Baby Bump Tracker Week 24 || Fit Pregnancy

Week 24
April 6th, 2014

Vacation prep has kept me so busy.  Along with sick household.  My last two weeks have been full of random and chaotic days.  I am so ready for vaca but at the same time so not ready ;)  Why oh why do I procrastinate so much!?   We are about to head to Cancun, my 2nd all expense paid trip I have earned from BB.  Last year it fell on my birthday and this year it is great timing for a baby moon.  When we return it will be crunch baby time, Iowa time, and BAM baby time!!!!  Eeeekk seriously where has the time gone?  I have been pretty emotional this week thinking how fast this time has passed and how little I have done or ready.  So crazy.  Anyone want to come be my fairy god mother and bippity boppity boo ... idk, clothes, crib, car seat, stroller, diapers, and everything else I don't have!?!?  Anyone?? I will share baby snuggles upon her arrival!! 

So feel free to whip me in shape with gentle reminders that I need to NOT procrastinate any longer.

How far along –  24 weeks

Baby size of:  Eggplant

Favorite moment this week-  Vacation planning/packing

Miss Anything:  Uninterrupted sleep without cramps or needing to go to the bathroom ;)

Movement:  Lots, I think she is preparing herself for the chaos she hears on a daily basis bc her movement is WILD. 

Food cravings-  Watermelon!!!  Ok, Ok and cool whip ;) 

Anything making you queasy or sick-  Just perfumes 

Have you started to show yet-  yep, definitely rocking the baby bump

Gender-  Girl

Belly Button in or out-  Out

Other Notes:  Had my first experience with vericose veins...unfortunately dr. says they are here to stick around until baby comes =/  Not only uncomfortable but they look weird too.  

Exercise:  Has been very random this week but I have kept active lots of squats, lunges, walking, upper body...random but done!! 

Sleep:  Much needed but lots of interruptions

Looking forward to:  Vericose veins going away, VACATION, and ultrasound when we get home!! 

Baby Bump Tracker Week 22 || Fit Pregnancy

Week 22

March 23rd, 2015

How far along – 22 Weeks

Baby size of:  Ear of Corn

Favorite moment this week- Sickness (flu) leaving my house! My boys made my birthday pretty special this week too.  Plus hubby surprised me with a prenatal massage <3 

Miss Anything:  Sleep, just due to sickness from the past 2 weeks

Movement:  Like nothing I ever experienced.  This little gal is all over the place literally.  I feel like she is kicking, punching, flipping, and twisting nad I love it!

Food cravings-  Okra ... aka salty!! 

Anything making you queasy or sick-  Smells from perfumes have gotten me bad lately.

Have you started to show yet-  We are full on showing, all week people were saying to me "I can finally see the bump" or "I wasn't sure if it was you, until I saw the belly"  I think that means it is safe to say we are showing ;)

Gender-  Girl

Belly Button in or out-  In

Other Notes:  We heard the heartbeat this week, 147.  My boys were always 145-160's but usually in the higher range.

Exercise:  Walking, squatting, lunges, and Les Mills Pump.

Sleep:  Hit or miss.  There has been a lot of sickness last couple weeks that getting up 2-3 times in a night was norm.  I think they were all just prepping me for the babies arrival!

Looking forward to:  We have a vacation/babymoon coming up!! 

Baby Bump Tracker Week 14 || Fit Pregnancy

January 26th, 2015

Week 14 

We had a busy week with the boys uncle in town.  We hit the ProBowl, dinners out, Basketball games, then we made it to the Phoenix Open golf tourney, SuperBowl, and now I am absolutely EXHAUSTED.   We went went went for a week straight it feels like and I am hitting my wall.  Not like it takes much these days.  It was a really fun week full of new experiences.  We actually experienced like 4 days of very Oregon like weather, so sunshine, lots of rain, and gloominess.  So needless to say this sun addict is so happy the normal AZ weather is back!!   

