Sept. 20th WOD's

Monday: Off. Again. Too lazy. Maybe next week.

Tuesday:
Found 2 Rep Max DL. I went to 185#. Which wasn't a true max but it was close.

This is 10lbs heavier then my 1RM I did 3-13-15. Yippee for improvement despite pregnancy!

Then 12 Min AMRAP of:

6 DL - 135
9 Box Jumps 20"
12 Pull ups

I did 5 rounds + 1 Box jump. I was tired!

Wednesday: Off

Thursday:

15 Push Press 55#

Then 3 rounds of:

Run 200 Meters
12 DB Thrusters. 20# DB
6 Burpees

I don't remember how long it took.

Then rowed for 7 minutes.

Friday:

20 Min AMRAP

3 Pull ups
3 Dips (with black band)
6 KBS 35#
9 FS - 95#

I did 10 Rounds +1 KBS

Then I eventually rowed for 8 min. I don't remember how for something like 1770.

Saturday: Off. Poor planning left me without time.

Sunday:

5 Rounds of:

Row 500 Meters
15 OVHS - 55#

It took 23:30 and I am TIRED!

Week 22

Here I was thinking I had already done this for some reason. Oh well. Well, Jackson went off to school on Wednesday. I was so proud of him! He is getting to be such a big boy. I feel a little sad at times thinking I won't get to have another boy, but he has been such a wonderful first baby and I love him to the end of the universe and back. Though of course, he frustrates me to no end at times too. But that's life. Kids are made to frustrate their parents.. :) He is feeling a little mixed about school. Someone asked if he likes school and he was like, "yes and no..." I feel that it was a perfect answer! Emma is still being a challenge but I love her to pieces and she is such a trip. The things that come out of her mouth are just ridiculous. She is talking like she's a teenager already. The biggest challenge with the kids is to keep them from fighting. It is a full time job on some days. But, they are still light years ahead of me and my brother's relationship, so it still kind of amazes me that a brother and sister can get a long and love each other. 
Oh this is about pregnancy. :) There is just so much other stuff happening in life that I have been thinking more about that. I have been great. Really. I know, don't fall out of your chairs. I will never enjoy being pregnant, but I don't loathe it as I did last time. I have been in so much LESS pain then I was last time that I am just skipping about that I can exercise really hard and still feel good. I can walk around without wanting to fall on the floor in pain. I can clean my house without having to take drugs and use a heating pad afterwards. I am AMAZED by how much better it is with me doing Crossfit instead of running. I am a true convert on that fact alone. I was reading through this blog and seeing how much agony I was in at this point last time. I am so much stronger in my back, hips, thighs etc that I think it is just holding everything together much better. I do get a little pain here and there, but I rest and I'm good to go again. So, if you are reading this and thinking about the kind of exercise you should do to get ready for pregnancy, do CROSSFIT! DO IT! It helps! 

Week 22:

What I love: Feeling the baby. She is really going crazy these days. It feels like she is all knees and elbows at the moment, but it's fun. We had a prenatal this week and she kept running away from the Doppler. I had just felt her kicking, so I wasn't worried, but she was really determined to not be found. It was so funny. Joy finally got her heart beat way over on the right side high up. She was so surprised that she had that much trouble. I fear we have another Emma... :) Not fear, it will be all to the good if this one is a spitfire too. She'll have to be with Emma for an older sister.  

What I hate: I have been having dreams this last week that I am all svelte and sexy and in really great shape. And then I wake up..... :) So demoralizing.... :) I am fine with being pregnant, but I still miss being in good shape and feeling great about myself. It doesn't help for my subconscious to be rubbing it in that I'm not nor will I be anytime soon. Insomnia. Not my fave. Not really insomnia, but difficulty falling asleep at times. I had to take a bath a couple times to relax enough or get tired enough to go to sleep. It just makes 6:00 very early. Feeling pissy. It's not too bad, but I am much more likely to snap or get pissed off being pregnant. 

What I miss: My body. I do. I miss it. But it's not completely unrecognizable yet, so that helps. I still have muscles! Yeah! I miss summer. And I miss sleeping on my belly.  And rolling over in bed without having to propel myself up with my heals... :) Not anything major really. 

