As we approached the 3 rd trimester, I could feel myself getting a little slower especially on my runs. I was still able to run up to 5 miles the first part of the 3 rd trimester then had to bring it down to 3-4 miles at a time. Exercise has been a large part of surviving a big change in my life and has kept me mentally in shape as well (more on that in a later post). In fact, the first part of the 3 rd trimester, we spent in Jackson, WY on a family vacation with my husband’s family. A place none of us had ever been and didn’t really know what to expect. We certainly crammed in a lot and only scratched the surface of God’s impeccable landscape! The 2 nd day we were there, my husband and I were motivated to run and hike an 8-mile trail to a waterfall. We ran 4.5 miles of it and we both felt GREAT (aside from dehydration). I did forget the water bottles we packed so after making it to the beautiful waterfall, we began to feel a little dehydrated for the 2+ mile hike back. W
