 weeks pregnant! The book I've been going through says that this is the first week of the third trimester however when we asked our midwife last Monday she said that the third trimester starts at 28 weeks so I don't know, if I'm not there yet I'm at least almost there. And I think I am now starting my 6th month, this pregnancy timeline can be confusing! 

Well sometime between last week and this week the baby's eyes should be starting to open!!! That's exciting, she's growing so fast! She can now make coordinated movements with her hands and feet, make a fist and grab hold of her toes! I am now feeling a lot more movement at regular times throughout the day. Whereas before I could mostly feel strong kicks or pushes I'm starting to feel a different movement that I can only describe as the baby rolling around. It's not as forceful as a kick, sometimes I can touch my belly and feel sometime sliding across my hand, sorta tickles. I'm definitely starting to feel "more" pregnant, I have to be careful not to overeat as this makes me very uncomfortable and usually causes stomach ache or heartburn. I feel heavy when I run, speaking of which I ran my first 5k of the year last Saturday Feb. 25th! The UTSA Diploma Dash, I've run it every year for the last 4 years. It was a lot of fun because throughout the race I ran into several people I knew and hadn't seen in a while! It was difficult because for some reason my right leg cramps up now, I'm talking my Quad, Calf and Anterior Tib. all cramp up in unison, it's awful! Left leg is great but the right leg gets tight, not sure what's up with that. I finished the race in 35 minutes and 15 seconds! My Pregnant PR! My actual PR was last March, I ran the Culinaria Wine Run in 23 minutes and 45 seconds, I can't wait to see how running feels after I have my baby! 

Crossing the Finish Line! Woohoo!