Pregnancy Week 8 and 9

8 weeks and apparently this critter is the size of a raspberry.  I like raspberries so we will take it!    Still a somewhat sore/scratchy throat at night, all night and in the morning with a little cough from the airport germs but other than that not doing too bad.  I went for an easy 3 miles today (4 yesterday and 3 day before).  I've got to start gradually building my miles back up so I am ready for a Seneca 7 race I am doing with my local MRTT running group at the end of April (priorities is what I am sure you are thinking but it is perfectly ok for me to keep up the running as long as I can carry on a conversation and drink plenty of fluids).  Getting excited to tell my folks and have to figure out how we want to do that.   Hoping that I don't start to show too soon because you just never know.  

Crazy dreams from week 8

Oh, they have begun.  First off they aren't that crazy but they are strange.  I had to wear a polkadot vest with a bike helmet and was put in charge of being the pacer on a wooden track for a race.  I was to ride a bike and not run for my pacing job.  The track was blue and the size of an indoor track but it was outdoors next to the Erie Canal and had a small building next to it that was selling ice-cream instead of boat tour tickets.  

The other dream was my mom and I going to see a show and it was a huge movie screen with a digital circus (like Donkey Kong).  All of the sudden the screen dropped and a guy was sitting on the trapeze coughing and asked if anyone had a cough drop.  My mom walks up the bleachers and offers him a variety of items from her bag to help him feel better.  Why am I dreaming about a circus?

Week 9 and critter is the size of an olive.  So far so good.  Haven't really been nauseous or sick feeling at all other than while at Disney/cruising so I chalk that up to not eating at regular intervals.  Manfriend tells me I still look just as skinny as before even though I can tell there is a little bump in my belly.  I used to be flat across my hips but now there is a little bump there so I suppose we are cooking a critter.  We go at 11 weeks for the ultrasound and my first doctors appointment.  Sure seems awful late for the first appointment but I guess I am not high risk or anything so they pushed it kind of late.  Goody for me cause I am not a fan of doctors, needles or anything related to doctors/hospitals. 

Yeah, that is some pudge in my belly thank you very much Critter and hormones for the bloating and lack of pooping these past few weeks.  

Crazy Dreams from week 9

I had about 5 kittens that I dressed up in doll type clothes and dangled treats in front of them to get them to "stand up" and made a music video of them.  They were wearing things like animal print leg warmers and headbands (a-la- 80's style).  Somehow Marsha Brady was involved in helping me with this music video.

Other dream--I collected reusable Wegman's bags and punched holes in them to save in binders.  I sat around for hours punching holes and admiring my reusable bag collection.  

Pregnancy through end of week 7

So we decided that New Years Day would be a good time for me to take a pregnancy test.  I just figured my body was being Goofy since it can do that with all my training that I do.  Um, that line appeared before I was done peeing.  I told manfriend to come and look.  He said, "but you're still peeing."  He saw it and was still confused.  I was like, "yup, baby on the way."  He really thought he'd have to wait for 2-10 minutes for the stinkin' line.  I was in denial over the test and ate breakfast and went for a run.   I figured we wouldn't be pregnant and I'd sign up for a bunch of races I'd been hearing about for 2015.  I tried calling the doctor the next day to schedule an appointment but they must have had the day off.  

Basically 6 Weeks and a few days:

Wed. Jan. 7

This just got super real.  I called the doctors on Monday and they did a pee test on me this afternoon.  They asked if we were trying/wanting kids and I said kind of but with my running we figured it might not happen.  We wouldn't be crushed if it didn't happen.  I got a big congratulations from the nurse when I told her that part and the word husband (I don't wear my rings) and then she did some calculations and estimated my delivery date for August 31.  She figured I was 6 weeks and 2 days at this point.  She must have noticed the fear/panic in my face because she asked if I had ever been pregnant before (um, no) and if I wanted any information.  Info would be good but not too much cause I can't deal with this right now.  I am getting on a plane to run a marathon and a half this weekend (didn't tell her that but shhh).  Checking out the lady looked at my paper work and said a big congratulations to me as well. 

  I think it would also help my nerves immensely if Manfriend wasn't away on a business trip that he left for on Sunday.  He will be back at like midnight and then has to work in the morning before he leaves in the evening to meet up with me at Disney.  We just found out a week ago and then he left for a work trip.  I really just need him around to talk to.  We haven't had time to let this "sink in" and won't have time since my mom will be at Disney with us as my running support crew.   So hard to keep this a secret from them at this point (especially my mom who I tell everything to).  

So far the only symptom of this pregnancy is some mild exhaustion but no one thinks anything of me going to bed at 9 or 9:30 anyways since that is the norm for me (when I am cranking out 40 mile weeks---and I am down to a 20 mile taper week so I should be full of energy). 

