Swimming, Swimming, Swimming

I know you will all be SOOO proud to know that I have decided to take up swimming as my pregnancy exercise of choice. It is low impact so I don't have to worry about pulling my stomach again as long as I skip the flip turns. The PACC is open from 5 am to 8 am for adult swim...I know what you are thinking but no, I do NOT show up at 5 am, I prefer to wait for the last possible second and go at 7:00. I am very fortunate that my boss is an advocate of my exercising so he is alright with me being about 30 minutes late the mornings that I go. Sometimes I wish I could see myself as others see me. I think I must be a real sight showing up in my GIANORMOUS speedo and doing my best to pull this bowling ball through the water. It is not nearly as easy as I thought it would be so I have to swim 100 and then kick 100 because my arms get so tired. So far I am up to 1200 yards and my goal is to get to 1650 yards (a mile). My biggest obstacle so far is I am VERY competitive...I am not sure why this hasn't died down since high school, but I really don't like people going faster than me and I really like lapping people. This is not as easy as it used to be but I will work on it. At least I know I am getting a good workout because I am just too competitive to go slow. The other good news is I don't get swollen and I don't have the urge to take a potty break every 5 minutes like I did when I went walking. I sure hope this kick lasts because I am getting a little squishy and sometimes when I pass a mirror I forget I am pregnant and think "WHOA, what is happening there!!??"