 How far along –  14 weeks

Baby size of:  Beet

Favorite moment this week-  Feeling more "normal" this week 

Miss Anything:  Energy 

Movement:  Not yet...when does the movement start!?!?

Food cravings-  This week has been chicken!!  All types of chicken!

Anything making you queasy or sick-  Nothing in particular it just comes and goes. 

Have you started to show yet-  My baby bump is definitely coming out. 

Gender-  No hunches either way!  Everyone keeps telling me I have to have a hunch for boy or girl and I definitely don't.

Belly Button in or out-  In!

Other Notes:  This week flew by and I am late blogging but at the same time it was such a long week, a lot took place.  I had a night that I was cramping all night long and the only thing I could do to relieve it was walk and it was the last thing I wanted to do bc I was so tired!!  Thankfully I got a good nights rest and I felt better in the morning! 

Exercise:  I think I hit 4 days this week of working out!! YAY.  Trying to get it in so I have more energy, its the most natural thing I can do to get some endorphins flowing.  Lots of squats, walking, lunges, and some weights.  

Sleep:  I have been working a lot late at night and then getting up to get the boys to school but the hours I am sleeping are beautiful!! ;)

Looking forward to:  Consistent warm weather in the forecast, more activities outdoors, my bump showing so it actually looks like I am pregnant not that I just like to eat bread, and more visitors coming soon!! 

Popular Clean Eating Snacks || Clean Eating

Popular Clean Eating Snacks in this house are still "new" for us.  We began this journey 2 years ago and a journey it has been.  I am a notorius snacker so it was hard for me to break those habits.  Especially struggling with low blood sugar for so long and always compensating with candy for sugar. 

The biggest change I see is with my kids, what they ask for, how they act, and their energy when we are eating clean.  I definitely don't deprive my kds as some would say ... if we are out, or a birthday party, or with the grandparents I don't say no.  As far as what I have available in the house, I have to limit it for my family.  

So we listed some of our favorites out.  Clean eating doesn't have to be boring either.  We still bake, just much less ingredients and only natural ones!! It can be done, I promise!! 

Enjoy!!  You can follow along our journey or search for more recipes on my FB here.

Baked Oatmeal Breakfast Muffins || Clean Eating

My house LOVES breakfast!!  Like we take it seriously ;)   It is easy to derail a day at breakfast too but it can also set the tone for the rest of your day.  I found it VERY critical to my results and energy to eat breakfast and a well balanced one.  My kids like it all but they favor sweet breakfast and sometimes they like quick and easy.  (they are like their Momma and they want to eat as soon as they wake up)  So they have become quite fond of cereal.  We try not to buy it often, especially since we made some big health changes.  However I don't deprive them completely.

Although while trying to find happy mediums I stumbled across baking with oatmeal.  I just eat oatmeal with stevia but my kids are not fans.  We love bananas, we love oatmeal, we love sweet so this was a perfect combo!!

You can check out more recipes on my Facebook Page!!

My kids LOVE these & they can choose whatever toppings/flavors they want. You can store in the freezer, take one out the night before to thaw in the fridge, microwave for about a minute in the morning and stir in a little milk.

INDIVIDUAL BAKED OATMEAL CUPS ~ CLEAN EATS
Makes 12 servings

1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cups applesauce, unsweetened
1 banana, mashed
1/4 cup honey
2 1/2 cups, Old Fashioned rolled oats
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups milk
Optional toppings: blueberries, raisins, walnuts, chocolate chips, pomegranate seeds.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix eggs, vanilla, applesauce, banana and honey together in a bowl.
Add in oats, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and mix well with wet ingredients.
Finally pour in milk and combine.
Line a 12 cup muffin tin with paper liners.
Divide mixture evenly into muffin tin cups. I used a 1/4 measuring cup, measure just a tad under 1/4 cup to make 12 servings.
Add the toppings.

Bake 30 minutes until a toothpick in center comes out clean.
Cool and enjoy or freeze them in gallon freezer bags.