Let's talk about pregnancy related hip pain.

So the other day I went and worked out on the eliptical machine at the gym at work for about 25 minutes. I thought I would be fine considering I can do two laps at the park and it's close to 45 minutes worth of work. Wrong! The eliptical is much harder and since I'm so far along now and my body is adjusting big time getting ready for labor my hips are so sore. Makes me walk a little funny because I'm trying to walk gentle. I plan on resting as much as possible this weekend and it should get better. I've never felt discomfort like this before. It's not really a profound pain that's going on and everything I can read about it claims this is normal and was caused by the different workout motion I was doing on the machine. Apparently my body is creating some kind of chemical that is softening and shifting the shape of my pelvic bone in antisipation of the big day which is still about 85 days or so away. It's amazing what our bodies are capable of. Other than the baby being here I'm looking forward to being able to get rid of all these crazy discomforts that come with expecting. Mostly excited for the baby though. I want to buy him cute outfits and dress him up in them and take lots of pictures. I would think every mom does.

On a plus side I bought some new shoes today and they are super comfy. I got them so I could have something easy to slip on, comfortable to walk in, and will allow me to not have to bend over and tie my shoes so much. Loafers XL. I love them. I'd been looking for about a month for a pair like these under $40 and I finally found ones I like in dark brown at Payless of all places. They are men's shoes because they cut women's shoes too narrow for my feet. I may have wide flat feet but at least I'm comfortable in what I have. I'm not too interested in fashion to begin with so I suppose that makes it that much better.