Fast Running Mommy

Guilty pleasure today..got to run with Luz while Sasha and Jeff did the block thing. 

I had a nightmare that Sasha was unfaithful...anyone who knows him and how extremely faithful he is knows how hilarious that is...restless sleep in the early morning because of it and felt tired as soon as I started. What a wonderful surprise to have Luz to distract me..I don't think I'll be as tired today because of it. She told me some great stories about being raised by her father, a man similar in personality to Sasha. It's good for me to talk to women that I admire who had fathers like the one my children have.

I think she needs to write down some of those stories...she could probably make a book out of it..What do you think Luz?  

I guess I should only put 4.5 because I had to walk the last .5. I was getting contractions like crazy. 

Does anyone want to borrow my adorable 3 year old for a few months until he reaches the age of reasonableness?

I made eggs this morning but offered him the old standby oats if he didnt' want them. He wanted oatmeal. Once I gave into his request for oatmeal (even when it was already late and we were all hungry) and then as soon as it was time to eat he said he didn't want oatmeal he wanted oats.  He so needs to be the dictator of a small country...does anyone have a small country available without strong leadership... He is also very cute and easily distracted by the joy of finding bugs outside so maybe we'll survive.

My picnic blanket is almost done..I just need to tie it..gotta borrow a quilting frame again for that and I keep putting off asking my friend...better do it soon before all the good picnic days are gone.  

I didn't want a goose egg for today...I really wanted to get up and go running but I forced myself to stay in bed. Joseph had a fever yesterday so I planned on not getting any sleep last night and had him sleep in my room with me. I woke up for every whimper for awhile and then slept sounder the rest of the night. I was happy to have him there so I could respond when it was just a whimper though and not have to have him scream and wake me up. 

I felt dizzy during the mile I did run and so it seems it was wise to stay in bed longer. I'll try to get a little bit more in tonight  

Well...what can I say...it was too exciting for the kids this morning..I woke them up so they could see the balloons and have our traditional fourth of july picnic breakfast. The only difference was that Benjamin made the pancakes by himself this morning....That's how I got any running in at all....I will I will I will try to run more tonight. I'm starting to get worried about weight gain....no matter what I do I eat more and gain a ton when I'm pregnant...so I need to keep up some kind of mileage mostly because my body is used to it...

i got in 1.5 more with Julia walking and jogging by my side. Luckily she didn't comment on how slow I was going. I told her the baby could come out early if I went fast and she accepted that and didn't talk about the pace. I can barely stand going so slow but when someone is constantly telling you it's slow...oh..it's bad...

Hope everyone has a Happy Fourth...we are having a good day and looking forward tonight 

Well I have fond memories of this 4th of July and two burn marks to remember it by....I grabbed the wrong end of one of those sparklers that everyone else let's their children play with....Just for future reference if you are curious you will immediately receive a third degree burn from those hot suckers. I think my fingers blistered in about one second...Im sure I'm scarred for life. Needless to say...we didn't finish the 5 other packages we had sitting inside..Mama went inside to do some first aid. 

The hot air balloons were out again this morning and I had to suppress several urges to wake all the kids again and share in the joy of watching them rise over the crisp summer morning air. I knew if I got them all up I wouldn't be able to finish my run...again..sigh..

So then when this Smokey the Bear balloon left the normal route and came literally right over our house...about 300 ft up or so...so really close...I couldn't stand it. I woke up the big kids and Jacob was already awake. I did finish however because Benjamin was kind enough to push Jacob in the stroller for me (while he complained about his poor arms aching....) and we got to watch Smokey the Bear and then this great pink pig one float out to the lake side of town.  
 

Phew!! What a marathon today. I'm so glad that I usually run all of these miles. It's much faster. I had a side stitch that literally felt like a knife in my side..lovely...I know...

