8 Weeks

How far along? 8 Weeks
How big is the baby? Size of a grape/green olive
Total weight gain: 3-4 pounds depending on the day and depending on if I drank enough water that day. 
Maternity clothes? I DID wear maternity leggings the other day. SO comfortable! Might be investing in a belly band soon though. My pants are WAY too tight.
Stretch marks? No new ones ;)
Sleep: Exhausted most of the time, but able to sleep through the night most nights 
Best moment this week: No moments stand out to me
Miss Anything?  I miss not being able to workout hard and I miss having the energy to do things!
Movement: The little nugget isn't moving yet. Just my rumbly tummy!
Food cravings: Breakfast foods are still my number one best friend.  Most specifically eggs.  Boneless buffalo wings from Chilis also made their debut.
Anything making you queasy or sick:  Brisket still, yuck. And honestly, most red meat is not getting along with me right now.
Labor Signs: Luckily no! This baby has a lot longer to cook!  
Symptoms:  Having to pee all day long,  super emotional, cravings, bloated, tenderness, lil bit of acne (sad day for me), some morning sickness, and exhaustion.  Nothing I can't handle! Symptoms mean it's a good pregnancy, right? :)
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Depends on the day. Some days I am moody, some days I am happy. Depends on what commercials come on TV.
Looking forward to: My first sonogram! I cannot wait to hear that baby's heartbeat. I am also looking forward to hitting that safety zone and be able to tell all our friends and family!

7 Weeks

Excited little nephew!!!

Despite his face, he is actually very excited about being a big cousin

How far along? 7 Weeks
Total weight gain: 3 pounds so far total, but I assume that is mainly due to bloating seeing as how my baby is the size of a raspberry 
Maternity clothes? Not in maternity clothes yet, but wondering if I should invest in a belly band. This bloating is making a belt and pants that clasp SUPER uncomfortable!
Stretch marks? No new ones ;)
Sleep: Exhausted most of the time, but able to sleep through the night most nights 
Best moment this week: Learning that our baby has grown to be the size of a raspberry and is growing his/her little fingers and toes!
Miss Anything?  Still missing not being able to get my HR over 160! Also, I miss not looking like a swollen blueberry
Movement: The little nugget isn't moving yet. Just my rumbly tummy!
Food cravings: Breakfast foods are still my number one best friend.  Most specifically eggs.  I am also really enjoying Chick-Fil-A chicken biscuits! They soothe my stomach.
Anything making you queasy or sick:  Brisket. BLEH!
Labor Signs: Luckily no! This baby has a lot longer to cook!  
Symptoms:  Having to pee all day long,  super emotional, cravings, bloated, tenderness, lil bit of acne (sad day for me), some morning sickness, and exhaustion.  Nothing I can't handle! Symptoms mean it's a good pregnancy, right? :)
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Can I be happy AND moody? I would say this week I am a little more moody than previous weeks, but that's just because I am stressed and have a lot on my plate. No big deal!
Looking forward to: My first sonogram! I cannot wait to hear that baby's heartbeat. I am also looking forward to hitting that safety zone and be able to tell all our friends and family!

5 Weeks 5 Days

I am just head over heels excited to be pregnant.  I have waited a long time for this, and it's finally happening and everything is falling into place. I start a new job Monday which makes me anxious, but excited to be able to provide for my growing family!  It's still too early to make it public, I guess I'm superstitious in that way, but I want to document this journey so I have started my blog up once again! The blog used to be about wedding, then recipes/working out, and now it will be about my family. My exciting, growing family of three (maybe more, we won't know that for quite awhile!)

Happy couple pre-baby/pregnancy

By the time I actually post this blog, I'll be further along, but I am sure some people will want to read through old posts and look at them.  So many people have adorable pregnancy/maternity blogs and such cute photo shoots. So I am going to attempt to document everything as well, but there are just so many different forums to do it on, it will be very hard. I will, however, thank Pinterest for giving me LOTS of motivation for this!


