Teal Burrell Is Using Running Gear to Show Her Baby's Measurements By Week

Pregnancy apps are nifty in their ability to help moms-to-be track their baby measurements by week. But friends and family also love getting periodic updates with tangible comparisons to understand just how fast that baby is growing (week eight they’re the size of a raspberry, but just three weeks later they’re the size of a lime!). And they might not be a perfect comparison, but they still give women an idea of what to expect on their pregnancy journey.

Instead of comparing her baby measurements by week to fruits and vegetables, Teal Burrell has been documenting baby number two’s progress using items she’s most familiar with as a runner. “I did the produce thing for my first kid, so I wanted to do something different this time around,” she says. 

Week eight was the spout of her water bottle. Week 13 was a superhero muffin from Shalane Flanagan and Elyse Kopecky’s cookbook Run Fast. Eat Slow. 

And she remembers the stigma from her first pregnancy: that she was expected to run through the whole thing because she was a skilled athlete. “It’s not about that at all,” she says. “I just worry too many women put pressure on themselves or feel guilty about it and they shouldn’t.”