Weekly Wods

Monday:
Run 400 meters
15 Deadlift 115#'s (should have done more but my lower back had been hurting.)
15 Pull ups - half with band half not.
Run 200 Meters
10 DL
10 PU
Run 100 Meters
5 DL
5 PU

I think I ran a total of one mile, and I don't remember how long it took me.

Tuesday:
Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 18 minutes of:
15 Box jumps, 24" box 12 Push press, 55 lbs9 Knees to elbows

5 Rounds plus box jumps plus 1 PP

Before that I did, 
Row 1000 Meters
50 Thrusters 35#
30 Pull ups - kipping

Wednesday:
Ran 2 Miles. It wasn't great. 

Thursday was off! Finding out what baby is. 

Friday:
Row 1000 
50 Pistol squats (held on)
30 Hang Clean - 75#

12 something I think, but don't remember. 

Then I did 50 double unders. Dave Brooks gave me an idea that seemed to help and I was able to string 3 together pretty regularly. 
(Though still peeing myself.... gah!!!)

Saturday: OFF! Anniversary dinner which was AWSOME!

Sunday:

3 Rounds of:
Run 400 Meters
20 Dumbbell Front Squat  - 20lb dumbbells
12 Box jump burpees. 20:" box

It took about 18 minutes and then I finished running 2 miles.

Week 18

I was looking back at Emma's pregnancy at this time and I am so thankful that I am having a much easier time. Much less emotional, though I have been fighting crankiness a lot more. I need to really get on top of it so it's not such a trial. I don't want to be a terror to all and especially my family. I don't want to go there. 

Week : 18

What I love: I love looking pregnant now, instead of just feeling fat. That makes a difference. I like feeling the baby but I also like that the baby hasn't taken over my whole body yet. It's so nice to have some space to call your own... :) 

What I hate: My sacrum pain has kicked in a bit. But strangely enough, only on the left side. So weird. I have looked up exercises to do and will probably try to do some yoga or palates for stretching purposes. 

What I miss: My clothes. My energy. Being able to go all out in a WOD. But it's ok. I'm close to half way there.

What I’m looking forward to the most: Finding out what this baby is. We find out next week! Exciting stuff. (I am feeling particularly unexcited about everything at the moment. End of a long day, kids gave us lots of trouble, so forgive my lack of enthusiasm.)

Sleep: I had my first night of not being able to fall back asleep on Sunday. It was terrible. I woke up at 4 and didn't fall back asleep until 6:30. Though I think I did drift off a couple of times, it was such a light sleep, that I felt like I was awake the whole time. 

Bra Size: B. For now. It seems like they have slowed down a bit. 

Wedding rings on or off: Half the week on and now off. I finally took it off because my skin keeps freaking out which makes my fingers swell and I always take my ring off when I exercise so I don't damage it. It just makes it easier. 

Weight: 153 Weight Gain: 10 lbs. I weighed myself on Thursday and I was up by three lbs from the week before. I was like, no way in heck. So I drank a bunch of water, took some fiber and exercised. Sure enough I was back down by two lbs by mid morning.... go figure. 

Worries: Birth. It's a big one. 

Symptoms: Aches and pains. Tiredness and crabbiness. 

Mood: A bit more grouchy this week. I am working on it. I think it comes from being tired all the time. 

Movement: A bunch of movement this last week. 

The belly (and the button!): Round and now my button is starting it's journey to invertedness.  

Measurements: Chest: 37 Waist: 31 Midsection: 34.5  Hips: 40 Thighs: didn't take. 

Exercise: I did five days, which I am happy with. I think I'll try to aim for that every week from here on out. I just don't have the desire or energy to do 6 days right now. I blogged every day, so if you want to know, just scan the blog. 

Eating: Better. Making sure it's more protein, less carbs and a lot less sugars. 

The weekly pics: 

And this weeks pics. 

Blood vessels: Your baby's blood vessels are visible through her skin.

Ear: Your baby's ears are now in position and stand out from her head.

