Ride for Roswell

Today we rode our bikes on the 9-mile course of the Ride for Roswell http://www.rideforroswell.org/

The girls had a blast, Sophie riding for the first time without training wheels. Ande brought her friend Hannah, Hank rode with us and ofcourse me (belly & all) & Adam. I think our team, "Nuts about a cure" raised about $700, the whole ride total was a little over $1.5 million!

Roswell is the cancer research center and hospital that treated Adam about 2 years ago for testicular cancer... ensuring his life and ability to live it as evidenced by our pregnancy. Days like today make me grateful to have my husband and now be carrying his son. I saw so many people riding "In Memory" of someone, I am lucky to only have one name on my "In Memory" list, and one very important name on my "In honor of" list!

The baby loved the ride, kicked me the whole time! My rear end though, whew, I wont be riding today or tomorrow... I don't know how people do the 62.5 mile course. Ofcourse, when not preggers or riding with children, I could be motivated I suppose. Maybe those cute padded shorts would have helped? Maybe Annie and Ben would fly over for a ride and challenge Adam and I in one of the coming years?!?

I invested in one of those pregnancy belts as my last shift at work did my back in. Unfortunately, I have a 4-night-stretch starting on Sunday night (tomorrow night) and I ordered the belt online. I may not see it until night 2 or 3. If you think working as a nurse is bad on your back, work labor and delivery pregnant! I am, however, pleased that I don't have swollen ankles or hemmoroids to match my waddle and aching back. I am so looking forward to visiting my Tucson family and indulging in one of the prenatal massages that my sister has been raving about!

So enough of my rambling... I am going to go contort myself and try to paint my toenails!