My new form of exercise

Ever since Nathaniel and I started dating almost 8 years ago, one of our favorite things to do is go on walks together at night. We have been pretty religious about our walks, making it our nightly tradition. In the past couple weeks, these walks have become my main form of exercise, as my schedule has been super busy with the extra hours I am working to make up for maternity leave, Tuesday night prenatal yoga, and our weekly birthing class. My growing belly has also made other forms of exercise a little less enjoyable (I tried jogging about 2 weeks ago, and I thought my belly was going to drop off. I quickly stopped doing that!).

However, with the heat, and the previously discussed lack of left dankle, yesterday I knew we had to modify even our evening walk. Yes friends, last night Nathaniel and I entered the world of "30 minutes of uninterrupted walking...in the Mall." Some of you may know this as Mall walking, but I don't know if I am ready to classify myself as a Mall walker. As Nathaniel said yesterday while we were trying to walk through every nook and crany of the Mall at a speedy pace, he did not see this coming for another 40 years or so. Looks like we are both learning that important parenting secret of how to prepare for the unexpected in ways we did not quite expect!