Leg: Your baby is busy flexing her arms and legs -- movements that you'll soon begin to notice if you haven't already.

Placenta: You might have an ultrasound in the next few weeks to see how your baby's growing, screen for birth defects, and check the position of the placenta.

WOD's for the Week

Monday: Took it off because of the camping trip over the weekend. I was too tired to do it.

Tuesday: I had to do this at 8 at night which is a lot later then I normally do. But it didn't work out for me to exercise before dinner.

4 Rounds of:
Row 300 Meters
7 Squat Clean 65#
14 Kettle bell swings 35#

It took a while because the I had to be really careful with the Squat clean.

Wednesday: Also did it late because I couldn't wake up in the afternoon after my "short nap". But I did it so yeah for me.

3 rounds for time of:

Run 400 Meters
20 Ring rows with feet on a box
20 bunch dips

14:00

I ran a total of 2 miles.

Thursday: Today I made up a WOD out of couple from different sites.

4 Rounds for time of:

Run 800 Meters - Still able to run between 7.5 - 8.5 without too much trouble.
10 High Hang Power Snatch 55#
10 Hip raises - needed a break for my arms
10 OVHS - 55#

I probably could have gone up to 65# but I wasn't sure about the OVHS.

Then I ran another mile for a total of 3.

Friday:

Row 1000 Meters
50 Thrusters 35#
30 Pull ups. (all kipping)

18 Min AMRAP

15 Box jumps 24" box
12 PP 55#
9 KTE

5 Rounds + box jumps & 1 PP

Then I stretched. It was hard and now I am sore and tired. but worth it I think. :)

Saturday: OFF

Sunday: I had to do it early and quickly as I was going out for the day.

27-21-15-9 of:

Cal row
Thrusters 55#

No measure.

Week 17

It was a good week. I did have some pain in my ligaments on Friday, like big time, and had to sit on heating pad for a while, but it seems to be passing. I ended up exercising as much as I intended too, which is always a bonus. 
The kiddos were sick with cough (darn you, Coughs!) and so we were up multiple time during the night for most of the week. VERY TIRED! Getting us prepped for baby I guess, but really, who needs or wants that kind of prep? We also went camping on the weekend with the whole fam, and considering what it could have been with sicky kids, it turned out really fun. (I'm not a big camper... I LOVE going out, eating outside mucking about in the wilderness. The sleeping in a bag in a tent.... not so much.) We had a cabin, which made life much more tolerable. 

Week : 17
What I love: Feeling the baby move more regularly. I can definitely feel my uterus right under my belly button and it is getting more prominent for sure. 

What I hate: Pimples. Ligament pain. Not having anything to wear. Feeling chubby. Being tired. 

What I miss: Normal. Energy. You know, life not being pregnant. Though I don't have much to complain about really. No throwing up, no problems with the baby, no drastic changes all at once. 

What I’m looking forward to the most: Summer next year. Seeing the kids with their new sibling. OH and finding out what it is! That's going to be fun. :) Then I can plan and organize! OH the FUN! (Not being sarcastic at all, I LOVE to organize! AND PLAN!)

Sleep: It would have been great, except for a coughing Jackson. In fact I would have loved to have a lot more of it!

Bra Size: B, but I think C is not far off. Blah... That's what I miss! I miss small boobs!

Wedding rings on or off: On at the moment. Like I said, not sure how much longer. 

Weight: 152 Weight Gain: 9lbs. Still under what I was last time, but honestly, who cares? I do. I do. I care. Stop eating so much!

Worries: Just the usual things. Is it growing fine? Will I lose my mind with a third? How the HECK am I going to push out another one? 

Symptoms: Fatigue, aches and pains. Hunger. Oh and the big belly sticking out. 

Mood: Good. Mostly. Tired and a bit cranky, but I don't think I can blame that on the pregnancy. 

Movement: Definitely getting more frequent and stronger. 

The belly (and the button!): Round and stretching. 

Measurements: Chest: 37 Waist: 32 Midsection: 34.5  Hips: 40 Thighs: didn't take. 

