Hey Everyone!
Hope you all are having a great start to your weekend. Yesterday Dan had CQ duty so I spent part of my day doing things are the house and the rest of it wandering through Michael's dreaming up ideas for Ava's room :) I forgot how much I LOVE that store... I could wander through there for hours for no reason at all except to try and think of fun decorating ideas. But before I lost myself in Michael's I did a quick workout at home... it was already getting kind of warm outside so I didn't want to be out there too long. Here's the workout I did:
4 Round
150 m. run
25 Air Squats
It was a great workout and just what I needed to loosen up :)
October 10, 2009
October 08, 2009
Fall and Thursday's Workout
Hey Everyone!
The weather here today is BEAUTIFUL... this is my favorite time of the year and I'm so glad it's here :) Bring on all yummy things that are pumpkin! Dan and I started the season of right last night with a trip to Krispy Kreme and of course I got one of their Pumpkin Spice doughnuts :) So good! I felt like a kid again I was so excited. It was fun to get to watch them make the doughnuts too... can't wait to take Ava there when she's older as a special treat.
As for my workout today... I could not wait to put my running shoes on and get outside to enjoy some of this sunshine and crisp air. Here's what my workout was :
200 m. Run
20 Lunges (per leg)
200 m. Run
20 KTE
200 m. Run
20 Push Ups
200 m. Run
Great workout! Some of the movements are starting to feel a little funny hehe I don't know how else to describe it. The two that felt the strangest today were push ups and after I finished running. During push ups my stomach becomes really pointy in the middle and I just get a weird feeling. No pain or anything... just weird. Thinking I might change to modified push ups sometime in the near future but we will see. I felt great while I was running but right after I was done my lower abdomen just felt a little tight but it went away very quickly. Just some observations but nothing I'm worried about... just signs of how much my body is changing and how much Ava is growing... which are all good things :)
Alright, time for a snack! Hope you all are having a great day!
p.s. I would just like to say how sweet my husband is and how happy and thankful I am to be married to him. Yesterday he brightened my day up by loading and putting away the dishes for me and on top of that took me out for dessert. He always knows how to brighten my day and makes everyday special :) Just wanted to share!
The weather here today is BEAUTIFUL... this is my favorite time of the year and I'm so glad it's here :) Bring on all yummy things that are pumpkin! Dan and I started the season of right last night with a trip to Krispy Kreme and of course I got one of their Pumpkin Spice doughnuts :) So good! I felt like a kid again I was so excited. It was fun to get to watch them make the doughnuts too... can't wait to take Ava there when she's older as a special treat.
As for my workout today... I could not wait to put my running shoes on and get outside to enjoy some of this sunshine and crisp air. Here's what my workout was :
200 m. Run
20 Lunges (per leg)
200 m. Run
20 KTE
200 m. Run
20 Push Ups
200 m. Run
Great workout! Some of the movements are starting to feel a little funny hehe I don't know how else to describe it. The two that felt the strangest today were push ups and after I finished running. During push ups my stomach becomes really pointy in the middle and I just get a weird feeling. No pain or anything... just weird. Thinking I might change to modified push ups sometime in the near future but we will see. I felt great while I was running but right after I was done my lower abdomen just felt a little tight but it went away very quickly. Just some observations but nothing I'm worried about... just signs of how much my body is changing and how much Ava is growing... which are all good things :)
Alright, time for a snack! Hope you all are having a great day!
p.s. I would just like to say how sweet my husband is and how happy and thankful I am to be married to him. Yesterday he brightened my day up by loading and putting away the dishes for me and on top of that took me out for dessert. He always knows how to brighten my day and makes everyday special :) Just wanted to share!
October 07, 2009
Week 18 Pictures
Hey Everyone!
Here are my belly pictures for Week 18... this week Ava is "about 5 1/2 inches long and she weighs almost 7 ounces. She's busy flexing her arms and legs — movements that you'll start noticing more and more in the weeks ahead".
Here are my belly pictures for Week 18... this week Ava is "about 5 1/2 inches long and she weighs almost 7 ounces. She's busy flexing her arms and legs — movements that you'll start noticing more and more in the weeks ahead".
My belly button... so crazy looking!
Week 19 here we come!
October 06, 2009
Workout, Movement and Visitors
Today Dan had the day off since he will be out in the field for a few days so we got the chance to go do a workout with John at CrossFit which was a lot of fun... even with the soreness that we both had from doing Fran yesterday! Here's what we did...
Row 500m.
5 Clean and Jerks (Ash - 85#, Dan - 135#)
Row 400 m.
4 Clean and Jerks
Row 300 m.
3 Clean and Jerks
Row 200 m.
2 Clean and Jerks
Row 100 m.
