Clint and I went to 3D baby for a "gender" assessment yesterday. (The social scientist in me cringes at the use of "gender" instead of the more appropriate term, "sex") So, start again. We went for a sex test...Oh, Now i see why they dont use that phrase...
Here are a few things i know so far about my alien;
1. It's a girl!! We both wanted a girl, so yay!
2. She is smart... ok, thats maybe a stretch, but at 23 weeks she has found her thumb already to suck on, a sure sign of a genius, right?
At first glance, she looks like she has a grandma chin, but thats her little hand in her little mouth!3. She is very active. She seems to move around a lot. Not only do i feel it, but at every ultrasound and every time the doc takes the heartbeat we see or hear kicking and flailing of arms! During the first ultrasound she woke up and immediately put her feet and hands over her head!
My energy has been really good and at the camp i managed a little bit of "training" in the wonderful Penticton heat AND still had energy for the rest of the day! I lead a drills session on the track one afternoon. Imagine preggo doing ABC's!! I guess there was one drill where i looked particularly ridiculous and i wondered why the campers werent doing the drill properly. Then we got Rachel to demo the same drill and everyone went "oh!! thats what its supposed to look like!" Lesson learned. Thanks Rach.
Here are a few belly shots from the camp:
On Tuesday, the gang did a long run (and they really champed it up, in my opinion). I, on the hand, ran 45mins forgetting to bring a post-run hoodie (it was overcast that day), so I ended up wearing baby Ryan's blanket for 2h15. Thanks for the loaner Ryry!
For some reason I love this photo of Carrie and I striding across the parking lot during our bike skills practice. Last year she was pregnant and I could wear little jean shorts!
And finally, here i am with some of the girls on the track. i was pleased to be able to do a "double run" that day, 30mins in the morning and drills and strides in the afternoon!Tomorrow I am off to Calgary for the 70.3, to support my athletes and team members and also because we have our charity event on Sunday. If you are in Calgary this weekend, please consider coming to the event. Our speaker Laura has fetal alcohol syndrome and i hear she has put together a very inspiring talk about how sport and triathlon have changed her life. All money raised goes to the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Network in Calgary. We will also be doing a short memorial for Kerry Enick, so if you knew Kerry, please consider coming. Two of my athletes have put together dozens of photos of Kerry with some very nice music. I am very grateful for their contribution! Kerry's wife Sharon will also be attending.
Here are the details of the event:
The Inspiration Series: Event #1
From Humble Beginnings: How Ironman triathlon helped me overcome the challenges of living with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
With speaker Laura Dodds
A charity event in support of individuals and families living with
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Sunday August 1st 2010, 6pm-late
Location: Jr's Billiard
LOUNGE • BAR • BILLIARD
Calgary
Includes: 3-course dinner
Silent Auction
AND,
After-party for
Tickets only $50
All money raised will go to
www.calgaryfasd.com
Join us for an inspirational evening of food, fun and learning!!
Email me at sara@saragross.ca for tickets!
Thanks for reading!!
S.
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