The faster I went the deeper the pain was. I resorted to running really slow and walking a little bit. 1 mile I walked straight because Jacob had already been awake for a long time and I felt bad for him sitting and reading in his bed by himself. So I stuck him in the stroller until Sasha came home. Unfortunately I can' t push a stroller and run while pregnant...I'm not in shape for that...so that mile I had to walk the whole thing.

It wasn't exactly a pregnancy related pain...more gastrointestinal but exaggerated pain because of my stretched out stomach.  

I felt like I got my energy for the day. If I don't exercise enough I've noticed a severe lack of motivation. I may feel rested but I just don't feel like doing anything. If I get most of all of my run in I feel energized and ready to conquer the world....or at least the playroom and the kitchen. :) 

Today was one of the best runs I've had...besides my Luz runs...for awhile. I felt fairly fresh the whole run and almost beat the 12 minute mile girl. Sasha had a fun run today too...dragging Josse in the harness he can't drag his slow wife in. Michelle ran with them today too and had the pleasure of passing Sasha. He blames it on having 100 extra pounds of weight but we all know Michelle is headed for greatness. :)

Well...first mile started out great..my legs felt fresh and this is a wonderful feeling nowdays for me. Usually I have to convince myself to make it through the first mile or two because I know that it's gonna feel great once I get warmed up. 

Then I felt some sharp round ligament pains start up half way through the second mile. I sat down on my porch for a few minutes and tried again...agony..I went inside and lay down on my bed for a few minutes and tried again...pain....

Okay so I'm going to call it a day. I will try to be active today and hopefully that will give me the overall fitness I need for the day. I feel lethargic if I don't get enough movement and it's easy to stay put and not get up when you've got a fat little baby on your lap. 

We are going to go on a nature walk to collect leaves and wildflowers to press and use for a craft project when they dry. Then I hope to get to the water park this afternoon.

They have this water park down the road from us that has a little kid section and a couple of water slides. It is only like $3 a person to get in and very low key. It's still a lot of work for me to follow the little ones around and make sure they aren't getting bonked by other kids coming down the slide but my kids love it...we'll see how it works out today.  

Alot of different emotions in the run today. I feel like everyday I'm able to finish my 5 miles I experience a miracle. I'm grateful I was able to finish them today. 

I just have to laugh...I can't believe how well I can run when I got a good friend at my side. I averaged 11:20ish pace today which is a nice pace for me nowdays and I felt beautiful.

Still feeling good today. I practiced PMA-positive mental attitude and ...it worked. I beat the 12 minute mile girl and didn't have any really slow miles. I really do feel better during the day when I get a decent workout in the morning. The runner's high lasts the rest of the day. Nice thing about being pregnant...I only have to run a few miles at a slow pace to get it....

I ran one mile..very slow..my PMA the other day backfired...I was exhausted the rest of the day...Then both of my boys woke up and I gave up. I put them in the stroller and wogged with them another mile. I can keep going around the block if Jacob is awake because he sleeps in a pack n play crib that is low to the ground(so he can't get hurt if he tries to get out) and well...he doesn't try to get out. Anyway, when I chekced on things they were both awake and Joseph is 3 and can get out of his bed and make trouble....so...that was that.

I ran another mile but I'm going to keep the counter at 2 miles because I only ran 2 miles today and walked one.  

Rough day...bad ligament cramps..slow

Pretty good day today. I started getting the ligament cramps again...I think my body knows it's heading for the third huge trimester. My stomach tries to defy gravity when I'm pregnant by sticking out front and center...I don't carry on the side or in my ribs or hips or the other crazy places some women's bodies hide their babies.  Thus..my ligaments sometimes rebel and try to bring my stomach back to earth.

The pregnancy belt worked fairly well. I slapped it on when the pain started and ran the rest of the way with relative ease. We'll see how tomorrow goes.
 

