Week of Jan 12 Pregnancy Check In

Jen -yep if its the baby pushing down it will hurt down there. Noah did that to me all the time. sometimes it hurt so much it made me about jump. I did start to feel like the baby was trying to beat me up sometimes too. its all normal. frustrating but normal ;)
did you find any maternity clothes the otherday? I got a couple tops at walmart that weren't too bad. I could easily wear the same thing most days. Really you only need a couple pairs of jeans and a handful of tops for the pregnancy. except dress clothes.
 
aww man. I heard Lauren brooks was expecting but didn't know how far along she was or if she'd film a w/o for pregnancy. Well she did (I posted it in its own thread).. but being so close I don't want to spend the money on it. I wish she made it a few months ago. darn! Looks like shes about as far along as I am. I wonder what her due date is.. maybe I'll look on her blog for it.
I think I'll maybe try to do her regular workout after I read up on safety with KBs during pregnancy somewhere online. (have to search). or I'll just wait till after baby. I have plenty w/o's to keep me busy and not much money to spend on dvds. I just jumped on Amy bento's preorder and am still paying for CLX so DH will probably get on me if I get anything else anyway! ugh.
 
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Hi Ladies.
Jess i havent had time to try on the maternity clothing. i did one top quikc and it was so tight and small. and it was a motherhood medium which alawys fits me! So im afraid the rest will not fit. I washed them and they are drip drying but that was two nites ago. they should be dry now so i'll try them on later today.

Thanks for posting abotu Amy Bento's pre sale with free shipping. I knew it was going on but TOTALLY forgot. I caved and ordered the CIA kickbox surge one. I have nver done kettlebells and dont own any so that was an easy one for me to pass on! But i love Amy and her cardio workouts. She is the only instructor that i enjoy doing hi/lo with. And i liked her kickboxing workouts (except Rumble). So i'm sure this will be worth the money. I should not have bought anything but i cant help it :(

I have never heard of the woman you mentioned, im assuming its with Kettlebells tho. I usualy know everything about the fitness world, but i havent delved into kettlebells

DH Is really sick with a bad cold. imt rying to talk him into staying home with me tonite and NOT go to work. You cant be crappy and tired with his job but i bet he goes in anyway :( He wants to save his hours off for the baby which i understand, but there is nothing worse going to work all nite when you feel like poo. We went to bed around 10 last nite and its 10am now and i just woke up. I feel like im getting the start of a cold now too!

Can you take any cold meds while preggers? He has been living off od dayquil. I dont know if i can take that or not. i shouldcall my doctor but havent. Im hoping a workout and hot shower will cure me , but i know better.

ok, just got up (lazy i know..but it is my day to sleep in!) and i have to take the dog out. its very chilly in florida, so even she gets to wear a sweater. she loves it, too cute :)

i'll check back in later! have a good friday everyone!
 
Jen -aww sorry you guys are sick! If you do a google search on cold medicine and pregnancy there are several sites that list which ones are ok. I didn't take much though for mine. I hate taking meds anyway esp when preggo. But if you really need it take it.
Yeah I love Amy Bentos cardio. Her kickbox is one of my favs... next to Cathe's. ha. So I'm pretty sure I"ll like it. I love kickboxing! I was never interested in Rumble so never go it. After seeing clips I realized it wasn't for me anyway.

Yeah Lauren Brooks does kettlebells. Her workout is fun to do. Early in the pregnancy I hoped she'd come out with one cause I found out shes expecting but I guess shes only as far as I am or about and just filmed it so oh well. Not worth the presale price of $25! KB workouts are so pricey. I just got into KBs to mix things up a bit more. They really are effective though. But not necessary if you already have a good weight w/o collection. And yeah they are pricey dvds and so are the KBs.

I gotta get some cereal or something I have a hole burning in my stomach. I did Jari Loves slim and lean last night. luv it. may do a kicboxing tonight.
 
Hello all! Not sure where I was yesterday. I haven't been sleeping well at all and it finally caught up with me yesterday. I actually napped while DS was at preschool. I'm not a napper. I think it's because there are so many other things I need/want to be doing.

