Just Eating Some Chocolate to Make My Baby Sweeter
So we indulged a little bit extra over the weekend on some sugar & carbs!! I definitely had a junk food hangover this morning so it felt extra good to get back on track with my menu plan for the...
View ArticleSecond Trimester: What I’ve Been Eating!!!
It should go without saying, but this post is in no way prescriptive.** For my second appointment at the midwifery, I had to fill in a dietary recall sheet! Hooray! One of the things that attracted to...
View ArticleFlats That Smell Like My Little Pony
Good morning! Hope you had a great weekend! We had something weird happen to us. Our internet was out for two days! When we got home from the gym on Saturday morning, it just randomly wasn’t working....
View ArticleBoyd’s Latest Mischief
Kevin put together our crib this weekend! Of course, we couldn’t resist letting our firstborn Boykin try it out! He wasn’t a fan. Don’t worry, there’s no way he would even remotely consider jumping in...
View ArticleBiscuits & (Pregnant) Jackie
Hi! Autumn weather has been amazing here — warm & sunny. One of the reasons I love living in Denver! Check out my new Reebok CrossFit Lite shoes! I got them during the Columbus Day sale last week,...
View ArticleDrawers!
Hi! Hope you had a great weekend! I spent most of my Sunday working on a (fairly unsuccessful) sewing project and listening to TED Talks… I’m sort of addicted and I couldn’t resist checking out the...
View ArticleHomemade + Pippa’s Turn
I’ve been feeling really domestic this week! During my Sunday Sewing Time (football games + DIY time for Kevin), I started working on this pillow for my friend’s birthday. I actually ended up totally...
View ArticleYay Rowing Season! + Week 28/29 Updates
Well, our rower has relinquished its prime spot upstairs to the crib and has made its way to this stunning spot in the basement. But it’s (totally randomly) been in the single digits here in Denver so...
View ArticleMinnesota Shoveling Tricks + Paleo Thanksgiving for 2
Two funny pics I snapped of Minnesotans shoveling while we were back in our home state: The first was Kevin’s dad attempting to clear the snow off of our car’s headlights from the safety of his garage....
View Article5 Third Trimester CrossFit Tips with Belly Dance Maternity
Good morning! This post is brought to you by Belly Dance Maternity who recently reached out to me and kindly offered to let me try out some of their maternity activewear. All opinions are my own! P.S....
View ArticleWods Weeks 30-34
Here’s a little post on some of my early third trimester workouts. I’ve loved reading anything I can get my hands on about what other women have done so although it’s a very specific audience, I...
View ArticleYay! The Days Are Getting Longer
I’m pretty excited about that! It’s now time for some Week 34-35ish updates! 1. First, the most magical thing arrived in the mail today. Maternity sweatpants. If you thought sweatpants couldn’t get any...
View ArticleNYE + Pregnancy Memories, Part 1
Happy New Year!! Hope it’s been great so far. It’s been super relaxing for us so far — exactly what we needed! Kevin hasn’t ended up working that much with all the mid-week holidays plus we had an...
View ArticleBefore (Everything) & After
Here’s a spicy delicious buffalo chicken soup I made yesterday: Of course, I just threw things in so I’ll never be able to recreate it exactly. But it was leftover chicken, sweet potatoes, celery,...
View ArticleNachos & Kettlebells
Kicked off this weekend with the most ridiculous nachos at Fuzzy’s! I ate MOST of those myself. I should’ve put something in the picture to scale them. They are HUGE, and they are topped with feta....
View ArticleTaking Our Sweet Time
Oh hi. Just thought I’d post something so you wouldn’t start thinking I secretly had a baby and not told anyone. Not that I would do something like that. :) I did have some ice cream though! Cap’n...
View ArticleTiny Peter Pan Collars, Bumbles, & Food!
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...
View ArticleLumberjack 20
My sweet husband thought today would be a great day for us to finally meet up with his co-worker who CrossFits for a workout at his box. They’ve been talked about it for ages, but today was...
View ArticlePacked!
Today is my first totally free day of self-assigned maternity leave before the baby comes!!! Okay, yesterday was free too, but I had an appointment at the midwifery and had to leave the house for...
View ArticleDue Date WOD
Alright! I guess this is going to be a February baby! I think one of the ways to help yourself feel less impatient about meeting the baby is to Make Plans. Not big ones, but just little things to look...
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