What I’m looking forward to the most: New clothes! I broke. I ordered some really cheap maternity clothes from Walmart. I had too! I really did! :) I have very few winter tops and I am getting cold all the time now. I realized that I always borrowed a bunch of the clothes I wore last time. But the people I borrowed from are no longer around so that makes it more difficult. But I get them in the next couple of weeks and I expect a few days of happiness from that. 

Sleep: Sometimes I can't stop and sometimes I can't start. Such is being hormonal. I feel like I could actually sleep all day. 

Bra Size: B. I don't think I will ever get used to having big boobs. I just don't like them. 

Wedding rings on or off: Off. Wow. Do I ever have bad skin issues at the moment! I shouldn't be surprised as my skin always freaks out with the turn of the seasons, but it's getting bad! Big patches of eczema on my ring finger and lots of cracks and ITCHY as all get out.  

Weight: 160   Weight Gain: 17 lbs. I decided to stop thinking about how much I'm going to have to lose and how I don't want to gain more then such a such number. I'll gain as much as I am going to gain and then I'll drop 20lbs after the baby is born and then it won't budge for seven months, and then I'll work my ass off and be fine in about two years. No biggie. I've done it before. I'll do it again. Not to say I'm throwing off all restraint, but I'm tired of stressing about it. 

Worries: I'm not worried about anything. That I can think of. So if I can't think of something right off the bat, I'm not going to drudge anything up!

Symptoms: Well, the hard ball of baby is a dead give away. Then the pimples, which have made a come back, and the exhaustion all point to pregnancy. I have had ligament pain and some sacrum pain but nothing significant. 

Mood: At this very moment, good! I am happy to be at this point in my pregnancy and life and satisfied with how things are progressing. I am happy not to be close to having to push out this baby and quite glad I have many more months of mental preparation for it. I am not depressed about what was, but I am looking forward with optimism to what lays ahead, while actually enjoying life at the moment. I'm good. 

Movement: She is really ridiculous. It seems like she want's to make sure she explores every inch of her little world while she can. 

The belly (and the button!): I now have that weird little lip on my belly button that makes it look so strange. It's really funny when she moves under it because it dips down and pushes out as she passes below it. 

Measurements: I couldn't find my tape! GRR! I am positive I put it somewhere "safe" but can't find where that safe place is! I think I have an extra some where and I'll take them this week. 

Chest:  Waist:   Midsection:  Hips:  Thighs: 

Exercise: All five days. Doing great! I did a really hard/intense WOD on Friday and I was SOOO excited not to be really sore the next day! Yippe! I did 75 pull ups without a band and that means that I am actually stronger now then I was a few months ago. YES! Running, however is almost right out. I get major ligament pain from even 400-800 meters. So, I am going to give it a break for a week or two and then see if it gets better. I really only want to be able to incorporate intervals in my WODs but if I can't I can do rowing instead. I am trying to work up my endurance for rowing as after about 5 minutes I want to die, so I am adding rowing to all my WOD's at the end. I have worked up to 6 minutes and I am hoping to add a minute every couple days. 

Eating:
It's fine. Not perfect, not too bad. I will worry about eating perfectly later. I will try to be as nutritious as possible at the moment and then when it's time to cut, I'll throw myself into it. 

The weekly pics:

Eyes: Your baby's eyelids are still fused shut. Beneath them, the eyes are developed but the irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment.

Lips: Your baby's lips are becoming more distinct and tooth buds are developing beneath her gum line.

Skin: Your baby's skin will look wrinkled until she gains enough weight to fill it out.

Uterus: You may develop stretch marks on your belly as your abdomen expands to accommodate your growing uterus. Also, your belly button may soon "pop out" if it hasn't already.

And me:

 

And Jack

Weekly WODs

Monday: Off

Tuesday: I had very little time so I did this as fast as possible.

30/20/10 of:

Push ups
Pull ups
abmat sit ups
Air squats

I completed it in about 16 minutes.