Jen, I hear ya on it being hard to breathe sometimes. It's very uncomfortable and kinda scary. Then there's the nasal congestion on top of it...uck. Are you still feeling like you're coming down with a cold? I've got a list of approved meds from my ob/gyn somewhere. Even with the list, I was still leary about taking anything when I had a cold. I pretty much toughed it out while my DH was chugging Nyquil and Dayquil (and whining..haha).

Jess, I'm pretty worried about how I'm going to fit in exercise after the baby is born too. It's hard now with only one (but it's probably more from being achy and just plain lazy.) I need to train myself to get up early and do it before any kiddos wake, but so far it's not happening. I'm hoping my biggest hurdle is just getting over the achy back and hips. Checking in will definitely help with motivation though. Now if I can just follow through....

Skyy, great pic on the treadmill! Did you feel better afterwards?
 
Hi guys
im feeling ok. I did a workout and took a hot shower and felt better. DH is feeling better too. Which is odd becuase usually when you start getting sick like that it takes more than a day. so i'm glad he is feeling better. He is at work now of course, so its just me and the dog tonite. Its freezing in florida tho so hopefully he is keeping warm.

Today i did Amy Bento's Cardio Hi/Lo Knockout. The first two segments were hard on my feet so i kicked off my shoes and finished the rest barefoot. Probably not the greatest thing to do but it helped a little. Then i did chest/back and also shoulders/core/calves of the Four Day Split from Cathe. I havent worked out in 2 days so that felt good.

We did our grocery shoppingand now im just bumming around

oh i tried on the maternity wear. 2 jeans are a size S and are way too tight. THe other jeans and khaki's fit and the 2 shorts fit. The tops mostly fit except the one i really love, and that was way too tight. ITs weird becuase they are M from motherhood and normally i wear M. Soi'm bummed. maybe it'll fit post baby but who knows

gotta go check on the clam chowder. im making that from scratch for tomorrows lunch for dh. i figured it is chilly here so soup is a good idea!
 
Jen -oooh clam chowder. sounds hard to make though. I love soups but unfortunately my kids do not. :(
Glad your feeling better. There are those 24 hr things that feel like the flu I think. I hope its gone for good! too bad about the clothes.

Tana- I may be having a day like that today. I have just felt tired all day long. I did manage to make myself workout. But near the beginning I was wanting to wuss out. ha. I hope I get some good sleep tonight.


Well I'm wondering on some exercises if I should modify or not. Are moves that make you jump some ok still? like jump kicks? I still managed to do them. There are some moves like plyos I'm guessing though I should do a calmer version of to avoid injury? Also Jen I know you said you can still lay on your back for some things, but the last month or so if I lay FLAT on my back I do feel out of breath and uncomfortable. So I guess I shouldn't if my body is telling me not to. That can put a big dent in my workouts. I see stuff they do on their back all the time not just ab work. hmmmm. Well tonight I did kick, punch and crunch. May do a lower body w/o tomorrow if I'm up to it.
 
Clam Chowder is my FAV. Its my moms recipe and actually its really really easy and tastes delicious. It doesnt take too much labor on your part. The longest part is the simmering but thats easy. We will have itt omorrow, but of course i had a small bowl tonite since its chilly and i was bored haha.

YEs, if you lie on your back and its uncomfortable, definately stop. Becuase i think it affects the blood/oxygen flow to the baby. What you could do for lying down work is do something on an incline or stability ball. like for abs, you can use the ball. For chest flies/presses you could do them on a bench, just use more risers on one side. that way you are lying down but not completely

I still do jump moves. The only thing i cant really do are burpess and squat thrusts. i can still manage jump kicks ok, but certainly not as high as i used to go. I think the main thing is definately listen to your body, take breaks as needed and modify :) It sounds like you are doing great with your workouts Jess. Mine have been ok - now if only i didnt eat as much crap as i have been eating lately. Not like me. And this weekend im a lone a lot so that means i'll be bored, which leads to snacking. Sigh...oh well!

Still no name for this baby. I keep going back to Ava. I think Ava Mae is a beautiful name and its one i picked a long time ago, before i knew how popular Ava is now. Figures :) I dont know why i'm stuck on a common name. I think its becuase of my name being so common when i was younger. We havent thought of anything new, in fact my husband hasnt even talked to me about baby names. Ithink he's tired of thinking of one. I have the wall letters that spell Marlo and they are adorbale, but i could always return them if we dont pick Marlo. I kind of bought them spur of the moment and they are cute and retro looking. This is too hard guys!! haha.
 
