Memorial Day weekend was a lot of fun and a lot of driving. We left Friday morning, drove about 8 hours to Colorado and returned to Utah on Monday. In between, we had a delightful time enjoying nature with our dear friends from college and their kids. It is so rare to find a family where the moms and dads get along so well, and the kids love each other, too! Our friends’ kiddos’ ages line up with ours pretty closely except that they welcomed number four last year, and we’re still working on ours.
The weather in Colorado was cooler than here in Utah; plus, there was a nice on-and-off drizzle. This seemed less than ideal for some, but for me, it was perfect. Now that Utah is in the 80s and 90s, my hands and feet swell up when I’m not in air conditioning. In Colorado, this wasn’t a problem.
When I was at the doctor’s office yesterday and told the nurse what we’d done for the long weekend, she gave me a talking-to about road trips and circulation. She said that at this point in the pregnancy, I should get out of the car and walk for 15 minutes for every 2 hours of driving. I agreed that I really should have done that. Sitting for such a long time was super uncomfortable, although I guess I’m lucky I didn’t come away with blood clots! I just reclined my seat back and stretched out the best I could. On the way down, I drove half the time; coming back, I let Shawn drive the whole thing while I complained about stiffness and too-tight pants.
SOURCE:http://www.pnmag.com/blogs/week-37-road-tripping-at-36-weeks/