13 weeks and 4 days!

Today I had my second midwife appointment, which went really well. I was able to hear the baby's heartbeat which was really exciting! My midwife also said my baby was very active. Baby M is currently about 3 inches long or the size of a medium sized shrimp according to babycenter.com.

My next appointment isn't until 20 weeks which seems really far away right now, but that is when we get to find out if we are having a boy or a girl. I can't wait.

In other news I'm feeling much better and eating normal again!

Not running

This year I have had my ups and downs with running. I started off the year strong, and then I was derailed with vacation and moving. I then picked back up again. Yet, at the beginning of April I wasn't able to run - I was exhausted and I didn't know why. I found out a week later that I was pregnant, and then two weeks later the nausea hit me. I haven't been running really since. The last two weeks I've been feeling better and have gone for a few SLOW runs. And, even though my midwife says it is fine to run and I'm jealous of those who are pregnant and running I'm just not that into it right now.

I have been doing a prenatal yoga and prenatal pilates tapes. Plus, I've been walking 2-4 miles most days. Its not quite the same but at this point it will be my routine untill the baby arrives.

This morning I did my prenatal yoga DVD. The routine is great but not what I was expecting when I ordered it. I picked it because it had the best reviews on Amazon. I think I'm into more aggressive style of yoga than this routine and I find it a little to out there for my taste. Yet, it is relaxing and I do stretch. I might look into another DVD, but we'll see how the next couple of weeks go. If anyone out there has suggestions I would love to hear them.

Tomorrow I will do my pilates review.

Two years ago today....

I married my best friend. It has been quite an adventure, and I've loved every minute of it. And, our adventure is about to get more exciting as we are expecting our first child!
So, now you all know why I've been too tired and too sick to run, read blogs, or anything but work. Pictures and details to come.

Happy Anniversary, Tom!

Will I run again?

Hello, blogworld! I haven't run in six weeks. I have a had a major case of the blahs. Maybe it has been all the rain we are having or the stress of the new house and trying to get projects done. The good news is that for the last two days I finally feel like running again. So, I hope to get some new running shoes and hit the pavement again. Right now it is raining but they I'll be off. I can't wait! I also look forward to catching up with everyone's blogs!

First CSA Pickup today.

Life has been busy and I've been exhausted. I've been walking at least 5 days a week, and trying to do pilates and yoga. It is not as satisfying as running but it gets the job done.

I had to work yesterday, so we were hoping to plant our garden today but mother nature has decided to let the rain get in the way. Yet, we were able to pick up our first CSA share. Our share included strawberries (my favorite), cinnamon rolls (which were delicious), radishes, lettuces, spinach, and green onions. I have picked out some interesting recipes to make this week so we'll see how it goes with our share of crops! Stay tuned.

Don't forget to eat your veggies!

Happy Earth Day!

Is anyone doing anything special to celebrate the Earth?

My new favorite thing

For my birthday back in March I received a gift card to Crate and Barrel. We decided to buy a rice cooker. Let me tell you - it is the best thing ever! I completely love it. It steams, cooks rice, and is a slow cooker. I can throw a whole bunch of good things in there and dinner is ready when I walk in the door. I should have bought one of these sooner!



In other news Tom and I went to a gardening workshop over the weekend. We learned a lot and we even decided to test our soil which I found to have no nitrogen in it which means not good for growing tomatoes. I'm waiting to hear back from a nursery to hopefully will help us solve this problem before we need to plant.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Taking a Break

I love running!

It is something I grew up thinking I never could do because I was not an athlete, but after college I fell in love with the sport. I was becoming a good runner in 2006 when training for the Chicago Marathon with my now husband. Since then I have been consistently inconsistently. I don't have a good explanation for why other than life has just gotten in the way - planning a wedding, moving to a new state, buying a new house, etc.

My desire is still there, but I just can't find the energy. So, instead of beating myself up about it I'm going to focus on staying healthy - walking, pilates, yoga. I know running will make it back into my life again someday, but until then eat your veggies!

One minute of running.

This morning I got up in time to run but it made it to the gym a little later than normal. I jogged from the parking lot to warm up and I felt good but soon as I got on the treadmill my energy was zapped - I just couldn't phyiscally run. I have no explanation. I walked up an incline for the time I was going to run. I'm a little disappointed and don't know how my fitness level tanked so fast. This is the hardest time I have had boucing back from such a small hiatus. Oh well just hope tomorrow goes better.

Happy Running.

Happy Easter!

I'm exhausted! I was off on Friday and we had our new closet put in, which means we finished our first home project. Later we will be making a list of other things we need to do accomplish this summer - the list is long and involves a lot of paint!

That afternoon I picked up my mother-in-law at the airport and cooked up a nice meal for dinner. Saturday we went to Lieper's Fork and Franklin to the antique stores. Then we had dinner at the Yellow Porch. The restaurant was small and intimate. I had the gnocchi for an appetizer which was cooked perfectly and the veggies that accompanied it were quite tasty - especially the mushrooms. I then had a salad for dinner - nothing special but I did love the cherries in the salad. Then we split desert. We had the tiramisu which was good minus the hershey's chocolate syrup that was on it. The best part of the meal though meetin Jack White - let's just say he was super nice.

Today I cooked brunch. We watched the end of W, which we started last night. And, let's just say if any that was half true it is really scary. We dropped our mother-in-law off at the airport and then did yardwork.

Tomorrow back to running.