Hi everyone--
I think pregancy is making me bipolar or something. I'm so up and down. My back felt much better this week, so I got in a number of workouts in addition to a lot of gardening. Tomorrow we will have a whole bunch of compost delivered so we get to move that from the driveway to the back yard. This is where an almost 14 yo boy comes in really handy
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My workouts:
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4DS LIS cardio/Garden Max (1.5 hours)
GS CT
Garden Max (2 hours)
GS BSB/BM 2 43 min cardio premix/Garden Max (1.5 hours)
45 min stationary bike
My oldest son told me I was the buffest mom in church, which was sweet, because I'm really a fat pig now, but I'm as strong as ever underneath. He wants me to start him on a weight training program, so that he can get even stronger for wrestling, which is his sport of choice. My husband is an ecto with mesomorphic tendancies and I'm an endo with mesomorphic tendancies, but I think my son is going to be pure meso--lucky him. I'm looking forward to seeing how his body responds to weight training. We are also going to do lots of interval/plyo work this summer to increase his cardio capacity for wrestling. (well, I'm not, I'll be directing...) I think it's kind of cool that he's not embarrassed for me to help him. The girls want to participate too, but just cardio and calisthenics for them. They are not old enough to weight train.
Okay, enough with my solilquey.(sp?)
Kristan--your house is gorgeous. What an amazing before and after transformation. I am actually digging up sod in the yard to make room for garden plots. It is a lot of work, even when one does have a cooperative dh and a useful boy. I love your statement that there is no greater gift to a child than a sibling. Our kids certainly see it that way, which surprises me a bit, because they do without a lot of what other kids get to accomodate our growing family. Oh and one more thing--my husband would love that midieval looking cellar you've got there.
Kate--what's funny about the 2 year old is that the banana was sqished up right next to the tv where the 2 older sisters were playing a video game--yes, they can focus! We have a hilarious (we think) picture of the three oldest kids playing a video game with a huge turd that a younger sibling layed down in the foreground. The kids did not even notice, even with the stench....needless to say, we do limit video game time at our house or who knows what might happen? 28--you are so young!
Morris--I'd say if your friend wants to throw you a shower let her. When people are really insistant, I'd say just let them do it. I did. and nothing like the electronic baby sitter for the kids whilst you workout. I get dvds from netflix and that helps distract the little ones and makes the job of the big kids easier whilst I workout. I recently bought a collection of classic stories (100 of them) from amazon for some guilt free tv. They are lightly animated and true to the original text.
Lisa--I'm sorry that there is illness in your home. I hope you don't get it. Get some sleep if you can. Congrats on the very small weight gain.
I will not stand on a scale again until I am post partum. I think it would send me into a tail-spin of depression. Okay, I'll stand on one at my appts, but they can't make me look, so there and I'll plug my ears so they can't tell me either
Anyway, you're doing great in that department.
Hi Anne, Hi Jen, Hi Lurkers
take care all
Maggie
24 weeks, 6 days