Well, it had to heppen eventually...

Saturday was my very last lesson until after the baby comes. Although I've been skating better than I ever have, I was feeling less inclined to do anything other than forward stroking. Which really doesn't require a lesson. My coach is tremendously supportive and teases me that she's going to bring a pregnancy belly for me to skate around in after the baby since my edges and placement over the blade have never been better.

I did learn FI-FO brackets and FI choctaws and the boards. Choctaws seemed very easy for me (all those years of turning my feet out in ballet). Then we worked a bit on my two foot spin (I'd stopped the one-foot about two months ago when I started showing). And, of coruse, I hit the sweet spot four times in a row, LOL! First that's ever happened so consistently!

In other news, the baby isdoing well. He's very active and likes to kick a spot just to the right of my belly button. My doctor thinks he might be huge -- 9 or 10 lbs. huge. I guess we'll find out soon enough!

I will be at ISI Synchro Nationals this week cheering on our Adult team and our brand new youth team. Good luck to all participating!!!

Oh, I remember when I stopped skating at 8 months. I was very sad, but I knew it was the right thing to do. (Now, I'm sick of doing the right thing.)


I hope everything with the baby goes well, and that his size is no matter. Here's wishing a happy, healthy baby!

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I never skated while pregnant. With my first pregnancy I had a threatened miscarriage at 6 weeks and so that was that. I went on to deliver prematurely so the second time I stopped skating on the day I took a positive test. It made no difference - I gave birth even more prematurely (10 weeks to be precise!). I missed skating like mad but I knew I wouldn't commit to it while I had a baby in my tummy so it was probably for the best, and with both coming along so early I was back skating before my due date on both occasions!

Anyway good luck with the remainder of your pregnancy. Let us know how it goes!

Nicki

Good luck, Quark!!!

You'll be back skating before you know it.

Don't forget to look up Susan at the Detroit rink. Mel-on-Ice, too.

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Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. - Henry David Thoreau

yay Quark, I'll see you Saturday!

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Champagne in 2005, 2008, 2009 - who's next out of the pre-bronze club...?

Wang chung!

Good luck

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The best whisper is a click

Good luck, Quark!!! We look forward to hearing about your return on the ice after a nice healthy baby is born!

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Cheers,
jazzpants

11-04-2006: Shredded "Pre-Bronze FS for Life" Club Membership card!!!
Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

Indeed, all the best, and every blessing! Hope all goes well for you.

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Ice dancers have lovely big curves!

I have a friend who said that she never spun as well as she did while pregnant. It does something to the center of gravity or something....whatever it is, it's a good thing!

Congrats on the baby--when are you due, again?

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