1 Clean and Jerk
** I did Hanging Power Cleans, Dan and John did Full Cleans **
Not sure about our times for this workout but I think it took about 15 minutes. This was a really fun workout and I enjoyed being able to go a little bit heavier since we were doing so few repetitions. The only bad part was that I felt like I had to go pee the entire workout hehe but everything else was great!
Movement
The last couple of days I have been able to feel Ava move so much and am able to tell now without a doubt that it's her :) She is also starting to move more at specific times during the day... usually she starts around 10 am or so and then will start up again in the later afternoon right before dinner and go all the way until bed time. I love being able to feel her more often and feeling her kicks get stronger everyday! Also, the coolest thing happened on Sunday while Dan and I were at church. We were sitting there listening to our pastor and I started to feel Ava move so I pressed my fingers to my belly to see if she would do it again and did she ever! She gave such a strong kick that I almost jumped out of my seat! Dan realized what had happened so he put his hand in the same spot and within a couple of seconds he felt it too! This was such a special moment and I love being able to share Ava's kicks with Dan :)
Visitors
So excited... two of my best friends from high school are coming to visit the weekend of October 24th :) Haven't gotten to spend time with both of them in a veryyy long time. Can't wait! Here are some old pictures of me, Chelsa and Meg from when we ran XC together in high school... ahh the memories!
That's us :)
Row 500m.
5 Clean and Jerks (Ash - 85#, Dan - 135#)
Row 400 m.
4 Clean and Jerks
Row 300 m.
3 Clean and Jerks
Row 200 m.
2 Clean and Jerks
Row 100 m.
1 Clean and Jerk
** I did Hanging Power Cleans, Dan and John did Full Cleans **
Not sure about our times for this workout but I think it took about 15 minutes. This was a really fun workout and I enjoyed being able to go a little bit heavier since we were doing so few repetitions. The only bad part was that I felt like I had to go pee the entire workout hehe but everything else was great!
Movement
The last couple of days I have been able to feel Ava move so much and am able to tell now without a doubt that it's her :) She is also starting to move more at specific times during the day... usually she starts around 10 am or so and then will start up again in the later afternoon right before dinner and go all the way until bed time. I love being able to feel her more often and feeling her kicks get stronger everyday! Also, the coolest thing happened on Sunday while Dan and I were at church. We were sitting there listening to our pastor and I started to feel Ava move so I pressed my fingers to my belly to see if she would do it again and did she ever! She gave such a strong kick that I almost jumped out of my seat! Dan realized what had happened so he put his hand in the same spot and within a couple of seconds he felt it too! This was such a special moment and I love being able to share Ava's kicks with Dan :)
Visitors
So excited... two of my best friends from high school are coming to visit the weekend of October 24th :) Haven't gotten to spend time with both of them in a veryyy long time. Can't wait! Here are some old pictures of me, Chelsa and Meg from when we ran XC together in high school... ahh the memories!
That's us :)
We used to have so much fun - girls team at the SMAC (Southern Maryland Athletic Conference) Meet :)
After a run in the mud! I'm on the left, Meg is the third from the left and Chelsa is the first one on the right. High school seems like it happened just yesterday... but it was really almost 6 years ago now :( Crazy how time flies. Glad we have all of these great memories to look back on though to remind us of how much fun we had!
After a run in the mud! I'm on the left, Meg is the third from the left and Chelsa is the first one on the right. High school seems like it happened just yesterday... but it was really almost 6 years ago now :( Crazy how time flies. Glad we have all of these great memories to look back on though to remind us of how much fun we had!
October 05, 2009
Fran - Workout of the day
Today Dan and I went to the group workout at CrossFit Cape Fear and the workout of the day was a really good one... FRAN! Neither of us had done Fran in a veryyyy long time so I was excited to see how we felt doing it.
"Fran"
21-15-9
Thrusters (Ash - 55#, Dan - 95#)
Pull Ups (Ash - Jumping, Dan - Kipping)
Dan got an AMAZING pr of 5:36... his previous time was 8 minutes and something seconds :) I was very excited for him! I was not going for a fast time since I need to take it a little bit slower to keep Ava safe but was excited to feel really good throughout the whole workout and finish with a time of 7:59. Lots of fun working out with the group and seeing everyone do such a great job on such a tough workout!
"Fran"
21-15-9
Thrusters (Ash - 55#, Dan - 95#)
Pull Ups (Ash - Jumping, Dan - Kipping)
Dan got an AMAZING pr of 5:36... his previous time was 8 minutes and something seconds :) I was very excited for him! I was not going for a fast time since I need to take it a little bit slower to keep Ava safe but was excited to feel really good throughout the whole workout and finish with a time of 7:59. Lots of fun working out with the group and seeing everyone do such a great job on such a tough workout!