I put the belt on after the first lap today...I'm probably going to be scared to try running without it now. It isn't uncomfortable at all so it's really not so bad. My ligaments started hurting on the last lap and I'd been struggling with fatigue on and off during the run (which believe it or not is actually not usually an issue..I usually mostly have the energy but some weird pregnancy thing gets in my way)...so I called it a day and came in to blog. 

So...the last mile was walking with Luz but I'm gonna count it just for fun. 

I had a pretty normal run today..started out slow...struggled to warm up and then felt pretty good at the end.

Sasha is going to try and figure out a way for me to get on the trail more because running pregnant around the block by myself is getting old and it's way too tempting to just give up when I'm passing my house every 1/3 of a mile....when I'm on the trail however I'll need to bring a cell phone with me ...just in case I get stuck. 

I've been really good about getting out of bed all week right when I wake up in the morning. So I've been up and moving by 6:00 almost every day. Today..well..I didnt' wake up until 7 and then I didn't get out the door right away and by the time I'd done 2 miles Jacob was out of his bed and according to Benjamin he was trying to hack into my computer downstairs....so...I cut my run short. Maaaaaybe I'll get some in later tonight but I've been having so many cramps today (I think they are just stretching pains but I don't like them) I may just take it really really easy. I always feel lazy when I don't get my 5 miles in...It's funny because most days it really does give me more energy.

In other news...I have got my picnic blanket on the quilting frames and I'm going to be done with it (meaning...all tied and bound and ready to use) by next week....It's been a really fun project and turned out lovely. I think it will bring us many years of picnic joys...
 

I felt pretty good today. I'm kind of wondering if I'll get cramps all morning. I've had them after the last two runs I've gone on and didn't like that too much. I got to run with poor Luz today...I say poor Luz because Sasha saw her on the trail and coerced her into running with him for a little bit. Well..at least she got to see me at the end...:)

I ran .5 with Luz yesterday and was abnormally tired at the faster pace (yes even though i'm pregnant..it was still abnormal) I was also abnormally tired last night...I hadn't overdone it. I'd gotten even sleep the night before so I should have felt okay. I cut my run a little short today because I realized that I'm coming down with a cold and I'm going to try and keep it at bay. I don't think it will get too bad because I had a bad one in March and it's uncommon for me to get really sick that often. 

I did however finish tying my picnic blanket yesterday...just have to bind it...It will be so fun to use it.  

i walked a lot of the last mile because of crampiness in the general baby delivering area...I had cramps a couple of times last week and need to watch for that. 

Otherwise pretty decent run. I felt so great on part  of it and was going 11 minute mile pace for awhile feeling good.

Sasha is leaving for Des News tonight. Boy...I remember the days when we had to get up at 2 or 3 in the morning to get him to the start of the race......I was very tired every pioneer day...not as tired as him I'm sure but it's a toss up...watching kids or running a marathon...which one is harder. After my one and only marathon I was very sure that it was WAY easier than any one dinnertime with my then three little children...no body was screaming for more food...I didn't feel like yelling at anyone. I just ran..talked to people drank water...and ran some more.   

I was remembering this race this morning that I ran shortly after having somebody...Julia maybe. There were these fat girls smoking right before the race...annoying...and then to make things worse they had the gall to run..right after smoking!!!! They started out fairly fast and oooooo...I was NOT going to let them beat me....Maybe it was the sulky creature in black behind me this morning that reminded me of those smoking chics...I did beat them BTW ....I'm sure they lit up afterwards to drown their sorrows.... 

Can you tell I've hit my third trimester...It probably is partially mental but I think I hit it last week officially and my mileage is starting to drop. Today I just felt I needed a day of rest again to nurse the cold I've got and also both of my little ones were awake when I checked in after 2 miles...soo...it was unfortunately time to stop. 

I'm thinking of cutting down to 4 a day as a rule just because the crampiness the last few times has got me thinking maybe 5 is a bit much for this big ol body...we'll see.... 

