Surprise! On the morning of Saturday, November 25, 2017 (one day before my due date) I woke up at about 5:30 am to go to the bathroom. I was about to sit down on the toilet but as I was pulling off my shorts I felt a gush of liquid. I knew I was very Read More
Fit Pregnancy Workout Weekly Schedule
People often ask me what my workout routine looks like. My weekly pregnancy workout schedule actually doesn’t look that much different than my “normal” workout schedule except when it comes down to exercise selection and intensity! What follows is an ideal outline of my week but since getting pregnant (twice!) and now having a toddler Read More
My Birth Story
Nine (or ten) months, even though it went by very quickly, is a long time to anticipate one very important event: the birth of your baby. Especially as a first time mom, I can attest to the fact that I spent a large amount of time contemplating my birth…how it would go, what it would Read More
My Pregnancy Workouts: 36 to 40+ Weeks
How come the final weeks of pregnancy seem to last forever?? The rest of my pregnancy flew by but the last couple of weeks, particularly from week 39 on, seemed to stretch out forever!! I’m sure that at least some of it had to do with starting maternity leave at 39 weeks. I’m used to Read More
My Pregnancy Workouts: 32 to 35 Weeks
I am only two days away from my estimated due date as I am trying to motivate myself to finish a couple last minute posts before my baby arrives. The last month has been a whirlwind of activity trying to get ready for the baby and now I am just eagerly awaiting his arrival. Weeks Read More
My Pregnancy Workouts: 28 to 31 Weeks
Wow!! The second trimester flew by and I began the third trimester right after Christmas. Since the third trimester began, everything has begun to get very exciting and very real! I continue to be thankful for having such a healthy and easy pregnancy. I past my glucose screening with no problems at 28 weeks and Read More
My Pregnancy Workouts: 23 to 27 Weeks
I can’t believe how fast this pregnancy is going! It seems like I was just finishing up my first trimester and here I am starting my third! I am so excited to meet my baby boy but it seems like there is still so much to do in the weeks that are left. Thankfully, I Read More
My Pregnancy Workouts: 18 to 22 Weeks
Yikes! I have been MIA for the past month but I have still been getting my workouts in despite being busy. I am 25 weeks along now but I’ll back-track to fill you in on weeks 18-22. Lot’s of exciting things happened during these weeks including our anatomy scan at 18 and a half weeks Read More
My Pregnancy Workouts: 14 to 17 Weeks
Now that I am into my second trimester, my workouts have started to change a little bit. My weights have gone down a little bit more but have basically stayed fairly consistent so I am very happy with that. Body-weight movements like pullups, pushups, and burpees have gotten a little more awkward both due to Read More
My Pregnancy Workouts: 9 to 13 weeks
The second half of my first trimester brought a couple of challenges to working out but I was still able to get a workout in at least a few times a week. Right after we announced our pregnancy, I came down with what I thought was a cold. Well the sick feeling and headaches have Read More