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Progressive Pregnancy Pics, and an Update 7 months
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4 weeks
5 weeks
6 weeks
7 weeks
8 weeks
8 weeks 3 days, the little bean didn't even look like a baby! Our first doctors appointment we got to see him.
12 weeks
13 weeks, and starting to get my energy back, plugging away at the gym
13 weeks
14 week
15 weeks
16 weeks
found out we were expecting a little boy at 16 weeks 3 days!
Lincoln looks so thrilled haha
18 weeks
19 weeks and 3 days Anatomy scan, he looks like a baby!
19 weeks
21 weeks
21 weeks
22 weeks, I thought I was showing a lot here
literally over the course of a few days my belly popped out, this is 23 weeks. Mark said to me one morning, I swear your bellys grown in the last couple days!
24 weeks
25 weeks
26 weeks, and headed off to the gym with Jana!
27 weeks, and feeling pretty energetic still
that belly is getting pretty large!
1. I started out this pregnancy between 115 lbs, and 119 lbs. My first appointment was at 8 weeks 3 days, because i'm hyper anxious and wanted to make sure there was actually a baby growing inside. I do a lot of reading, and that can really freak you out, anyway I was so relieved to see the baby and get reassurance, that although we weren't out of the clear, we had a pretty good chance of having a successful pregnancy, since his little heart beat was right where it was supposed to be at the time ( 160 beats per minute) 2. I guess this post is more for me to see how much my body has changed, currently i'm 132 lbs, which puts me, depending on if I go with my normal pre-baby weight of 115 lbs, at around a 17 lb weight gain, but going off my first doctors appointment, then it'd be 13 lbs, which i'm proud of. I haven't ate as healthy as I thought I would during this pregnancy. I'm trying to work on that now, because it's just not good, and with the glucose test coming up ( like next week) i'm getting a little more worried. 3. Also, i'm not sure if it's just a being pregnant thing, or a I need to clean up my diet thing or both, but i'm definitely not as slim in my face or arms as I used to be. I'm trying not to worry about this to much, and i'm trying to just enjoy my pregnancy, and remember that after the baby I can lose the baby weight. My body won't be the same, especially my belly skin, but there isn't any reason I can't get my same level of fitness back after he's born. 4. I've been able to continue to workout as much as I've wanted, and my workouts have gotten more intense, but not as intense as they were. I try to get in a good workout, while still being able to talk. I don't run to much, but when I do I can usually go a half mile without needing to walk. I don't really need to walk because I can't breath it's more because my right side of my belly starts to feel sore. I think I need to get a support belt, but I haven't yet. Also, this air has been so bad that i'd rather not go outside in it. Once it gets warmer, I plan to run/walk outside more. 5. I really need to give in and buy the pregnancy sleeping pillow, I definitely don't sleep as well as I used to. 6. I had to break down and buy new bras, I've gone up two cup sizes you guys! that's huge for me! 7. I can't eat as much for dinner, for some reason I can eat what I want for breakfast, and lunch, but if my dinner is to big I feel so full, and like I can't breath. So that's been an adjustment. 8. Baby boy is moving around so much. I love it, I can feel him every day, multiple times a day. He will be fairly calm for a few days, and then be so active and kicking me the next day. It's awesome. He's big enough that he moves my whole tummy area now. I love it. 9. I'm entering my final lap of this pregnancy, i'll be 7 months starting next week and it's pretty exciting. Mark and me have signed up for a hypnobirthing class, which starts march 19th on Saturday mornings. I'm really enthusiastic about it. I believe the more you know about your body and how it works the more prepared you can be. So even if I end up getting an epidural, I believe that preparation and learning coping mechanisms for the pain will be really helpful. 10. I also am meeting with a doula next week. Doulas are like birth coaches, they are trained in helping mothers in labor. I'm really happy we've decided to use one, I think it will reduce stress for Mark, and make the experience more enjoyable for him and me. 11. we still have so much to do before this baby boy gets here, it's overwhelming, but i'm really excited. I can't wait to meet him, but I can ( he needs to stay in until May!)
