A Family adventure!

 Welcome back to the adventure blog, and this post is something a little different, this is less about my adventure and more about our adventure. By ours, I mean the whole of bikes and laces! 

Lets dip into a bit of background, this year started with another year of planning, we had races lined up, I resigned up for the marathon in Abingdon (third time lucky? )we even pencilled in Brutal again because apparently one time of brutal race events wasn't enough for us, However despite all the planning, pencilling in and events there was a slight caveat to each of them. That was the fact that we may not be able to do any of them. 

This year Chris and I decided that we would actually just stop with the contraception and see what happens, I mean were not stupid we know what happens but from the perspective of a woman who has been on the pill for a while you start to get doubts on if it actually will ever happen or not, we already knew we wanted to try and have a family and as we talked about it more and found ourselves in better life positions it just made more sense, so a few months down the line (certainly a lot quicker that either of us expected) we found out we were expecting, we shared the new with family around our first scan more because we wanted to check everything was going okay and as it should and then shared it with the world. 

So those of you who follow the bikes and laces team on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube will have already seen the news. 

So with the back story complete, I suppose it makes sense to move onto the adventure. This year the adventure has been navigating the journey of pregnancy for both of us, Chris has been contending with the idea of becoming a dad and looking after a tiny fragile human, whilst i have had the challenge of growing said tiny human. Ill be honest I cant really complain about my journey so far, its cooking along nicely, doing what it should be, I've not been unwell just the expected aches and pains and I can still run, all be it at a slower pace. 

As i sit currently writing this I am 24 weeks so over half way, we are due the end of March and we have had our most recent scan where we know who we are having, though that's a post for another day ;) baby is growing as expected and during the scans we have even taken part in some research tasks, I honestly don't mind doing things for research and it makes such a difference to other families and babies, and sometimes it is just the sake of signing a consent form so that can keep back a bit of your blood for testing or do and additional scan to test software that helps up and coming Sonographer's, I urge all people who can and are able to support research as it goes a long way. 

The most noticeable aspects of my pregnancy journey are that I have a good appetite for food, I generally snack more and i haven't found anything I don't want to eat, I have also noticed that my running has slowed down but not in a negative way, more in the sense that i actually pace myself better, turned out all i needed to fix my pacing was to be pregnant. I'm hoping this sticks after birth :) 

Chris is taking it all in his stride, and the pair of us are just cracking on with life really, I often get told i need to slow down, which i do when i feel i need to, but everything is ticking along nicely and i actually have the strength and the energy to keep going as normal, there are days I struggle more and need to take it slower or rest more which i do, but for the most part I am just getting on with it, If I'm honest I'm not totally surprised, I'm generally and active person, maybe not in the running sense at times but through the day I am always on the go, so that's something my body is use to and will keep doing while it grows baby. 

Today bump and I are heading up to Manchester for my works award ceremony for the weekend, and hoping to get in a run in the morning, most of the running is at the weekend just because of my work day, but I am hoping to get in a bit more before the Christmas eve run, which will still happen, just a much slower pace, and hopefully this year ass a team! Well actually I suppose this year it will be as a Family :) 

In and around this journey we are still taking on mini challenges, adventures, hikes and journeys and planning for many more adventures in the future. I would like to do my annual weekend away for tough mudder next year but i will have to see how the birth goes..... considering my annual race is only 6 weeks after my due date....

So i suppose that's where we are, You can keep up to date with us mostly on Instagram and Facebook and less frequently on YouTube at the moment, or through the blogs as I try and remember to update them! 

Thanks for reading, do drop a comment and we will see you for the next adventure! 

Lots of love 

Jessie