28 week ultrasound update

Hi friends! Hope you had a wonderful weekend. Ours was a great time spent together, but Friday morning was a mix of positive and not-so-ideal news at my ultrasound appointment. I figured I’d share an update with you all since so many of you offered to send well wishes, prayers and happy placenta moving vibes…

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How workouts have changed in the second trimester

Round 2! Slowing down a bit, but still going strong. <3 Second trimester is usually when things need to be modified for pregnancy, and I’ve found that with a few simple changes, I’ve been able to keep up my activity levels, teaching and workouts. I’m thankful that I still feel energized (for now) as I’m…

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Weeks 25-27

*All of my second pregnancy updates can be found on the Family tag above, and are also categorized by trimester <3 Bumpin’ along! 27 weeks: Random thoughts/ things I noticed: -I continue to be obsessed with baby kicks. I just walk around rubbing my belly all day, and savoring the movements. It’s funny because I…

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Registry must-haves

(the things we registered for and got a ton of use, and also stood the text of time!) One of the fun yet intimidating aspects of my first pregnancy was trying to figure out our baby registry and what we needed to prepare for Liv’s arrival. Of course, all a baby really needs is to be…

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Family: Weeks 23-25

Past pregnancy #2 updates: Weeks 5-9 Weeks 10-13 Weeks 13-15 Weeks 15-17 Weeks 17-19 Weeks 19-21 Weeks 21-23 And here we are at 25 weeks! Random thoughts/things that I noticed:

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Family: Weeks 17-19

19 week belly shot: Random thoughts and things I noticed:  -My veins are like whooooaaaa, especially when I’m working out. Remember those new stretch marks I discovered? They were VEINS and turns out it was a temporary thing. Still using the Supple Skin Oil and a new one, which I’m loving, this Mama Mio belly…

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Baby #2 is a….

GIRL! (We had pink macarons to celebrate) Looks like from the poll, many of you had a feeling. 59% guessed correctly! For our first genetic ultrasound test, the tech sound pretty sure that it was a girl, but after our last time (you know when they told us Liv was a boy haha), we wanted…

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Family: Meet the Midwives

This past weekend, we had the opportunity to tour the hospital where the baby will be born, and also attend a Q&A session with the midwifery group that we’ve been seeing. The group is very similar to our care in Tucson while I was pregnant with Liv. There are multiple midwives in the practice, and…

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Doula, round two-la

(I couldn’t help myself.) As I mentioned before, it’s been nicer to go into this pregnancy with a more relaxed and trusting mindset. As I think it’s expected with first-time moms, during my pregnancy with Liv, I couldn’t read fast enough. I happily swam in pregnancy books, could easily tell you which fruit or vegetable…

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Family: weeks 15-17

17 week belly pic:  (“Cycling For Two” tank from my friends at For Two Fitness // Shorts c/o Pink Lotus) Random thoughts and things I’ve noticed:

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Family: Weeks 13-15

15 week belly shot: (Shirt from my friends at For Two Fitness // shorts via Pink Lotus) Some random thoughts/ things I’ve noticed: Round ligament pain is REAL. I don’t have much cramping in my abdomen, but my hips have been aching. I have to be careful about standing up too quickly, or it’s like…

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