Bobbing into the Third Trimester

9/14/09 

I’ve made it to week 28 of my pregnancy, which means my baby is close to 2 ½ pounds now, and is going to keep growing like crazy for the next 12 weeks until I deliver. Hard to believe, since it seems like just yesterday I started blogging about it all, but one glance at my belly confirms it in case I had any doubts (or can’t keep track, because of my pregnancy brain). 

Despite these changes, I don’t plan on retiring from my regular exercise schedule. Instead, I will be switching to some lower impact activities to help give my joints a break. Specifically, I’ve invested in a maternity swimsuit (whose enormous coverage is startling, but for its purposes I’m sure it’s lovely), and will be joining a nearby YMCA, so that I can swim three to four times a week. 

This along with regular walks, pregnancy yoga, and continuing to eat healthy should keep me going strong (well, as strong as can be expected) as I head into that glorious home stretch.