I have officially decided to run 4 miles a day as my maximum run...I know my mileage is slowly going to go down from there. I kind of mourned it and felt a little sad I wouldn't see the part of the trail I do if I go 2.5 out. 

Today was a rough run even with only 4. I felt so good starting out but then had to walk on and off after 2.6 or so because of major braxton hicks.

Now I feel worn out and will try to lay down for a little.

On the bright side it was fun to be on the trail today and I saw a million EFY kids or something...also some "famous" BYU track stars. Although I'm a teeny bit tiffed at some of the wanna be track stars that were running with the track stars....they almost ran me off the trail...really. They were all huddled together (10 of them or so) taking up the ENTIRE trail and could not break up the pack to pass a sweet little pregnant lady. I guess I'll forgive them because I should and because I have to say...you can't tell I'm 6 months pregnant from behind...or even overweight...all of my baby weight is front and center..perfect little basketball.

Sasha just gave me the runner's spin on this phenomenon .....he says brushing shoulders with a wanna be track star is normal track protocol...I guess I'll just hope that someday it makes me faster.  

I ran more today. No braxton hicks or ligament problems and no track stars to brush shoulders with either. Got up late so I had to run in the heat (you know 75) but that morning sun can be brutal.

Now I've gotta think of some fun Saturday chore we can all do together. I'm trying a new method of Saturday chores where we work together on a big job. I used to give them individual jobs on Saturday. Now we do those jobs during the week and do a big job together. The problem is thinking of what big job my little kids can all help me with and we can all fit in the room to do. Hmm....last week we weeded...the week before we cleaned the kitchen cabinets...and the week before we cleaned out the basement.
 

I'm guessing on the distance. I must have turned my Garmin off and then didn't measure quite right. I may still go more than 4 on Mondays because I often feel fairly perky after a nice Sunday rest and feel I need the extra. I went sloooow today and felt like I needed more at the end once I really did start moving faster. Ted's wife Elizabeth went with me and it went quickly as we talked the miles away. 

AAARRGGHH...I have a crazy body. I haven't been able to sleep enough the last two nights...strange for me. Usually if I miss sleep one night I'm super dead asleep the next night. I felt terrible yesterday and then couldn't sleep very well last night either...My cure? Go for a faster run and get that energy out. I have noticed with my body a fine balance between exhaustion and ability to sleep at night. If I am not tired enough I wake up at 5 in the morning...or worse 4. That's usually my signal that I have slacked on the running when I shouldn't have. Maybe I still need 5 miles sometimes...I don't know. The problem is that I'll get braxton hicks and get worn out sometimes and overdo...it's a hard balance running pregnant but the health benefits are definitely worth it.

Ran with Elizabeth again. Real nice to have some company..although I wonder if I was talking too much. I've never been accused of not having anything to say..that's for sure...Oh..except those first awkward conversations with a boy that liked you and would call you on the phone and you'd both make some kind of comment now and then...I've never felt a lack of conversation from myself. 

48 something for the run today...not bad for 27 weeks pregnant. I felt perky today...no contractions...no ligament pains...things are looking up. 

I'm so baby  hungry I need a few projects to keep my mind off the fact that I still have 13 plus or minus weeks to wait. I finished my picnic blanket and thought...okay...no more projects. I'm working on updating my kids scrapbooks.  I on purpose only do a few pages (I hate wasting money on scrapbooking stuff...just a few pages to represent their childhood seems good to me)...sorry if I've offended any die hard scrapbooking ladies out there but I'm just kind of stubborn about it. I am however enjoying what I've done in their books and can see the lure of the habit.

So the next project I want to do is pretend that we are moving and get rid of STUFF that we are never going to use again and organize the stuff we do have so I know what we have and all that.

I have plans to pack up all the toys except the cars, blocks, dolls and kitchen toys so Sasha and the kids will have less clutter to deal with when the baby is born. Hey...then for Christmas we could just take out all the toys from storage. ..just kidding...I would never do that.