Exercise: Yes! I blogged all my work outs so I can keep better track of what I do. 5 times this week and a whopping 8 miles. Whatever. 

Eating: OK. Trying to get more protein and less food all the time. I even made rules for when I can eat at work, so am not shoving food in my face all day long. 

The weekly pics: 

And here they are. 

Ear: Your baby's sense of hearing is developing.

Elbow joint: Your baby can move all his joints. His skeleton is turning from rubbery cartilage into hardened bone.

Umbilical cord: Your baby's umbilical cord, his lifeline to the placenta, is growing stronger and thicker.

And me:

 

Weekly WODs

Monday: Ran 800 Meters to warm up.
FS 75#s - 20
Run 2 miles
FS 75#s - 20

18:40

Tuesday:
10 X
5 Pull ups
5 Push ups
No real measure. I took my time and chatted in between rounds. Around 14:00

5 X
10 BSU
10 Back ext

No measure

5 X
10 Box jumps 24" box
10 Wall ball 14 #

Then did 3X
10 Deadlift 125 #s
10 Ring Knees to elbow

Wednesday:
Ran 2.5 miles outside. Some serious ligament pain after, but I rolled around on the ball and it went away.

Thursday:
My body said no today, but I told it to suck it up... :) I am camping this weekend, so I probably won't be working out at all. Thus, I need to do Monday - Friday.
So for time:
Run 100 meters
15 Hang power clean 75#s
15 Push Ups
Run 200 meters
10 HPC
10 Push ups
Run 400 meters
5 HPC
5 Push ups.

(I only ever do boy push ups. Sometimes they are strict and sometimes the CF energy saving ones - drop to the floor then push up instead of the more slowly lowing to the floor.)
This took me about 9:00

I also ran half mile before and another 100 meters at the end to make one mile.

My ligament was hurting so didn't do anymore running. I did a small thing of:

3 Rounds
15 Push press 55 #s
10 Pull ups - assisted for the most part with band as I can't kip very well on my low bar at home.
10 Bench dips with feet up.

No measure since I was already tired.
I started out with 20 overhead walking lunges. 10#s.

Friday:
I ran... I say run, but the ligament pain was fairly severe, so I ran a mile, walked half a mile ran another mile, walked another half. It sucked. to be fair, I haven't had much pain at all, but I hate be limited. It's OK. I'll be back to normal in about two years...:)

Week 16

This has been a pretty good week. I am getting back into the groove of things, normal things of life.  I was still pretty darn exhausted, but maybe that's normal with all the growing that the baby is doing. Apparently it will double in size between weeks 16 & 20..... so it's obviously doing it's thing. I have also been hungry ALL. THE. TIME! Not cool...

Week :16

What I love: I can now definitely feel my uterus and sometimes the baby moving. That is always reassuring. It makes me laugh actually to feel this hard lump below my belly button. 

What I hate: Feeling tired. All. the. time. Feeling hungry all. the. time. It seriously needs to stop. I gained so much weight in a few short weeks and now I am blossoming out everywhere. Sigh.... I knew it was coming but was hoping for it to be SLLLLLLOOOOOOOWWWW! :) 
In the end, it doesn't really matter. I will get big and I will have the baby and I will eventually lose all the weight again and this time, I won't have to start over AGAIN!

What I miss: My nice clothes. I found that in the three years since I was pregnant, I totally changed tastes in clothes. I literally don't want to wear almost anything of what I have. But I am not going to spend a bunch of money on maternity stuff that I am only wearing this one more time. I am getting a couple of skirts and maybe one more dress for work, but really, I want ALL new stuff! Oh well. Get over it. 

What I’m looking forward to the most: A baby. New clothes. Uhm drinking yummy drinks and not being hungry all day long. 

Sleep: GREAT!

Bra Size: B But I suspect that I am growing. 

Wedding rings on or off: On. And if I make sure to drink enough water, I can still get it on and off like I am supposed to be able too. 

