Currently listening to this podcast. How could I resist an episode on Chipotle & CrossFit?! I’m so excited that one of the BB girls is pregnant so they can talk about that kind of stuff. Couldn’t she have planned that a couple of months sooner to sync up better with me? :)
Hey! I just feel like I should blog all the time so you don’t think I’m in labor. I’m not!!! But hey, I got my results for Group B Strep — NEGATIVE. So happpppy. I think I made the nurse’s day with my rejoicing. I don’t think people are usually that worried about it. I mean, you’re in labor. You’re going to be in pain. What’s a little iv? Just the #1 thing I was the most irrationally worried about, that’s all! I didn’t think I had it, and I even tried to take some precautionary measures (yogurt! coconut oil!), but I was just so happy to hear the news. I also got an acceptable blood pressure reading on the first try… over a hoody!!! (I have a history of white coat syndrome — ugh). Two good appointments in a row! I’m starting to get the hang of this pregnancy business.
I have been working SO HARD this week! I procrastinated on preparing my students’ materials for my maternity leave, and it took me HOURS!!!! It’s totally worth it, but it was extremely time consuming. Why do I have the cheapest printer ever? Because if I have a choice between shoes and a printer, I’m going to choose shoes. It just never seems like a priority. But I went through 3+ ink cartridges. Boo!!!! And the printer is soooo slow! I compiled 8 weeks of independent study materials for my students so I hope they use it!!! Fortunately, most of them have a parent and/or an older sibling who can at least read music. But I made sure there was something for everyone. If you’re a piano teacher and you’re curious, I included reproducible materials from Shhhh! Your Piano Teacher Thinks This Is Practice, Color in My Piano’s improv prompts, pentascales and scales, other technical exercises, as well as listing out possible materials for them to study/review in their method books. I thought about organizing some prizes for them, but that was just too much for me right now. I’ll let the parents take care of bribery for now. Just kidding. I always tell my students that their rewards for memorizing a piece is that they have a piece memorized! So cool!! They roll their eyes. Anyways, I’m seeing students today and a few make-up lessons on Monday, and then I’m done!!! I’m going to miss my students!!!! They’re going to grow up soooo much in 8+ weeks. The funny thing is that I had several inquiries about lessons yesterday (new students) including two yesterday. I have it posted everywhere that my studio is full, but I just think there’s a shortage of teachers in my area. That and I’m kinda in with some of the cool moms… Just sayin’! :)
Guess what came in the mail today!?!??!?!
We finally chose a stroller!!! Isn’t it cute? It’s the Bumbleride Indie 4. Aren’t stroller names hilarious? I love that there’s one called the Donkey. Anyways, this stroller is missing one feature I was hoping for (you can’t switch the normal seat to the other direction), but I think it’s going to be amazing. Plus I’ve heard good things about using the bassinet in your home. Which is probably good because we have very limited number of places to corral that baby once he comes home. Haha. It’s the crib or the stroller, I guess!! Good thing the midwifery really pushes baby carrying. Just kidding. We have no clue, but we’ll figure it out. I know everyone always says that they don’t want to crowd their house with baby gear, but we’re pretty serious about it. The baby has TWO toys. Sophie and some handmade (knitted?!!) baby CrossFit toys (both gifts). Can’t he just play with the dogs?! Okay, I’m in a mood right now obviously. It’s Thursday!! It’s Date Night!!! We’re trying to decide where to go on what could possibly be our last date night without a baby?!! Isn’t that like a HUGE decision? We should definitely go somewhere without high chairs. But do I want to try somewhere new? Not reallllly…. it’s a tricky decision. Or we could have like 4 more chances. You never know. Although after next week, I’m probably not going to leave the house again. Ever.
P.S. On the stroller thing… if you’re a mom, sign up for Amazon Moms, and put your stroller on your registry. Then, buy it with your registry completion discount. We saved over $100 doing it that way. Yay!!!
Wednesday is Dinner Night with my CF BFF!! It’s a busy teaching day, but I just throw something into the slow cooker and go with it. I followed this “recipe” for slow cooker chicken verde. Yeah, we ate it with WHITE rice because we’re crazy like that. People always ask me about brown versus white rice because brown rice has been marketed as the healthier twin. I don’t know. Read this. But also, I’m pregnant. I need food, and it was delicious. You should try the salsa verde chicken. It’s easy and amazing. If you want it to be Super Paleo, you can have it on salad or whatever. Oh, also not pictured, another controversial food item. We had it with some Red Hot Blues! Hahaha. I never told you this. Once, in the grocery store, Kevin tried to convince me that the reason he wanted Red Hot Blues is that they are non-GMO. Ha ha ha. So cute. Such a liar, liar, pants on fire!
Well, I did this wod before dinner:
So let’s see. How do we modify this at 9 months pregnant? Hm!!!! At this point, I actually CAN hang clean the bar. But I don’t. I just don’t want to do it repeatedly and get sloppy. I do them in the warm-up with a pvc pipe. And then I just cut it out. For the strength portion, I did jerks (off a rack) up to 145lbs. For the wod, I used (STUPID) dumbbells for power cleans (70lbs) , and then did front squats and jerks off the rack (85lbs). It took me 8:25. Umm.. I hate using dumbbells for things, but I hope it’s good training for my lazy left arm! It’s so much harder!!!!!!! So, again, sub-10 minute workouts are GREAT for me right now. That wod was no problem. If it was like a 20 minute AMRAP of rowing and box step-ups or something like that, I’d be taking breaks and drinking water right now. However, I’m pretty much on a M-W-F plan right now. I’m just not motivated to get myself to the gym on Tuesdays when I’m busy because it’s just not as fun. I go for a walk! And Pippa is extremely happy.
What else?
TINY PETER PAN COLLARS. For boys!!! Yay. I guess I like super preppy clothes for baby boys too as well as hipster baby clothes. Those are the two choices, people. And maybe cute animals. Still so limited compared to girls’ clothes, but I’m hunting the cute stuff done!!! He will wear blue someday. Don’t call me out, people. I can’t control it forever.
Keeping it real:
I think my paleo diet percentage just got kicked down to about 80%. Haha. There’s a special place in our hearts for those Valentine Little Debbies. I promise I ate TONS of vegetables on this day first. That’s kind of my goal during pregnancy. Make sure I feed the baby healthy food first, and then if this happens… it happens!
Pro tip: Do not read the ingredients. Any of them.
Here we are eating Little Debbie Valentine Cakes at our (June) wedding!!!!! Kevin bought them in bulk and froze them. True story. Such a flattering pic but we had some awesome cake.
Okay… gotta go teach the Thursday kids! Have a great evening!
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