October 01, 2009
Week 17 Pictures
Here is my belly picture for week 17... onto week 18 tomorrow, yay!! Is it just me or is time flying by so fast right now? Ava is going to be here before we know it :) Trying to enjoy every minute of the pregnancy that I can since I know it will be over in the blink of an eye!
Not sure if it seems like there's been much change from the last picture but let me tell you my belly is growing by the second it seems hehe I just love it! As you can kind of see in this picture the top ridge of my belly button is starting to really stick out, which I think is funny since I have always had an innie until now. Never knew that i could be so amused by getting to see he bottom of my belly button for the first time! Speaking of my belly... the other day I was cold so I went to put on an old hooded sweatshirt that was in the closet... I did not get very far up with the zipper before it got stuck. I thought there might be something in the way that was blocking the zipper from going up hehe not the case... it was just my bump. This is when it really hit home how much Ava and I have grown over the last couple of weeks. I love little moments like this that really bring me back to reality and I realize that our little girl really is in there and she is the amazing thing behind all of these changes :) I may not be as graceful as I once was (which i wasn't that graceful to begin with :) ), or move as quickly, or fit into my old clothes... but I love love love every second of it cause it's all for her!
Just thought I'd add this picture in for fun... this is my amazing husband Dan and our two pups Rico and Marley lounging on the couch :) These three make me smile!
Not sure if it seems like there's been much change from the last picture but let me tell you my belly is growing by the second it seems hehe I just love it! As you can kind of see in this picture the top ridge of my belly button is starting to really stick out, which I think is funny since I have always had an innie until now. Never knew that i could be so amused by getting to see he bottom of my belly button for the first time! Speaking of my belly... the other day I was cold so I went to put on an old hooded sweatshirt that was in the closet... I did not get very far up with the zipper before it got stuck. I thought there might be something in the way that was blocking the zipper from going up hehe not the case... it was just my bump. This is when it really hit home how much Ava and I have grown over the last couple of weeks. I love little moments like this that really bring me back to reality and I realize that our little girl really is in there and she is the amazing thing behind all of these changes :) I may not be as graceful as I once was (which i wasn't that graceful to begin with :) ), or move as quickly, or fit into my old clothes... but I love love love every second of it cause it's all for her!
Just thought I'd add this picture in for fun... this is my amazing husband Dan and our two pups Rico and Marley lounging on the couch :) These three make me smile!
Workout Update
Hey Everyone!
This week I have been a little sick so my workouts have not been what they normally are but I still have tried to stay active.
Tuesday - Yoga... which was much needed!
I have started to get cramping in my hips/butt in the middle of the night or when I sit for too long. These cramps can get to be pretty intense at times so I was thinking that the yoga might help loosen me up a little bit. It felt great on my muscles during but alas I have still been getting the cramps at night. That's ok... it just seems to be another one of the regular pregnancy symptoms.
Wednesday - Workout with John, Ann and Clare
Incline DB Bench 20#/10, 25#/10, 30#/10, 30#/10, 30#/10, 30#/10
DB Rows 20#/10, 25#/10 x 5
Box Jumps - 2 small boxes stacked
Cash out - 35 x Knees To Elbows
Workout went great... breathing was a little difficult during parts of the workout because of my cold but not a big deal. Decreased the box jumps from the big wooden box that I would normally use to two small green irrigation boxes stacked. Now that falling is more of an issue I am starting to be very careful with things like box jumps and such.
Hopefully this cold will be gone soon and we can get be back to the normal routine :)
This week I have been a little sick so my workouts have not been what they normally are but I still have tried to stay active.
Tuesday - Yoga... which was much needed!
I have started to get cramping in my hips/butt in the middle of the night or when I sit for too long. These cramps can get to be pretty intense at times so I was thinking that the yoga might help loosen me up a little bit. It felt great on my muscles during but alas I have still been getting the cramps at night. That's ok... it just seems to be another one of the regular pregnancy symptoms.
Wednesday - Workout with John, Ann and Clare
Incline DB Bench 20#/10, 25#/10, 30#/10, 30#/10, 30#/10, 30#/10
DB Rows 20#/10, 25#/10 x 5
Box Jumps - 2 small boxes stacked
Cash out - 35 x Knees To Elbows
Workout went great... breathing was a little difficult during parts of the workout because of my cold but not a big deal. Decreased the box jumps from the big wooden box that I would normally use to two small green irrigation boxes stacked. Now that falling is more of an issue I am starting to be very careful with things like box jumps and such.
Hopefully this cold will be gone soon and we can get be back to the normal routine :)
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