And I've decided to redefine "mommy arms". Instead of having mommy arms that are soft, flabby, sore, and tired, I want mine to be strong and firm, to love and protect my little one who is going to be fighting hard enough on his own.
But yeah, Monday's 10k was awesome because I was able to run it in 1 hour, 5 minutes WITHOUT A POTTY BREAK! I was so impressed with myself. And I wasn't even sore after!
However, there can be some strange moments too. Yesterday while I was doing chest flies Baby Burns decided to stretch out and I could literally see his little footprint sticking out just under my left ribs. It was so weird I had to stop mid-set and just look at my stomach. I don't think that will ever seem normal to me. lol.
Oh, and before I forget, if you're interested in seeing the photos from our Maternity Shoot CLICK HERE!
We had an interesting start to our week. It's Monday morning, I'm slowly waking up in bed and checking my email while Chris is taking a shower. I hear a weird pop, then Chris running, more running, and then "babe, I need your help RIGHT NOW!". I come running out to see out kitchen flooding! One of the pipes had burst under our sink and there was almost half an inch of water already flooding our kitchen. It was POURING down two of our air vents, even though Chris had already run downstairs and turned off the water mains. We used literally every towel, face cloth, dish rag, and piece of bedding not currently in use to sop up as much as we could AND mopped around it. Fortunately Chris' dad was on his way to the airport to drop off Uncle Trevor for a flight home and was able to swing by and diagnose the problem. It ended up being a relatively easy fix but only because we were able to catch it so quickly. I'm SO glad Chris was home when it happened because I don't think I would have reacted nearly as fast as he did and water damage can be ridiculously expensive. We ran a dehumidifier for 48 hours straight and are keeping an eye on things to make sure there is no damage to our drywall or floors.
But Chris is now on Christmas break and we're already in full relax mode. We got in an extra long snuggle this morning, then he made me a delicious breakfast, and now we're cozied up on the couch while I write and he blows things up on Halo. lol. #gamerwife.
On Thursday I had my 39 and a half week OBGYN appointment. It was short and sweet. I'm still very healthy, and baby is still growing and has a very strong/regular heart beat. There are no signs of distress or concern for either mama or baby. My OB didn't check me for dilation but said that there was no reason to be worried. Baby will come when he's ready. She was surprised that I hadn't delivered yet, but apparently it's very common to deliver your first child 3 days late... which for me means Christmas Eve/Christmas Day. That being said, if I deliver on one of those two days I will have a completely new team of doctors I have never met. All the doctors and specialists who have been involved in our case have those two days off and won't even be on call. That's not exactly comforting news.
But super crazy, my week has been full of random God moments, where the right people have come to me at the right times in the most random and unexpected ways to help calm my heart. For example, yesterday while I was at the gym, one of the regulars I see all the time actually talked to me. She commented on how impressed she was with my dedication to health and fitness while pregnant and that she's noticed my work for months now. She asked how many weeks along I am and when I told her I'm due in 3 days she asked where I'm delivering. I found out she works at that same hospital in high risk labour and delivery! So I told her about our baby's congenital heart defect and she told me her first son with also born with a CHD. She asked my name and said she would look for me and request my case if she was working while I'm in labour! I've heard from multiple people that it's your nursing team that really makes all the difference in your labour experience. Just knowing that there is someone there who is going to be on my side has given me so much comfort, even if she doesn't end up on my team. I'm still nervous and scared for everything that's about to happen, but I'm not alone and have incredible people praying for me and supporting me when I can't handle it on my own.
Now it's off to the gym, and then to the grocery store because I have been craving Root Beer like nobodies business.