Weight: 151 at the beginning of the week.   Weight Gain: 8 lbs... it's gonna happen.

Worries: BIRTH! Kinda freakin out about this. I realized I am really afraid of how much it's going to hurt. I need to just give it to God and not think about it and try not to anticipate the worst because that's how I roll most of the time. 

Symptoms: Moving child. Some cramping, which I think is ligament pain from my uterus growing. I definitely felt it when I ran on Thursday. Yuck. BUT other then that I have had NO exercise pain which is AWESOME! I am also still tired and pimply. And I do mean pimply. I will NOT miss having pregnancy acne EVER again! 

Mood: Mostly good, though Jack and Emma have been MAJOR handfuls recently. And I do mean MAJOR. For some reason they are both having midlife crises and I am not sure exactly how to best navigate through them. 


Movement:Yes! Not tons but some and it seems to be getting more frequent. 

The belly (and the button!): All of a sudden, I look pregnant. (especially this week. wk17) It's sticking out there, but I need about three more weeks to REALLY look pregnant and not just "thick about the middle."

Measurements: Chest: 36.5 Waist: 30 Midsection: 34 Hips: 39.75 Thighs: 21.25 I did actually measure. 

Exercise: Well, despite my best intentions, I only got four days. We had dinner guests on Saturday so I spent the afternoon cooking and then Sunday we were gone all day into the wild picking blueberries. I did scramble around precipitous hills and thrash my way through alders galore, so in a way I was active. 

Eating: Like I said, too much and all the time. I am turning it around slowly and trying to make better choices about what I am eating since eating I seem to be needing to do. 

The weekly pics: 

Blood vessels: Your baby's circulatory system is now working; her heart is pumping about 25 quarts of blood a day.

Head: Your baby's head is more erect now. Her scalp pattern is starting to develop although her hair hasn't started growing in yet.

Toe: Your baby has started growing toenails.

And Me:

 

It looks like I am carrying lower this time... Maybe. I don't know. 

Work out

Well to be completely truthful, I'm a bit demoralized about how exercising is going. I am just so stinkin' tired! Usually when I exercise even if I'm tired, I get more energy and then feel more "alive/awake" after. So far, since I've gotten back, no dice. I feel just as exhausted before, during and after. It sucks. I am still doing it because I am stubborn, and I am hoping for a turn in the tired department.

This week's WOD's.

Sunday: I ran. I think I ran 4 miles and I didn't time it. It seemed very slow but I didn't stop the whole time which is a change for the good. I have been needing breaks every few minutes.

Monday: I did a Ben WOD... STUPID! It was
Run 400 M
21-15-9
Thrusters 55 #
Pull ups
Run 400 M
21-15-9
Thrusters
Pull ups
Run 400 m

I did it in 29:58 or something like that. I had to use the purple band for the last two rounds of pull ups, but I had ripped my hands badly already and didn't want too make it worse I was also sore for 5 days afterwards. So I think scaling is called for.
Tuesday: Rest day as I was too sore to move
Wednesday: Still too sore, but I made up my own WOD.

4 rounds of
Row 500 meters
15 wall ball
10 Cleans - 75 #

Thursday: I was going to run, but didn't have any energy, so I did a hokey little WOD:
 5 rounds of
Run .33 miles (it's the length of the circle around my house.)
20 air squats
10 push ups
Then I ran one more circle to make 2 miles total.

I have no idea how long it took as I stopped a lot to talk to my kids.

Friday: Today I did a scaled back version of the Red Iron WOD which was:

Row 30 cal
30 Box jumps 18" box as I was at home
30 Power snatch 55# I was doing a cross of hang snatch and power snatch.
30 Push ups
30 Power snatch
30 box jumps
Row 30 cal

I finished in 18:55. I thought I should go run outside, but didn't have the wherewithal to make myself do it.

Tomorrow I will run and then Sunday will probably be off as we are driving into the mountains to pick blueberries!

