I went to my second mama-baby yoga class Wednesday. Of course, between nursing and soothing I didn’t do many poses but I did get creative. When we were instructed to lay on our backs for ab work I decided to see if Baby A would lay quietly on my belly. No such luck, so I [...]
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lunchtime core work
Posted in walk, yoga, tagged Core exercises with infant on May 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
ooh… pretty flowers!
Posted in walk, water aerobics, yoga, tagged De young museum flower show on March 14, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Most of my friends are no longer showing up in yoga (due to having their babies) and I was the most, um, maturely pregnant lady in class this morning by four weeks! The one perk was that my mom is now in town so I got to bring her along like I’ve seen so many [...]
dreaming of the future
Posted in swim, walk, yoga, tagged clif shot bloks, ring cycle, Training for Wagner on February 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The comparison between racing and giving birth has come up several times in the past few days, from Clif Shot Bloks being good electrolyte snacks to keep in both tri-bag and hospital bag to if I can push through the pain in completing an Ironman, I can birth my baby. All of this is speculation [...]
jiggle butt
Posted in Uncategorized, water aerobics, yoga, tagged Arizmendi pizza, Jane Austin yoga tree prenatal, juicy hips, Prenatal water running JCC on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday in yoga I realized my rear end had become jiggly. This is something I’ve worked hard to avoid my entire adult life and a quality my yoga teacher praises as being essential for childbirth. Well, looks like my body is ready for having this baby! In every class we do juicy hips- hip circles, [...]
not just eating
Posted in bike, swim, walk, water aerobics, yoga on January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I haven’t written for almost a week but despite how it might appear on my FB page, I have been doing more than just eating! I continue to love the water even though being on land isn’t horrible right now since hip stopped hurting and my back isn’t usually tired until the evening. Perhaps I’m [...]
swim form with a big belly
Posted in swim, walk, yoga, tagged Ann Richmond yoga for pregnancy, managing back pain and sciatica during pregnancy, swim form when pregnant on January 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The last few days my lower back has been particularly finicky. I find that the best things to do are distract myself instead of putting energy toward how much I’m hurting and think positive: this too shall pass! This morning I began with a short yoga practice for low back pain and sciatica. I discovered [...]
rest is good
Posted in bike, core, swim, walk, yoga on December 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A weekend of rest was just what the doctor ordered. I got through most of the day today before my back started hurting and I needed to lay down. My back has been aching more frequently as the baby gets heavier, so I’m tailoring my activities accordingly and trying to exercise in the morning while [...]
routine
Posted in swim, water aerobics, yoga on November 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve always loved keeping a schedule and as I get closer to the end of opera season with three months of free time looming pre-Baby, I’ve started creating a few routines for myself so that I don’t spend all of my time going nuts over baby preparation (or out shopping!). The three routines I plan [...]
5 days in a row
Posted in bike, swim, yoga on November 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I had this thought when I first rode my bike again last Sunday that if I kept riding a little each day I would remain used to it and gradually decide the appropriate time to stop biking. It still feels very comfortable even though my knees are lightly bumping my belly on each up-stroke. The [...]
mixing it up
Posted in run, swim, travel day, yoga, tagged Prenatal water running JCC on October 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Once again I seem to be finding a million other things to fill my time instead of blogging. Fortunately these other things not only include working and Baby prep, but working out and resting. This past week I’ve been unusually tired again- a result of not sleeping long enough at night because my hips are [...]