I've used pregnancy as a scapegoat to try different types of workouts, since I get really competitive with myself, I got kind of discouraged knowing that I couldn't lift as heavy/or intensely as I wanted to. I started to feel like my workouts were boring, and not very challenging so I've been trying things I didn't normally do. I knew that I wanted to be held accountable, and maintain my level of fitness before having the baby. I also knew that squats would be something I tried to incorporate into my workouts. I still do squats, but not with the bar anymore.
Here are some of the things I've been doing
Pilates core max twice a week- I seriously love Pilates, I'm taking it from Deni at UVU, and it's hands down my favorite workout class I've ever taken ( not that I've taken a lot). I signed up for a gym membership at UVU's student life and wellness center too, I love, love, love it! okay so a typical week looks like this for me. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays- I do a 10-30 minute treadmill warm-up/cardio ( depending on the day and how I feel) after I usually do a back and biceps workout, and sometimes squats/ leg exercise with dumbbell free weights. I i try to do 30-45 minutes of weight lifting, or a workout that totals 45-60 minutes. I do three sets of 12 reps for each exercise I do, and I try to mix things up. Tuesdays and Thursdays I have my 45 minute Pilates class that focuses on the core muscles, I modify as needed, but it still kicks my butt. I will do some of the core moves after pregnancy for sure, because they are hard and I love them. I have been trying to do triceps and chest/shoulders on these days. I usually will lift for 20- 30 minutes or until I feel done for the day. Some workouts I've tried and liked from Pintrest for days where I want a total body workout are as follows: Fitnessrxwomen.coms Full Body Circuit Blast. I love this workout, its challenging, and fun
One of my life goals is to conquer the art of making food that's healthy, and really tasty. Eating healthy is such a big part of being healthy. In fact, diet is eighty percent of weight loss. That's something to think about. Since I've been married, I’ve had to learn how to make healthy dinners that aren't super expensive. Meal planning has been a big help, right along side Costco, which I endorse for all married couples! I mean, please make a list before going, because you can end up spending a couple hundred dollars in a blink of an eye, but it’s one of my favorite grocery shopping trips we make. Back to my story, so something I love about Mark, is that he enjoys cooking, and he is really, really good at it. He makes good food, because he loves to eat good food, When we first got married though, this was a somewhat of a hurdle for us, there was a big learning curve on how to cook healthy meals that we both enjoyed. Lucky for me, Mark is a big veggie eater, befo...
Ryker’s Birth, is something that will forever be a memory I hold dear to me, regardless of how stressful things went, or how nothing went as I had hoped for. It was still one of the best days of my life, because in the end, we have a perfect baby boy. All I cared about was that my child be safe, and once we established that he was, then I was happy. His Grand Entrance As every first time mom does, I anticipated what labor would be like. In my mind I had done well to prepare for it, Mark and I had taken a Hypnobirthing course, and practiced our hypnobirthing relaxation scripts and breathing techniques. I had hired a doula (which is a birth coach) who I considered to be a good asset to our birthing team, she is in training to become a midwife, and has worked at a birth center and assisted with many un-medicated births. She taught us about counter pressures, and other ways to manage labor pains. I had also switched over to the Valley OB Orem Midwife group at 28 weeks, because I...
Once upon a time I took a class in collage called Women’s Health. I had no idea what we would discuss, I guess I knew that we'd cover reproduction and birth control, but I didn't think we'd go over breast feeding. The first time in my life that I realized what a challenge breastfeeding can be was in this class. I had never heard anyone talk about the challenge that can be breastfeeding. My professor went on to tell the horrors of trying to breast feed, how in her first two weeks her nipple bled, and almost fell off (or so she said). Mastitis, engorgement etc... It painted a nasty picture of horror! I thought back to a cat that had ten kittens at the animal shelter. She was locked in this small room with them, and she actually ended up losing a nipple. She couldn't get away from them. It was so terrible, but so is life at a shelter in general. Anyway, let’s fast forward, I remember the month I was due thinking about ...
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