Week 14 - Week 15

So I am going to combine the last two weeks as I was gone for most of both of them and I just don't have the energy to try to remember all the details. But truthfully, one week is much like the other. 
I was in AZ for my Grandpa's funeral and memorial service. It was wonderful to be there and to see my Grandma and all the family. I haven't seen some of my cousins for years and it's fun to find that people you knew when you were young have grown into gems as adults. It makes me a bit sad that we are so spread out now. 
There was much talk of a Cousin reunion and I hope that we make it happen. I will probably blog about my Grandpa in "My Life in a Nutshell" at some point, but it's a bit too fresh yet and I want some time to think about it a bit. 

Week : 14 & 15

What I love: I like that I am starting to show a bit more so I don't just look chubby. I work so hard to be fit that it kind of irks me that a stranger would just think I'm a bit on the chubby side..... :) pride I know, and very silly. 

What I hate: Not much these two weeks. I had a headache almost the entire time I was gone and I think it was in part to hormones. It has gone away since coming home, so maybe it was more the heat and the sun... I don't know, but I definitely hate having headaches. 

What I miss: I don't know. Maybe being my normal self? But this pregnancy has been so low key that so far, I'm not looking to far to the future or the past. I'm just going to do it and then be done!

What I’m looking forward to the most: Being through the first two months PP. After the nursing stops hurting and the baby is on a good schedule and life calms down a bit, that's what I am looking forward too. 

Sleep: Great now. I didn't sleep very much or well in Tucson, but strange bed, etc. I was also completely exhausted by the trip, so it took several days to not feel zombeeish. 

Bra Size: B. I have been tender so I am hoping that it doesn't mean I am going to keep growing at the moment.... eeek! 

Wedding rings on or off: On. But my fingers swell and shrink very irrationally so who knows how much longer I'll keep it on. Dan is getting my a ring wrap for our anniversary and I would LOVE to wear it for a while but we'll see. 

Weight: 149  Weight Gain: 6 lbs. Though with the travel and all the bad food I ate, I'm kinda surprised it's not higher. 

Worries: Labor/Delivery/Nursing. I don't want to think about it. Also a bit worried about baby because I haven't had a prenatal since 8 weeks. I am still growing, so hopefully that means everything is happening as it should. 

Symptoms: Week 14 I started DEFINITELY feeling my uterus when I lay down. It's very noticeable to me now. I still have lots of pimples and have to pee continually, but nothing much more then that. 

Mood: Good. Cheerful and busy with lots of things. I am so glad I haven't been as obsessed this time!

Movement: None that I've noticed. I was hoping I would be feeling more at this point. It just helps reassure that everything is fine. 

The belly (and the button!): Definitely rounding out! 

Measurements: Chest: 35 Waist: 28.75 Midsection: 32 Hips: 40 Thighs: 21.25 I only remembered to measure my hips this week. I'll do it next week. 

Exercise: HA! I had two times for week 14 and 3 times for week 15. I was gone and busy and it's TOO stickin HOT to run outside in AZ in July. I did a TON of walking though. I walked through the entire Seattle Airport twice and then around and about a few more times. 

Eating: Terrible! But I enjoyed it so oh well. :) I am getting back on track but the beef/zucchini pasta and margarita pizza I made on Sunday certainly didn't help! Will do better this week. Probably. :)   

The weekly pics: 


Here we go! 

Arm: Your baby's arms have lengthened; by the end of this week, they'll be in proportion with the rest of her body.

Face: Thanks to brain impulses, your baby's facial muscles are getting a workout as she squints, frowns, and grimaces.

Lanugo: Your baby is starting to develop an ultra-fine downy covering of hair all over her body; this is called lanugo.

Uterus: The top of your uterus has risen above your pelvic bone and may be pushing out your tummy a bit.

Me:

Week 15

Amniotic sac with fluid: Your baby is busy inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid, which will help the air sacs in his lungs develop.

Eyelid: Although your baby's eyelids are fused shut, he can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, he's likely to move away from the beam.

Leg: Your baby's legs are growing longer than his arms now, and he can move all his joints and limbs.

And Me: