zumba love

i don't know how much longer i can do zumba, but MAN...i love it!! i feel the most free and alive when i am dancing with my friends. however....it's getting painful. it's totally normal and okay, but working out does bring on more braxton hicks contractions. when those babies hit while i'm shakin' my money maker, yowza! i power through it, but still. also, my hips and basically the entire pelvic region are killin' me! feels like someone took an ax to it. surprisingly, it feels worse walking than dancing - kinda funny. it's a sensation like my pelvic bones are splitting in several places and my legs are about to detach from my body, like in the 80's when i used to snap my barbie doll's legs off. yeah, not so comfy....

still, this mama just can't stay away from her beloved zumba. i don't go as much as i used to, so maybe that's a good thing? i dunno. i feel like i get a mental/emotional cleanse every time i go. with four kids and one on the way, i need that! part of the reason i haven't been going lately is because my hubby wubby is away and i have a daughter involved in sports afterschool, so i can't make it out to the evening classes very easily. the gym is also cutting back on zumba classes which is SO NOT COOL. i just learned they are getting rid the one class that is easiest for me to attend - the wednesday morning one. the kids are in school and jackson comes with me - it's perfect! he plays in the kid area, which is like a miniature chuck e. cheese's, i get my groove on, and we hit subway afterwards for lunch. it's pure bliss. but now they're taking it away. mama ain't happy!! heck, lots of people are pretty irritated by this.

anyhoo....zumba was wonderful today. even more exciting, a friend was there that hasn't come to class in a long time, so it was really fun to dance with her again. i don't like change. i miss the old days with all the familiar faces - ALL of them, dancing in our usual spots at the usual class times. i'm going to allow myself to boo-hoo for awhile. there are some great zumba things on the horizon but i still miss how it used to be.

after zumba, i went home and got ready for the day. made jackson and myself some lunch then plopped him in front of a movie while i prepped my camera. i am trying to take more pics of myself while pregnant. i keep saying it, but this is my last baby and i want to make sure i am documenting enough. so i finally get everything ready, go out into my backyard and....it starts raining. yeah. so here is a quick self-portrait belly shot as the rain came down. grrr... oh well, at least it's something! 26.5 weeks prego, baby!!