I have high expectations for being 15 weeks pregnant. I like to think that the whole morning sickness thing that happened in week 14 of being pregnant was a fluke. My body keeping me in check, perhaps.
Yesterday and today have been great days! I’ve felt good. I haven’t had a headache. I haven’t even felt nauseous. It’s been a long time since I have just felt pregnant with no other side effects. Yay for being 15 weeks pregnant!
It was such a beautiful day today in Houston. It might have been in the 70′s and Tarzan and I went for a long walk. Well, we went on 2 walks because the first one was a complete bust. You see, Tarzan and I agree and even think alike on many things, but we are complete opposites on others.
For example, my husband thinks it is fun and relaxing to go in the middle of the woods (in Texas! Hello! We have snakes and other creepy things that crawl and bite you.) There really isn’t one part of me that is a nature type of girl. Yes, I like to feel “one with nature”, but maybe in a hotel with the woods surrounding me. I’m that kind of girl.
Back to my story…
Yesterday Tarzan went for a walk in the woods (there are trails, but literally, you are deep in the woods. In the middle of nowhere. Where you do not see another person. Ever.) and was gone for three hours. He came home and told me how awesome it was and blah, blah, blah. Well of course he did a fantastic job on selling these trails in the middle of the woods to me that I actually wanted to go today.
I was even excited… until we took our first steps, that is.
Seriously, we were in the middle of nowhere. The trail wasn’t paved. There was dirt to walk on when we were lucky, but most of the time it was leaves and a mixture of other woodsy things. (At this point I had to wonder if Tarzan has ever been to the zoo. I mean, really, doesn’t he know that there are types of snakes that blend in with leaves. They are even hard to spot at the zoo, and now we were in the freakin’ woods. Oh God help me.)
Of course, after about 10 steps I wanted to go back to the car. But, I didn’t want to wimp out, so I kept on going. I did my best to talk extremely loud and step down hard, you know, to scare off any animals that might want to attack me. We walked and walked for a good hour until we got to a river. This is about the time that the thought of alligators crossed my mind. Now I kept a watchful eye for alligators and snakes, while my husband asked me how relaxing this was.
Um, no. Relaxing is most definitely NOT the word that I would pick. Scared. Worried. Panicky. Am-I-going-to-die-and-no-one-will-ever-find-me? These were the thoughts going through my mind. It was pure hell in these woods I tell you.
My heart was racing and I was reminded that it had been a while since I’ve really exercised and that I probably should not go too far or else I just might have a heart attack… and that’s just not good for the baby. Thank God for being pregnant because I totally blamed why I wanted to get out of the woods on the fetus that I’m housing. I told Tarzan that it was a bit too much for me and that I didn’t want to overdo it.
The next thing you know, we are on the path to our car. I’m so thankful that we didn’t get lost trying to go back. That would have been awful. I doubt that I’ll ever go deep in the woods again, for relaxing nonetheless, but if I do, I’ll bring my camera. I’m definitely not being a baby; that sh!t was scary. A scary movie kind of scary with a killer hiding in the woods. Except the killer could be a person, alligator, or a rattlesnake. You take your pick.
We got in the car and drove to a new section of houses that were being built. We parked and walked around a beautiful neighborhood. This was more like it. This was a walk that I could enjoy, and gasp, even relax on. It was peaceful and the other thing that I had to worry about was getting out of the way of cars. Easy enough! We walked around for about an hour and then called it a day.
It felt so awesome to actually get out and do something active. It’s always just getting my butt off the couch to actually do it that’s the problem. Same thing with the gym. Once I’m there, I’m golden. I could spend 3 hours working out at the gym. I have my iPod with good music and I’m in my zone. Same thing with today. I didn’t want to stop. I felt like I could pull a Forest Gump and walk all day long. If you feel good, and if you have awesome weather like we do, I recommend you getting out too. You’ll thank me later, I’m sure.
I think I’ll end this post here. I hope you got a good laugh out of my day and now I’m off to eat some Dreyer’s Samoas ice cream. Oh yes, you read that right… and I couldn’t be more excited to shove ice cream down my throat. It’s making my mouth water just writing about it. Yummy, yum, yum!
Oh and ps – Tarzan and I had sex twice today. Yes, twice. We’re champs!
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That is one of my all time FAV ice creams, that and the “pure decadence” raspberry soy ice cream….. I could eat the whole thing on my own cuz I’m the fat kid
Hey Daddy Files,
I’m from around your neck of the woods, so I think it’s in our blood to be out in the woods and close to nature. I’d take being in the middle of the woods over being in the middle of the city any day! That’s really thing only thing Jane and I are opposite on, but that’s something we can live with.
After all, I’m “Tarzan”. I love the woods and nature.
And can I get a Whoooop Whooooop! Oh yeah. Mr. Tarzan here FINALLY had sex. Man, I hope this is the beginning of a beautiful next several few months. That first trimester is a killer – no one told me that I was in for pretty much nothing for a long time. And with Jane being really sick when she reached the second trimester, I really gave up on it.
But ooooooh yeah. It was a slight marathon I must admit. Jane and I will be walking funny for at least the next 2-3 days.
But sadly I’ve been told that she is off limits again because all that action made her sore. Man. I just can’t win!
Summer, Jane gets out of breath walking up the stairs! It’s crazy, but makes sense as you put it – all your organs being pushed up into your lungs! LOL
We’ve had gorgeous weather the last couple days, so walking has been wonderful. Enjoy it now. LOL I’m 28 weeks and just down the block makes me pant and gasp for air. All those organs shoved up into my lungs doesn’t help either. LOL
Wow…I take it you, Tarzan and the baby probably won’t go camping much in the future huh? I’m with Tarzan on this one. Long walks in the woods are the best. I love hiking, camping, etc and I definitely never worry about snakes or alligators. You have to at least give him credit for taking the initiative to suggest a walk.
And hear hear on the sex. Sorry, the double dose of sex. With any luck you’re reaching that stage in the second trimester I lovingly refer to as the “Ultra-Horny-Give-Me-Sex-Now-Or-I-Will-Rip-Off-Your-Manhood” phase of the pregnancy. Enjoy it to the fullest.