6 months update

Today I'm 24 weeks into this pregnancy thing. Over halfway! Here's an update:

• At the 20 week ultra sound, we found out we're having a girl! So excited!
• I've been feeling her kick since the end of week 16. Dan felt her around week 20 or so
• Baby girl likes to kick between 10 and 11am, 2 and 3pm and again when I'm trying to fall asleep around 10:30pm. There are other little taps during the day, but those are her most active times
• Rolling is still the weirdest feeling ever. 
• Strangers have been asking if I'm pregnant since around week 18
• I've been getting seats on the train/bus since around week 20... usually from middle aged men and as long as I open my coat and have on a form fitting outfit
• I don't feel big, and when I see myself in a mirror I'm completely taken by surprise by my new shape
• Fitz must know there's a storm coming because he has suddenly become even cuddlier. He'll run and jump on the couch and curl up leaning against my belly. His eyes get real big when she kicks him
• No super awkward comments yet that I can remember...
• Lots of baby centered gifts for Christmas. She is gonna be dressed oh so cute and reading the best books
• No particular cravings. I'm eating a lot of sweets, but I think that's more related to the holiday season than pregnancy
• No crazy mood swings (Dan can confirm this!)
• Painting toenails and putting on tights has become a work out
• I am always thirsty but my appetite has slowed down since my first trimester insatiability. The first trimester I could not eat enough and was actually getting tired of trying to figure out what to eat all the time. I think that was due to running so much
• Yeah running? Hasn't really happened in the past 4-6 weeks. It got real cold and getting up at 5:30 without a running buddy is not fun. Especially when one's bed is so warm and inviting
• I look at these pictures and I thought I was so big but that was nothing!

And finally, the pictures

Only 16 more weeks to go!  

Christmas Card Pictures

My friend Diana sweetly took some pictures for us to use in our Christmas card. Here are some of my favorites.

 

Thanks Diana! I loved them!

Merry Christmas!

I kinda ran out of cards... so here's a little electronic version in case I wasn't able to send you one!

Fresno November 2012

The week after the super storm, I flew out to Fresno to run the half marathon and see friends and family. It was wonderfully relaxing and I got to spend some time with everyone which never seems to happen when we go out for the holidays--too much stuff going on.

First stop from the airport was of course In-n-out

The whole week was filled with eating as much of that good Central California food I grew up with. Chinese food, Mexican, sushi, Greek, Red Robin, so much goodness!

 

Baby stuff was a hot topic of course! 16 week baby bump 

 

Poppa gave baby this super cute little leopard that turns into a pillow. And we got to go around and look at baby stuff. It's all so tiny and adorable! And I have no clue how we're going to fit everything into our little apartment. 

 

Dad taught me yet again how to drive stick. One of these days maybe I'll feel confident enough to go out in the car without him...

 

Mom and I went on a few more runs...

 

And In-n-Out was consumed again. Cause it's the best. 

Oh California, how I love and miss you always.

Fresno 1/2 Marathon

So at the beginning of November, I went out to good ole Fres-yes to run the Fresno 1/2 Marathon with my parents. On the day of the race, I was 16 weeks pregnant and slightly nervous because Fresno is much warmer than the 30-40* weather I'd been training in. My NYC BFF Julie came out to cheer us on as well. We also drove a woman in my home ward as well. Jessica is awesome and was in the top 10 of our age group. I finished pretty low in my age group, but I was carrying another human and yeah, I think that's a good enough excuse.

Here we are before the race. Making sure to use those port-a-potty's!

Julie took a pic of us going across the starting line. Can you spy mom and me?

Then there were the event photographers. Clearly I just swiped the photos instead of paying for them, cause I'm classy like that.

There's a baby in there!

I stayed with mom the first 2/3 miles and then went ahead, my pace is just slightly faster than hers, but I was only ever a minute ahead of her. And in the last 2 miles she kept me going because I thought I was going to die. I should have had a second gu around mile 10 and for some silly reason I thought I'd just push through to the end no problems. That was a bad idea, especially when it's not just you in your body. But I survived and so did baby.

Julie got us coming up on the last quarter mile stretch. This is me pretending like I'm not about to pass out.

Photo op with Julie while mom ran away and totally beat me.

Then we found the daddy-man. Who did awesome in his age group. I hope that I can be as active as my parents when I'm their age!

They gave us these medals and that was that.

Now that it's been about a month, I think I'd like to run another one. Maybe one half marathon a year to keep me motivated with the running. And next time I'm going to remember to take a gu at mile 10!