27 Weeks and 1 Day

Well we had our first baby shower over the weekend it was a lot of fun and I know I need to post pictures but I'm in a hurry right now so I can't just yet. We got lots of cute clothes and blankets plus our infant carrier and car seat! The baby's room is now mostly empty of all the boxes that had been cluttering it since we got married, so it looks like our baby girl will in fact have a bedroom! 
As far as exercise and pregnancy there is still so much information to share that I'm having a hard time organizing it but trust me I am working on it. So things I will soon be talking about are more benefits to the mother and also to the baby. I haven't talked enough about the benefits to the baby, plus there are more concerns that need to addressed such as "will weight bearing aerobic exercise cause pre-term labor or early rupture of membranes?" As a runner I know I've been wondering about that too, speaking of running the reactions I'm getting when I tell people that I'm still running are starting to get really funny!  One person asked me how my feet were and apparently he was referring to the swelling that usually starts around now, and I responded "oh they're a little sore from the race I just ran." and he was like "you're still running? with the baby." I laughed and said "well yes, she's right here," and pointed to my belly! 
Last week I ran Mon/Wed/Fri, 3 miles about 40 to 45 minutes. Friday's run was by far the best, I don't know why but I just felt so good and strong. Again, I am running slower than I used to and I take more walk breaks but that's okay. Now that was last week and I don't know what happened over the weekend but yesterday I ran 3 miles and it didn't feel so good, it was the first time my low back started hurting and I just felt so heavy. So I think I am going to look into a belly support belt to use at least when I run, I've read different opinions on them and I've decided that if it helps me continue running longer it's worth it! So anyway soon I will share some more information about exercise during pregnancy! So stay tuned!