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I stepped on the scale this morning to find I had lost another 4 pounds. I worked hard the days this week that I did work out but my husband and I were traveling for two days. I had a light dinner but indulged in some sweet treats while at Darigold Headquarters. This next week I plan… [Continue Reading]
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Omeprazole for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I really enjoy spicy foods and often times it may not agree with my stomach. When we are on the go we always keep some kind of heartburn releif. Also any time we travel we be… [Continue Reading]
I can hardly believe that we are coming to an end with with Omron 30 day Fitness Challenge. I’ve been working hard all month and I can’t wait to share my changes!!! This week I stepped it up with my new Omron Strapless Heart Rate Monitor (HR-5ooU). The pedometer and strapless heart rate monitor both sync with the Omron Fitness… [Continue Reading]
So you are pregnant, what a very special privilege and joy, but perhaps not something you want to announce to the world yet for various reasons. More and more couples are choosing not to announce their pregnancies until they have past that every important milestone – the 3 month mark. The first 3 months of… [Continue Reading]
After having a baby 3 years ago and gaining almost 80 pounds with that pregnancy. I went to BlogHer 2010 in New York trying to hide every part of my 230 pound body.The cameras and media didn’t seem to care as I did interview after interview even being featured on the main floor at BlogHer…. [Continue Reading]
For months now I’ve been staring at my running shoes. They’ve been taunting me, I can almost hear them beating the pavement as the tread wears. This pregnancy was not easy for me, first I was hit with round ligament pain which made running and even walking any long distance impossible. My dreams of running… [Continue Reading]
So being pregnant and this year being a leap year, I thought about my sister who’s due date was near the end of February 2012. She was late and I was wondering if she was going to have a leap year baby. She ended up having her baby on March 3, 2012. So what are… [Continue Reading]
It’s hard to believe that on Saturday my Brooklin will be 3 years old. From my pregnancy to the first 3 years of her life I have celebrated it all right here in this website. This year with a new baby sister we decided to plan a very special birthday party just for Brooklin. Our… [Continue Reading]
Tomorrow is the big day, because of medical reasons I will be induced a few days before my due date. I was two weeks late during my last pregnancy and went into labor on my own the morning of my induction. Everyone was so excited and happy for me. I happily stayed on Twitter and… [Continue Reading]
I’ve been keeping a secret now for 20 weeks. I have gestational diabetes. I kept this secret for many reasons, mostly because of the harassment I received during my last pregnancy from someone who doesn’t like me. When I got pregnant this time I refused to allow anyone to take this special time from me… [Continue Reading]
This morning I had my doctors appointment. Typical end of pregnancy stuff, perfect blood pressure and baby heartbeat. Then it got to that uncomfortable moment when you get checked. Typical stuff really but I was really looking forward to finding out where I am so I know where I’m going. My biggest worry has been… [Continue Reading]
During my last pregnancy I developed pica, the craving for non food items. My pica wasn’t as bad as eating ashes from an ash tray. I did find myself craving ice as I neared 35 weeks pregnant. It got so bad I was eating ice all day long. Now that I’m in my next pregnancy… [Continue Reading]
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Bloom.com for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I know I’ve been dying to have a getaway with my friends, this pregnancy has been hard and it’s always nice to get away with friends. My friends are all spread out and we live… [Continue Reading]
During my last pregnancy I posted all kinds of pregnant belly shots including plenty of bare belly shots. I can say easily that I was much bigger belly size with Brooklin than I am this pregnancy. I lost my feet two weeks ago but Brooklin doesn’t seem to mind. She likes to rub my belly…. [Continue Reading]
Being pregnant it feels as if nothing fits right and what does fit isn’t exactly comfortable or glamorous enough for an actual date night with the hubby. Shabby Apple is the maker of some really gorgeous vintage dresses and clothing. I actually own one of their dresses already and feel great when I wear it… [Continue Reading]
30 weeks pregnant which means we have 10 more weeks to go. Not that I’m counting or anything. HA! It’s just that everything hurts, my hips mostly. I can’t seem to ever be comfortable. At least I’m not a swollen mess quite yet. That’s the one symptom I seemed to have been avoiding so far…. [Continue Reading]
Every night my husband and I kiss Brooklin goodnight after her night time story and place her in her bed. Every night around 2AM a little pitter patter opens our bedroom door and climbs in bed next to me. Every night I wrap my arms around her and fall back asleep. It all started when… [Continue Reading]
Okay so I’m just about 30 weeks now but since I’m not quite there we’ll still say I’m 29 weeks. This week my round ligament pain kicked back in full force so I feel like a waddling pregnant woman, mainly because I am. I gained a few pounds over the past few weeks so I’m… [Continue Reading]
We’re now 28.5 weeks pregnant which means I am rapidly approaching the 30 week point. Up until this point I have not put much thought into who little Mia will be. To be honest, I’m getting anxious. I’m enjoying pregnancy but now that I feel like I’m in that home stretch I’m started to get… [Continue Reading]
I’m finally seeing an end to this pregnancy and entering the third trimester. I’d like to enjoy these last few months with her inside me so that’s exactly what I plan on doing. The past week has been hard, granted I “deserve” it and all but my child does not. After contracting for the past… [Continue Reading]