Thursday, January 8

We leave for Disney today and it is a whooping -15 with the windchill and about 4 without the windchill.  Brrr.  Manfriend came home super late last night (which I knew it would be late when his plane touches down at about 11:45pm.  I'm doing some laundry and loading my ipod for the trip.  So excited and nervous as well.  I slept something awful last night--I was doing well until he crawled in bed and stunk up the joint.  He smelled like garlic and onions from something he had ate and I had to move from my comfy position to a new one.  Wow, sense of smell up.  

DREAMS: (apparently the crazy has started!)  Also had some crazy dream about a bunch of Star Wars characters needing help and taking over my house because of flight delays.  Let's chalk that up to the fact I am a member of a costuming group and Star Wars 1/2 marathon is the weekend after WDW.  They have all been posting their costumes on the web.  Crazy part is that I thought nothing of the fact that I knew all the characters by name--C3PO, Darth, Slave and regular Leia, and then Sheldon Cooper was in there in amazement and yelling at the characters for not doing what they were *supposed* to do and running around the neighborhood instead (you know, test that costume out).  Bizzarre.  While the laundry was running I decided to also check out what I should (key word there) expect.  Well, at least this baby is a sweet pea in size this week.  I guess that's cute--keep picturing the Toy Story peas in a pod.  Oh, and expect it now that I am sure all of this will somehow always tie into Disney.  I am just that crazy.  

January 12 (Monday)

So  I ran the WDW half and then the full (sat/sun).  Crazy!  I felt pretty good and definitely could have pushed the pace a little if I wanted but I continually reminded myself to take it easy and I made a very conscious effort to drink a boatload of water (so much that I had to pee 2x during the half and stopped for 3 breaks during the full (would be 4 but I waited till the finish)).  Hardest part was not telling my mom after the finish so that I could explain my lack of awesome time as well as my continually declining advil and soda.  That might have easily explained my exhaustion to her as well since I really am a "go, go, go" when it comes to Disney.  After the full I took a nap and my whole body just ached.  I mean really ached.  My whole belly/back was sore from having 3 layers from my costume all over lapping there.  I experienced the craziest calf cramps ever and even had some pickle juice for breakfast.  I finished the jar of pickle juice after the race.  Yup, drank a whole jar of pickle juice.  I had a weird sensation in my left foot about mile 21/22.  I felt this splitting feeling between my big toe and then down a little on the ball of my foot.  It felt like my skin just popped open like a hotdog.  I could have stopped at the medical tent but figured if it was gross or bad I might not get my shoe back on and finish so I just went with it.  I was afraid of taking my shoe off but it was just a blister that I didn't feel between my toes that had popped.  I did end up with blisters on both feet (small, tips of the toes or next to the big toe) but nothing major fortunately.  I felt kind of "hot"  most of the race and in reality it was ideal running conditions so I shouldn't have been that hot, except for the cotton "vest"of my costume.  

Manfriend has been really great about the whole running thing and making sure that I get snacks/food in me regularly to keeps some of the nausea at bay.  Most of it is from not having food I am used to and a routine with sleep while traveling.  t's not bad at all but just makes me feel off.  He also gave my mom and I our space to have our "mommy and me" trip time.  My mom is such a trooper and I can only hope that I come close to how amazing she is with our own kiddo.  She found a way to see me at 3 places on the course and then the finish (good thing I was slow or that couldn't happen).  Now Hubby and I are headed out for a 4 day Disney cruise and I hope that I don't get sick on the ship.

Disney Cruise 2015

After Goofy Manfriend and I boarded the Disney Dream for the Inaugural Castaway Cay 5k Challenge.  I've enjoyed cruises in the past and was really looking forward to our Disney cruise.  We had an interior cabin that was quite spacious.  

 We were excited that it had a bathtub instead of a shower.  This meant not water wasn't going to be on the bathroom floor (those "lips" on the showers aren't very tall) or me struggling to shave my legs.  Fortunately we liked our room and I spend a lot of time sleeping in that bed.

 Of course it rained as we were getting ready to leave port for our voyage so the send off party was moved inside instead of on the pool deck.

 We did end up taking a trip on the Aquaduck later in the cruise.  It was a fun little water tube slide.  That first night I was looking forward to the stage show and we went to the theater.  I had to get up and leave before the show started.  I felt so sick and nauseous.  The ship was rocking and I don't do moving well.  I went to bed, missed dinner and slept until the next morning when we arrived in Nassau, Bahamas.  I had breakfast and wanted to go back to bed since I still felt sick.  Fortunately Manfriend dragged my behind out of bed to just walk around the main area near the cruise ship and I felt much better.