Wednesday: Off

Thursday:

6x2 Sumo Deadlift 125# I really did more as I wasn't sure of the movement so I did lots of practices.

12 Min AMRAP of:

10 SDHP 55 #
10 Wall ball 10 #
5 Burpees

6 rounds.

Friday:

4 Rounds for time of:

25 Push ups
25 pull ups
25 OVHS 55#

27:51
All but the last round kipping pull ups....used blue band to assist with last round.

Saturday:

Five rounds of Row 25 cal
25 site ups - it was supposed to be stick sit ups but I can't do that. I just kept my feel up and would hit them on the way up.

I didn't time it as I was going slow and using it more as a recovery WOD from the day before.

Sunday:
I did a WOD from Linchpin.

Work up to heavy 2 rep FS - 135# was it. My pelvis felt a bit shaky and I didn't want to hurt my back.

20 DL - 155
20 FS - 115 - a lot harder then I would like to admit
20 Snatch - 65 - it was supposed to be snatch squat, but I am not good at that not pregnant and it's a very complicated movement best done with full stability and balance. NOT what I have at the moment.

Then I rowed 1400 meters in 6 minutes.

Week 21

It's definitely been a harder week. Dan is hunting and Emma has been really difficult to deal with. It didn't help to be confronted about her behavior and told that we really have to get on it. It's like, what the hell do you think we've been doing? Letting her throw a fit and be a brat? Encouraging her to be a little hellion? Anyway, a bit frustrated at the whole situation as it has been constant for about two weeks. I am hoping it is partly teething, but it is really exhausting. 
Jackson, has been a bit of a mess too with Dan going and school starting, but he has also been turning a corner and been really good the least couple of days. That always helps all the other stuff. 
As far as pregnancy stuff. I am doing fine, but having a hard time not feeling depressed about the fall and impending doom of winter. All the leaves got blown off the trees today as predicted. It's only the 10th of September and we won't get snow for about a month and now it will be ugly as heck. Oh well. I really have a hard time with this time of year. At least I don't have to wait ALL the way until Spring for a baby. Winter always feels like forever so having the complete distraction of a new baby in the middle of it, should prove helpful.

Week : 21

What I love: Feeling the baby move around. I love it when I occasionally have a great day with the kids and am  not fighting with them the whole day. That's always good.... 

What I hate: Feeling tired all the time and dreading labor and delivery. I really am just dreading it. 

What I miss: All the normal things. I am starting to miss summer already, but that is because I love summer and it is always too short. But that's ok. It will come again. 

What I’m looking forward to the most: Jackson is going to school next week. I went through all the baby clothes that I have and I got everything ready and organized for the baby. It helped it be more real that I will get to put on all the cute things that I had for Emma on this baby girly. 

Sleep: OK. I have had a harder time falling back asleep when I get woken up. 

Bra Size: B

Wedding rings on or off: Off. And my hands keep swelling up with the skin issues I have. 

Weight: 158   Weight Gain: 15 lbs. Oh well. 

Worries: Same old, same old. No new ones. :) 

Symptoms: I am finally coming to the shaving less phase.... YEAH! That is definitely a bonus! My skin seems to have calmed down at present, but who knows how long that will last. The babies movements are getting stronger and are enough to keep me awake if I am trying to fall asleep. 

Mood: OK. Cranky still. I still think it's the time of year more then anything else. Also super tired. It never helps. 

Movement: Yep. Lots, though she slowed down a bit at the end of the week. 

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

Measurements: 

I didn't take them this week. I meant too, but best laid plans and all that. I will do it this week. 

Chest:  Waist:   Midsection:  Hips:  Thighs: 

Exercise: Yes. Five days and I was very pleased that I forced myself to do it even though I REALLY didn't want too on Saturday. But I DID!

Eating: About as bad as usual. I just have a hard time caring at this point. I try to get protein in there but other then that, I just don't care. 

The weekly pics:

Eyelid: Your baby's eyelids and eyebrows are now fully developed.

Uterus: You may develop varicose veins in your legs, in part because your growing uterus puts pressure on the inferior vena cava, the large vein that returns blood from the legs to the heart.