Jen -sorry about the naming troubles. I picked out the name I want and I keep pestering dh and hes not coming up with anything else. waiting for him to just say ok lets go with that ha!
yeah I have been doing incline so far. I can't lay on my back for more than a minute without being uncomfortable. part of the reason I have a million pillows in my bed cause I like laying on my back. so when I want to sleep on my back I am on an incline and quite comfortable. still works when I sleep on my side too. I think it also helps acid reflux which I have issues with.

hey check out this ebay sale: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...270328527480&_sacat=See-All-Categories&_fvi=1

This lady is selling the rights to name her baby. yikes!!! there is a thread about this on my expecting forum. apparently someone did this before and the baby ended up being named golden palace . com or something like that.. eek.
 
oh and if you have the recipe handy I'll copy and paste it into word and put it into my recipe files. ha. I could maybe try to scale it way down for just me? or would that not work?
 
That is crazy!! I just checked out that ebay link!! That poor child!!!!
Are you suggesting i do that?? :) Haha

the recipe is easy, here it is:

1.5 pounds clams, drained (i usualy end up getting the canned chopped clams becuase sometimes i am not near a seafood dept that sells clams, works just as well)

3-4 medium potatos, cubed
2 medium onions, chopped
2 sticks butter/margarine

3 Cups Whole Milk ( i use 2%)
1.5 Cups heavy Cream
1 bay leaf

Salt and pepper to taste
Thyme

you just boil the potatos until tender
in a seperate large pot melt the butter and then simmer the onions in it.
add the potatos, milk, cream, bay leaf, thyme , salt and pepper to the onions and butter

let simmer for 20 mins, stir often, do not boil or burn

add drained clams and simmer for 45 min to an hour

i also take 1/2C flour and mix with water to make a paste and then add it with the clams. this helps to get a thicker chowder.

Voila! Delicious and not too difficult.
 
Jen, I'd like the recipe too please. I love clam chowder, but unfortunately am not much of a cook. Maybe I can try it and have a can of chowder as backup. = ) DS won't eat it, but DH will. I love soup and chili in the winter. Yum!

Ava and Marlo...are those the 2 names it's narrowed down to? Do you have a middle name picked out for Marlo?

Jess, I agree with Jen. For the 'on the back' moves I use the ball or incline the step. Made the chest work on GS Chest & Tri a little boring the other day when they did flat bench and then incline. All mine were incline.

I'm still having trouble sleeping..getting comfortable. Blyuck! I tried extra pillows last night, but it didn't help. Our bed is only a queen and DH is a big guy. I kept trying to elbow him and kept bouncing around hoping he'd go to the couch. No luck. I ended up putting the pillows on the floor and used them as a mattress. Finally worked...or I just passed out.
 
Hi Jen! Saw your recipe...and I think I'll get the ingredients tomorrow. Stupid question...simmer is the lowest temperature on the stove, isn't it? Told ya I'm not much of a cook. hahahahaha
 
LOL Tana, yes simmer is low. You can put it on low, or 1 or 2. If you are nearby you can cook it at a higher temp just make sure you dont burn anything. Its not too difficult, give it a shot!

The babys middle name will be Mae regarldess. Im naming her after my mom. So i had that picked out a long time ago :) The name choices were Eva and Marlo actually. I've just always liked Ava since i got preggers . I thought it was not common and originally becuase the only Ava i heard of was Ava Gardner. but once i started looking on baby websites i discovered just how popular it had become. So i sort of nixed it...
 
Thanks, Jen! I thought so, but then I thought maybe it could mean boil slowly.

I was just checking out baby names and I hadn't realized how popular the name Emily is. LOL How funny. I guess I should have figured since I live in a town of about 1800 and I already know of 2 or 3 Emily's at the high school. I saw where Ava was ranked #1. Emily was ranked #4 (I think) on a babynames website. On the social security's popular names list (ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/top5names.html) Emily has been ranked #1 from 1996 to 2007. I was surprised.

Okay, off to bed I go. I can't think of anything else to search for. = )

Tana
 
Wow Ava is number 1?? I did not know that. I knew it was in the top 5.
I dont know why im hung up on it. I never knew anyone by that name and i think its very pretty. But i guess becuase there were always a ton of jennifers in my classroom, im trying to avoid that. I was thinking picking ava would be original! Then i looked on those websites.

