Second Trimester, I Heart You

I love having babies. I do not love being pregnant. If I must be pregnant, however, I definitely want to be in the second  trimester!

I am 17 weeks now and feeling so much better then a few weeks ago. It is amazing to me how quickly things turn around after the first trimester; and then, of course, how quickly they get uncomfortable again in the third trimester. Here are my favorite things about the second trimester:

• Exercise feels good! While this is completely relative and not very good in a global sense, I am so happy to have had 20+ miles running the last few weeks. Last week, over half of those miles were with the BOB, so, quality baby time too! I rolled through the first trimester with *maybe* 10 miles a week and even that felt miserable. 
• Bladder pressure relief, whew. With things 'up and out', I can finally sleep through the night again and run longer then 2 miles without a potty break.
• Vegetables are yummy again. During the first trimester, I couldn't stand much of anything that wasn't a simple carbohydrate, ugh. Now, not only can I tolerate salads and vegetables again, I actually crave them.
• Exhaustion has let up, hurray! While I still need more sleep and rest than when non-preggo, I no longer lose entire Sunday afternoons to a *quick* catnap. I can also stay up past 9 pm again. So, I have some free-time back.

I plan to do everything I can to enjoy this second trimester while it lasts. I am even eyeballing a half marathon around 20 weeks. Last time around, I stopped running the half at 14 weeks, so, I'm not sure I'll feel up to it. If things go well, though, I'm going to take advantage of it!

First vs. Second Pregnancy: The First Trimester

Since 'announcing' our pregnancy, many people have been asking me how this pregnancy differs from my first one, if at all. While not very running related, I give you my observations on this pregnancy vs. the first one, so far:

Month1

Month 2

Month 3 

Don't miss the Second Trimester and Third Trimester =)