Weekly WODs

Monday: Off - Well I say off, but I spent the entire day sorting clothes and moving the kids room around. Including furniture. I was pooped.

Tuesday:

6 x 2 Deadlift. 165#

Run 400 meters

4 Rounds of:

12 KBS 35 #
6 Burpees

Run 400 Meters

I didn't time it. Then I did some pull ups.

Wednesday: Off. Couldn't muster the energy.

Thursday:

Ran .5 miles to warm up.... even that hurt a bit...

6 x 5 Push press - 55 #s

4 Rounds of:

12 Wall balls
12 Lunge steps
12 box jumps 22"

It took 8 something.

Then I rowed for 5 minutes. Something like 1200 meters.

Friday:

4 Rounds of:

Run 200 Meters
15 OVHS - 55#
30 box jumps - 20" box
Run 200 Meters
10 OVHS
20 BJ
Run 200 Meters
5 OVHS
10 BJ

Then did 50 Double unders and 10 kipping pull ups

Saturday:

4 Rounds of:

10 DL 135#
Run 400 Meters/row 500 Meters

After 2 rounds I was cramping so badly from the running that I rowed 500 Meters instead of running for the last 2 rounds.

Sunday:
Wow, this one killed me.

40 DL - 135#
40 BJ - 18"
40 KB Swing - 20 #
43 BFSU
40 KTE
40 Push ups
40 Thursters 45#
40 Wall ball - 10 #
40 Double unders
40 Burpees.

It took me 30:04 I was totally pooped and I think I'll be sore.

Week 20

Well, truth to tell, this hasn't been the best of weeks. I'm definitely fighting cranky, but it's not at all helped by Emma. She is teething... (last two year molars are on their way) and Holy LORD! The child is emotional, volatile and cranky beyond belief. It's enough to make a body despair. (not really)   Anyway, fall is in full swing and the leaves are about 50/50 at the moment. Pretty soon they will all be yellow and then get blown off the trees. I hate to be cynical but it happens every year.... 

Week : 20 

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: I am looking forward to being finished with this portion on my life. It will be a bit sad not to have another baby, but then again, babies aren't my favorite. I enjoy them when they are here and am happy when they get bigger. 

Sleep: Good. But I wake up and then it takes a while to fall back asleep. 

Bra Size: B. I think the growth has stopped for a bit. 

Wedding rings on or off: Off. I gave up. 

Weight: 157 Weight Gain: 14 lbs. Not great. And I'm not convinced that is correct because I've had a hard time going to the bathroom recently. Hormones. 

Worries: Birth. How much nursing is going to hurt this time. Mostly it's worries about pain. Apparently I don't like it much... 

Symptoms: I've had some more ligament pain this week, but not bad and then there is the major one of a baby rolling around inside me. 

Mood: Cranky. Really. I need to get over it. Part of it is the time of year. I love/hate fall. It's beautiful for five minutes or a day or two and then all the leaves fall off the trees and we are in a cold/ugly limbo for a month waiting for the snow. 

Movement: Yep. Lots

The belly (and the button!): The baby is a little above my belly button now and so my belly grows. 

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

Exercise: 5 days. Just a little bit of running. I've found the running to be getting more and more painful, so I just don't do it. I feel I get better exercise from Crossfit at this stage anyway, so I've been doing that, and a lot shorter WODs too. 

Eating: OK. I feel fine about it. Obviously or I would change it.

The weekly pics: 

Bowel: Meconium is accumulating in your baby's bowel. This sticky black substance made up of sloughed cells, digestive secretions, and swallowed amniotic fluid will show up in her first dirty diaper.

Skin: Your baby's body is now coated with a greasy white substance, the vernix caseosa, that protects her skin during its long submersion in amniotic fluid.

Uterus: The top of your uterus (fundus) is now at the level of your belly button.

A comparison of my three pregnancies.

Weekly WOD's

Monday: Off. Too tired to do it.

Tuesday: I didn't have much time but I did the following.

8x2 Every 90 sec

SDHP 65 # ( I read it wrong. It was supposed to be sumo Deadlift. Oh well.)