But eva is like number 50 and Marlo is nowehre on the list

Im just not in love with any name...

Oh, a girl i work with is having a baby girl and she is naming her Emily :)
 
Good morning everyone! Happy Saturday :)
I was up early today - i awoke at 630 and my DH wasnt home yet (he is usually home by then). Then i fell back to sleep and got up at 830. No DH. Its 930 now and he still isnt home. He got stuck on a late call i guess. He must be really tired becuase he's been going on his 16th hour of work :( I guess i wont see him much today!! He works again tonite and tomorrow..

So..im just waiting for him to come back and then i'm going to start my workouts. Im going to do the rest of teh weight section from 4ds (bi/tri and legs/core) and some sort of cardio, but i dont know what to do for cardio just yet.

Its really chilly again in Florida. I'm not used to this at all. My feet are freezing haha.

I hope you all have a good day today, :)
 
Jen - No I hope your not that desperate for a name to have a total stranger name it hahaha. but I'd guess the reason your having trouble is due to pickyness not just not caring at all. The mom apparently is just doing it for the money to pay bills. She claims she will use a nickname (or her chosen name) to call the child. (I found her expecting forum and snooped a minute) I'd think eventually they'd have to change his/her name though cause it will be on the drivers license and paperwork etc. I could never do that.
Oh sorry about your dh working so much. Sounds like my neighbor that is in residency for med school. He works crazy hours seems like he never comes home except to sleep sporadically. My brother used to be a cop. He was in the army. Did 2 tours overseas then got out to become a cop. He then worked in a prison as a guard. He has several blackbelts and even though hes not really tall he can take any guy down ha. so they liked that. But now hes really sick and on disability. Hes having a relapse of something that happened to him after his last deployment. The VA is investigating it. He did find out he has some minor brain damage. :( He got hit once with an IUD and still has a small piece of shrapnel in his arm and he did have some in his eye but they got it out(back then). anyway. don't know why I brought all that up... uh.. oh yeah my brother was a cop. ha.
Thanks for the recipe. I"m really wanting to try it out. I guess I could freeze half. ? I'm always doing that with extra leftovers. thanks :) There is a resteraunt that is new down the street called Fish City Grill or something and I always wanted to run in and see what they have. made me think of that. wonder if they are mostly sea food or it was lots of stuff...hmmm.
Oh and I think Ava is cute. yes its pretty common. some common names are common though cause they are so cute. Like I really like Sophia/Sophie and Madison/Madeline(maddy) but those are terribly popular also. Dh wants this baby to be named Matthew. That is a nice name... but it is pretty common. I'm trying to get him to use that as the midddle name. Oh this naming business is sooooo hard. :( can't wait till were settled on it!

Tana - Sorry you had such trouble sleeping :(
maybe you should set up a cot and if he sees you doing that at night maybe he'll volunteer to trade haha. maybe.. not sure my DH would. booger. Just say you need more space now that you have two on your side. ;)
 
Good Morning Ladies,

Just marking my spot on the check-in. Not much to report so far. Hubby comes back into town today, so I am happy. I will check-in later when I have more to post.
 
Hello! We've been doing some cleaning/putting things in the attic. I think it's finally sunk in to DH that we have another person and their stuff coming into the house. LOL He cleaned out our storage room (haven't checked the status of the garage yet...eeks) and I cleaned out a bookcase to get it moved out of our room. Poor girl is going to have to live in our room for a while.

Baby naming is hard. I'm so glad DS picked a good name. His earlier suggestions before we knew it was a girl were Kyle Busch and Kurt Busch. I guess he thought I was going to have two brothers for him. Then he switched it to Pablo or Uniqua from Backyardigans. I have a suspicion that Emily is from Clifford the Big Red Dog or Little Bear. LOL

Jess, last night I used your idea of a large stack of pillows. Worked great! I had like 4 and slept reclined on my back for a while. I woke up on my side, but I slept very well. Woohoo!

Hello Skyy!

It looks like we're about to head to McDonald's. Part of an agreement struck with DS so we could do some cleaning and he could play on his own. Must..resist..the...fries..... = )
 
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