 We decided it would be a good idea to start taking weekly photos of the growing bump.  I remember feeling kind of "pudgy" on the cruise but it's probably cause I had to go #2 and it just wasn't happening.

 Leaving Nassau we had some misty rain and were treated to a small rainbow.

The next day we would wake up to Castaway Cay where I would run the 5k.  I was very much looking forward to Disney's private island.  As much as we like cruising we are hoping that any future cruises we take are to the Eastern Caribbean since they seem to be less "rocky" for me and smoother sailing--plus Nassau has been our least favorite port of all.

Perfectly Goofy Runs in the Family

We are expecting a Perfectly Goofy Baby in late August 2015!

 Running the Goofy's Race and a Half Challenge to become Perfectly Goofy was a bit more of a challenge this year than in past years.  I knew why but wasn't telling, plus the fact that only my mom was with me and I wanted *both* mom and dad with me.  Fast forward to Valentine's Day when I made my parents very special Valentines.

 My mom has been part of my support crew for ALL of my Goofy races and my Papa Bear comes when he can (work kind of gets in the way and summers are much nicer at the cottage for those precious vacation days).  They were over the moon excited and so are Manfriend and I to announce that we will have a Perfectly Goofy Baby in late August.  My new little running buddy that has already run a marathon and a half just shy of 7 weeks and continues to go running with me most days.

Marathon Goofy #10

Another early morning as my mom and I caught the 3am monorail over to the start.  I was determined to get to the merchandise trailer as soon as it opened and score a Goofy banner.  I totally lucked out as I grabbed one of 3 remaining banners.  My mom came in a few minutes later (she had security checks to go through cause of all my running gear) and she was able to get a few runDisney banners and a Dopey banner.  

 I sat at one of the picnic tables they had set up and my mom handed me my cereal and milk for breakfast and then proceeded to start braiding my hair.  Two girls sitting at a table near us were a little jealous of my royal treatment.  I met up with some more perfectly Goofy runners for a photo before heading over to the start and my mom headed over to the monorail to drop the banners off in the room and then zip over to our usual meeting spots because she is all kinds of awesome.

 I skipped characters that had long lines or that I had seen before because I just wanted to keep it moving and not take forever.  I know I planned to stop more but the lines were crazy long and I don't have time (patience) for that.

 As I approached the mile 8 shoe change and water bottle pick up my mom told me someone told her she could make it to a place near Animal Kingdom and then the finish line.  Bonus day for me getting to see my mom's smiling/cheering face at 3 places on the course.  However, if I was running the pace from the previous year (4:07 marathon instead of 4:38 marathon) this plan would not have worked.

 She somehow managed to have some cold chocolate milk at Animal Kingdom for me and I almost ran past her because of the way the road curved but I looked back and saw her so I back tracked a little.  She said Luke was at the Wide World of Sports to help be my "something to look forward to" since that is usually where I get into a mood.

 Yup, mood at WWoS again but not as severe as in years past.  I was stopped by a runDisney photographer at a water stop and asked to pose for a photo just up the road a little.  I happily obliged and ended up making the runDisney facebook page thing.

 I took a mini bathroom break in a real bathroom near the stadium (bathroom break #3 of the race).  I was drinking water/gatorade like it was my job in hopes that it would minimize soreness from my lack of December training.  It helped a little but I was still quite sore after.

 Luke did meet me as I was leaving the WWoS complex.  He had a water bottle for me to carry over the next few miles so I could "breeze through" the water stops and not deal with some of the congestion that typically happens.  I was the one that spotted him and ran over to him.  Everything was going well and I was just trying to stay "cool" by dumping water on my head to cool off.  I knew it wasn't really hot out but I was hot.  Thanks cotton shirt for a vest!

 I really didn't want to stop for anything after WWoS but made the exception for the Monsters because they remind me of my nephew.  I kept tearing up running around the World Showcase at Epcot.  I texted my sister to pull up the live feed so my dad could watch me finish and texted my mom so she would know I was coming.  Luke barely made it to the bleachers to see me finish (holy traffic).  It was his first trip back to Goofy since the first one.  The camera sort of cut out as I crossed the line but it worked out ok because my dad still got to watch me and called me later to tell me all about how I was smiling and waving to mom.  It was an incredible feeling to cross the finish line and I could not have done it without the support of the best chEAR squad around and support crew for the past 10 years--my mom.  I wish there was a medal I could give her for all the hours she spends out there toting around my gear that I *might* need and cheering not only for me but all the runners.  She is simply incredible.

That night just my mom and I went over to the Polynesian for Dole whip floats and then watched the fireworks.  Thank you for an amazing 10 years of Goofy mom and here's to a whole lot more of our mommy and me adventures!