How far along? 5 Weeks 5 daysTotal weight gain: 3 pounds so far, but I assume that is mainly due to bloating seeing as how my baby is the size of a sweet pea Maternity clothes? Not in maternity clothes yet. Wore a pair of maternity leggings though just because they were the only leggings I had, and they felt AMAZING! So much freedom :)Stretch marks? No new ones ;)Sleep: Exhausted all the time, yet can't get a solid night's sleep a single night. Best moment this week:  Best moment so far would just be going everyday knowing we're pregnant and getting closer to when we can tell everyone and are in the "safety" zone!Miss Anything?  I miss being able to get my HR over 160!        Movement: The only thing moving is my belly and rumbly tummy!Food cravings: For being not far along at all, I am getting some intense cravings! Breakfast foods (eggs specifically) and shrimp tacos are two things I cannot seem to get enough of! Subway flatbread turkey is also something I keep wanting. My ideal day would be eggs for breakfast, Subway turkey flatbread for lunch and shrimp tacos for dinner! YUMMM!Anything making you queasy or sick:  Feeling a tad sick by some strong food smells in places like cafeterias. Also got a bout of nausea from grilled veggies (weird) and when our kitchen filled with smoke. Little baby bridge did NOT like the kitchen on fire!Labor Signs: Luckily no! This baby has a lot longer to cook!  Symptoms:  Having to pee all day long,  super emotional, cravings, bloated, tenderness, and exhaustion.  Wedding rings on or off? OnHappy or Moody most of the time: I would say mostly happy, but I do randomly get tear-y eyed at the most random things. Stressed and nervous though. Being pregnant and starting a new job makes for a stressful mama!Looking forward to: Pretty much the whole experience. I cannot wait for our first sonogram. I am so excited to start showing! We are so early on in the pregnancy that really I look forward to everything and it's hard to narrow it down to just a few things.

Reintroducing - DIET

Well, I've been slacking. I haven't been working out much and I have not been that good with my diet. Needless to say, I feel like a giant cow. So I have decided, enough is enough. I am going to get back on the workout wagon and try to start eating better again.  Now, I do not expect to go from 0-60 right away. I am going to be realistic otherwise I'll get sad at myself for failing to reach my goal and I'll devour a whole gallon of ice cream. Which would then, in turn, make me even sadder for REALLY failing my diet.

So, knowing me and knowing how much I love junk food, I am letting myself cheat. Not daily, not all the time. But I know I need to give myself SOME lee-way when it comes to a diet. Otherwise its bad news bears. The diet I am going to attempt to follow 90% of the time (or every day but Sundays, I am not sure yet which I think I can do) is the following:

I think I can do that. Now, in theory, if I give myself one day a week to have some of those things, I think that's a better idea. Because if I decide to let myself have a tiny cheat every so often, I think I'll just end up having junk all the time, probably one piece daily, and that won't work. So one day a week I think is more feasible and more likely to keep me on track. Now, by one day a week I do NOT mean 

What I mean is more like, I AM allowed ice cream, or candy, or maybe a donut, on one particular day. It does NOT mean that all day I eat all the junk that I want. So yeah, I think that's doable. Even though all I want is chicken tenders and sweetarts, I think I can push my cravings aside and do what's best for me. 

Now in regards to working out, I am going to aim for 3 days a week at CrossFit and then 2 walks a week. I know that if I set my sights on working out daily, I'll fail. And this quest is not about setting high goals that I cannot reach. It's about actually making a difference in my body again. So, my 3 days a week at CrossFit and then 2 walks on other days is TOTALLY feasible. Then, when I am up to it, I can go to CrossFit an extra day. But for now, I'll set my sights on three days a week. I think for now this is a good way to get back into everything. Especially since I have kind of been a lazy bum the past two months.

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When I Workout

I love CrossFit and working out, but I am still very out of shape. I feel good at the beginning of a WOD, then towards the end, it's more like...

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Why I Work Out

Ok. So you may remember my post about lemons and lemony food.  Don't worry. I have not had a change of heart and cheated on my lemons. I do still love all things lemon.  However, I have another obsession. S'mores.  This post will do no good at being a motivator to work out other than the fact that I have gained weight just looking at these recipes.  So without further adieu, the reasons I work out.

Pampered Chef S'mores Cups

S'more Cakelette

Fluffertella (Not S'mores, but close enough)

S'mores Bars

Braided S'mores Bread

Gooey S'mores Cookies

S'mores Brownie Bars

Golden Graham S'mores Square

Homemade S'mores Bar

S'mores Brownie

S'mores Bars

S'more Cupcake

More S'mores Bars

S'more Cookie

S'more Chocolate Cupcake

S'more Bar

S'more Cupcake

You're welcome for the diabetes.