I had a 12-week appointment today and was so excited to see the little body of my newest baby!! He/She was very active. I saw the body turn and the arm move – regardless of how many pregnancies I have it’s always exciting to see a baby growing in your tummy!!!! My weight is ‘progressing’ normally, my blood pressure is 96/57 and I’m in really good health. I told her about my back issues and she said that it may…

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So…for the last two  months I’ve been dealing with chronic back pain. I’ve seen a chiropractor and massage therapist regularly. I perform yoga, stretch more and wear heating pads all day long. BUT…the pain still lingers. I don’t know where it comes from. I KNOW that every time I work out (most recent: one being my bleachers workout two weeks ago, the second being my short run last Tuesday) I feel extreme tightness the next day. This pain has effected…

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I’ve been dealing with a small small depression. I don’t know if it’s the hormones in my body or what, but I feel sad constantly. I have a great life, I work from home, I’m not dealing with any financial issues, I’m not overweight, I have a loving family – and yet…I feel sad? Ever since I was little I go through these feelings here and there. I never enjoyed monotonously living without thinking or doing things that create significance…

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I feel pretty awesome except for lack of sleep! It seems that Nicholas has been waking up several times through the night lately…it doesn’t help that Christian likes to wake up at 5:30am now either! So – I feel like a zombie all day. Sometimes I get to rest a little, but then there are times when I’m out running errands, dealing with paperwork and attending a meeting. (like today) After my bleacher workout last week, my back started hurting…

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“When you get right down to the root of the meaning of the word “succeed,” you find that it simply means to follow through.” ~F. W. Nichol~…

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Yes, you read that right. My husband and I were so excited when we found out we were expecting again a few weeks ago. Since January, we’ve been contemplating expanding the family. We both agreed that we wanted another child and it seemed rational to have them all close in age. After all, if I wait a couple years, I might feel like I need two more since my first two are so close in age! As I have mentioned…

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Right no it’s 2:30pm. My boys nap usually from 1ish to 4ish every day…while sometimes I end up falling asleep with them for a bit, I also know that this is the only time I have to sit on my computer and type! Yep, when the kids are awake, they absolutely HATE it when they find me sitting at my desk….especially Nicholas. He immediately comes over, crying, wanting me to pick him up, place him on my lap – so…

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I am so tired. All the time. And – this past week has felt so exhausting since I went to Tahoe, then had an Easter party on Saturday, then had Easter on Sunday BUT I didn’t really have “Easter” on Sunday because the whole family became sick. We didn’t attend church and we didn’t attend the party we were supposed to attend in Auburn. It was a very quiet day. Since David’s brother, Daniel, is in town, I feel like…

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So I woke up this morning thinking…I want to do yoga! After all, I’m really trying to incorporate yoga into my daily routine. I’ve definitely committed to it on Mondays and I’m thinking of joining my girlfriend tomorrow for yoga at the gym. Most of my yoga workouts have been at home following a DVD or Exercise on Demand. This time, I chose the yoga on Exercise On Demand with Bethanny Frankel. It was great – I wasn’t sure how…

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