12 Min AMRAP

25 Double unders
10 American KBS 35#
5 Burpees

I did 5 Rounds.

I did double unders for the first two rounds then had to throw singles in as I was getting tired.
I did 15 kipping pull ups as well.

Wednesday: Off - again too tired.

Thursday:

2 Power Cleans ever minute for 10 min.

Started with 65#s then went to 95#. I could have done more, but I didn't want to hurt myself. My elbow is still giving me grief.

Then 4 Rounds for time of:

12 Pull ups - used a band because I was at home.
10 ball slams - 10 # ball. - all I have

6 something

Then row 500 m for time 2:00

Then, 12 Min AMRAP of:

15 Wall ball 10#
12 Knee lifts using straps
9 Push ups

I did 5 rounds plus wall ball and 1 Knee lift.

I was really tired after this.

Friday:

5 x 3 Deadlift

125, 135, 145, 155, 165

Then Helen

3 Rounds of:

Run 400 meters
21 KB swings 35#
12 Pull ups

I finished in 12:02. I was hoping for under 12 but I was pretty happy about it because I can't run fast anymore. All kipping pull ups.

Saturday: Ran 2 miles

Sunday:
Made up my own WOD:

4 Rounds of:
Row 500 meters
15 OVHS - 55 #s
10 Push ups
5 KTE

Didn't time it.

Week 19

This was the week! I got to find out what we are having. And I will tell you. If you don't already know that is. It's a girl! We are very happy to have another girl, though Jackson was of course, hoping for a boy. But we don't always get what we want... But I do think it's the right fit for our family. With Emma being who she is, I think a sister will do her a world of good...:) 

Week : 19

What I love: Getting to find out what I'm having. Feeling her kick around and move. I have not been hurting much either which is WONDERFUL! Looking good in maternity clothes. That helps with the not getting to wear what I want and growing out of everything. 

What I hate: Pimples. I really hate the dang things. They just keep showing up and bringing their friends to party. Enough already! 

What I miss: I don't know. I haven't been focusing on much of things that I can't do or don't have at the moment. I do miss being able to take drugs for my headaches, but that was because I had a MISERABLE headache on Thursday and there wasn't much I could do about it. 

What I’m looking forward to the most: Getting Jackson into his own room. That will be really nice to spread out a bit more. It would be really nice to not be really tired all the time too. But that is a LOOOONNGGGG way off..:) 

Sleep: Yes! I could sleep all the time. It's getting bad. I probably need to up my VD and make sure my iron is fine. 

Bra Size: B. They seem to have "stabilized". 

Wedding rings on or off: Off. I finally gave in and just took them off, because I really don't like wearing them when I exercise. I was having more and more difficulty getting them off at that particular time, so I gave up and just did it. 

Weight: 155 Weight Gain: 12 lbs. I seem to be catching up with the last time. Whatever. I am going to gain as much as I'm going to gain but as long as I keep exercising and moving, I'll be OK. 

Worries: Birth. 

Symptoms: Other then a big belly? Fatigue. Pimples. The usual. 

Mood: A bit cranky this last week truthfully. I'm not sure why? Just life in general and possibly just needing to get myself in hand... 

Movement: Yes. Every day. Not all day but several times a day for sure. 

The belly (and the button!): Yep. It's round and stretching out. 

Measurements: Chest: 37 Waist: 32 Midsection: 34.5  Hips: 40 Thighs: 

Exercise: 5 times. Running less and less, but I think the workouts that I am doing are pretty effective. I unfortunately managed to injure my elbow a bit. It's really bugging me. Oh well. 

Eating: Pretty good. I'm doing better not eating too many carbs, but need to work on stopping the dark chocolate.... 

The weekly pics:

Brain: This is a crucial time for sensory development. Your baby's brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch.

Leg: Your baby's arms and legs are now in the right proportions to each other and to the rest of his body.

Scalp: Hair is sprouting on your baby's scalp.

Uterus: You may be feeling some achiness in your lower abdomen caused by the stretching of the ligaments that support your growing uterus.

And me: 

 

And this was are announcement about the gender of our baby..