Over Doing It

I wish I was talking about “doing it,” but I’m not. That might be TMI for a blog, even for me. Might. Anyway, I’m talking about over exerting myself.

My hormones raged their ugly little heads yesterday, causing me to spend all morning feeling sorry for myself. I would have been content to sit at home on the couch with a box of tissues and watch tear-jerkers like “P. S. I Love You” all day, but Greg mentioned going hiking out at the Pine Log Trail near our house with the dogs, and I thought that would cheer me up, so I agreed. There are 2 loops there, an east and a west, approx. 2 miles each. So, there’s an option to do one or other, or both. We did both loops with my parents in Easter and no one us had any trouble. It’s not a challenging trail in the least, but does contain some uphill climbs that could cause shortness of breath in the average person. Little did I know that at 22+ weeks pregnant, I’m now leaps and bounds behind the average person.

Well, we hiked the west loop, then continued on the east loop to the quarry so the dogs could swim, which I regretted shortly in, because I was already out of gas. The dogs were hard to handle because they had to be kept on leash, and both Greg and I were getting frustrated, him with the dogs, me with the length of this never ending hike. And then, about a mile from the car on an uphill, I suddenly felt a throbbing pain in my lower abdomen. I’d pulled a muscle, and it HURT. My hormonal tears that I’d been indulging all morning sprung into action yet again and I was miserable. Obviously, I miscalculated the effect my bigger belly has on my athletic abilities, or lack thereof.

Anyway, after a quick rest on a tree stump, I took the last mile as easily as I could, basically trudging along the trail fighting back tears. Back at home, after a shower, some rest on the couch, and a brownie, I felt better. My twinged muscle still hurts today, especially when Panda hangs out on that side of the belly. Clearly, there is a reason why doctors say pregnant women should take it easy. I guess I just need to listen!