Tuesday

speakeasy14

@jenjen047  haha I'm lefty too, but I prefer the right armrest so I can do things with my left

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@futuremrshistorian & @minskat30 - The yoga, is it regular yoga or modifed?  A class or a video?  I'm hoping that I'll be cleared for light exercise on Friday so I'm looking for something considered "light".  PiYo is probably out of the question, unless the placenta moves.

We are having a chocolate bake-off at work... YUM!  Glad baby doesn't mind sweets.  

speakeasy14

@CocoBellaF Um yum!!!!

labro

@CocoBellaF Omg that cake....this is not helping my TOTM cravings AT ALL right now!

minskat30

@futuremrshistorian - Nice run!!!  Also, fabulous outfit.  Very retro and very, very chic.    It is a really light yoga class I take...no vinyasa flow and certainly no belly poses.  Some poses are more comfortable than others.  The ones on my back are sometimes uncomfortable so I just prop a block behind me.  Child's pose is impossible for me to get into at this point with the belly too. Pretty much I probably look ridiculous but I make it work.   Last week Ani was kicking my uterus HARD during yoga so I'm not sure she enjoyed it (she falls asleep during more intense cardio)...we'll see if today is the same.  

minskat30

@CocoBellaF - OMG that cake!!! I want it!!!  My yoga class is in person at my gym and is called "lite yoga" and is geared for people recovering from injuries or old fogies.    No belly poses at all or intense flow movements.    

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LOL, @minskat30, Ani is already telling you what she wants!

@CocoBellaF - I do Baptiste power yoga at the moment--vinyasa flow in a 90+ degree heated room, so I am not the best to offer advice for gentle yoga.  I know my sister found some prenatal yoga videos on YouTube that she's liked a lot.

Also, since we're talking about yoga and babies, I offer this picture of my nephew from when I babysat him two weekends ago.  Apparently he does yoga with mommy, because he told me, "Aunt Mary, I doing down dog!"

minskat30

@futuremrshistorian - That is absolutely precious!  

MissKittyDanger

@speakeasy14  Unfortunately we get into a deep freeze at least once during the winter. In the past about 3 yrs, we had a huge amount of winter that was super cold. It's actually pretty mild this year, hurray El Nino!

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@futuremrshistorian OMG look at his underpants!! So cute!

Swazzle

500days

Good morning everyone. I'm here at PD- not loving it. Sitting in a seat all day is so boring to me. In other news, it is considerably warmer today. Makes the snow extra slushy! I better get my nails done today after PD or else; I can't see getting another day out of them. Then my H and I will have dinner with my younger brother. My dad says that my brother is a little depressed so I'm hoping going out will get him out of his funk. Then it will be watching MAFS and sleep. Rinse and repeat for tomorrow lol

What are you wearing today?
hoodie, jeans and sneakers. comfy cozy.
What do you wish you were wearing today?
sweatpants would make it even better.
What's the weather like where you are?
50s and cloudy- rain will come later.
Where do you wish you were right now?
at home on my couch
Are eyebrows considered facial hair?
yes, you trim them and groom them. 
When you're traveling, which arm rest is yours?
I usually sit in the middle on the plane (H gets window or aisle) so I usually share with him or I just don't get one at all.
What's the difference between normal ketchup and fancy ketchup?
fancy ketchup has fancy ingredients like guiness!

labro

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@southernpeach89 - I know!  They're his big-boy pants--he's almost 2 1/2, so they're in the midst of potty training.  They're at the stage right now where they're trying to get him to tell them when he needs to go to the bathroom.  It's so funny...he HATES having people around while he poops, so he'll either run off to another room to hide and come back screaming "Mama, I pooped!" or tell everybody to go away.

AlPacina

@speakeasy14 – You did such a great job on your crafts! I never have the balls to do something like that because my handwriting sucks so bad.

@untouchablets – Westminster sounds like such a great experience! That’s such a crazy awesome goal to compete with your dog there! Are there qualifying competitions?

@jenna8984 – No pants is the greatest! I approve of your wish.

@minskat30 – I totally agree that your name choice is adorable. Although it will take me a while to not read Ani as Annie. I’ll break myself of it soon enough.

@caseface5 – I also got jack shit from my valentine. Luckily I’m used to it, but it doesn’t mean it doesn’t suck. The paint looks fabulous!

@MissKittyDanger – That cold sounds awful!

@futuremrshistorian – Your outfit is beyond adorable!

@swazzle – I missed your face!

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Howdy everybody! My weekend was pretty nice. Zwickelmania was super fun, and I got enough free beer to get pretty trashed. Randomly (paging @minskat30, for once you're not knocked up), my favorite beers were at the gluten free brewery, Ground Breaker. They had a blood orange saison that was incredible. After the drinking I got to play with our friend's new kitten for a while, and then went home and got sick.

Valentine's Day was boring and unromantic. My mom called me "just to see if I was engaged", which dampened my mood a little. But we still ended up having sex multiple times that day (not my usual), so there was obviously something in the air. *wiiiiiiiiiink*

Ok now fun questions:

What are you wearing today? Nothing special. A sweatshirt, flared jeans, high tops with newspaper print

What do you wish you were wearing today? Yoga pants, a too big t shirt, and no undergarments

What's the weather like where you are? It was pretty rainy this morning, but not cold. I can't see the outdoors currently.

Where do you wish you were right now? Chicago, with you girls!

Are eyebrows considered facial hair? Sure.

When you're traveling, which arm rest is yours? Whichever one is on my BF's side. Otherwise I try not to use them.

What's the difference between normal ketchup and fancy ketchup? I didn't know fancy ketchup was a thing. You all seem to know what it is. I think it's fancy if it comes from a glass bottle.

jenna8984

@futuremrshistorian that is soooo cute!! And great outfit today

untouchablets

@AlPacina yeah I can't just enter her, she has to earn a certain number of points or get invited, I can't remember (since I just made this goal yesterday I haven't done much research about how to get there yet lol). She can't compete in anything until she's a year old, and then she'll have a year to earn her spot in order to meet our goal. So we will see, I just think it's gonna be really fun!

minskat30

@alpacina - Ha!  Thanks for the heads up on the gluten-free beer.  Dear Lord, I cannot wait to drink again.  All for a good cause right now but I want my wine and a beer sounds good right now too.  One of my wino friends (I say that lovingly) told me she was repulsed by the smell of wine during her pregnancy and that gave me hope that I would be the same.  NOPE, ZILCH, NADA.  Sigh.  Also, I already told H that people would likely think Annie instead of "Ah-knee" when they see Ani/Anee.  Honestly, I think Annie is cute too...but not as cute as Ani.  

Doctor appointment took forever because she was behind so no yoga today after all.  All is good with Ani though...heartbeat is in the 140s and despite my "holy shit!" of an 8lb weight gain in 5 weeks, the doctor is not too concerned because my blood pressure is great.  We'll keep an eye on it though because she thinks I'm retaining fluid, which would explain some of the weight and the numbness in the left leg.  She recommends just staying active like I have been so off to the gym I go as planned after work today.  Honestly, I needed the motivation to get back up to 4-5 workouts a week (it has been more like 2-3 of late) so that will be my goal these next few weeks.  

labro

@minskat30 You are doing great! Even with 2-3 work outs a week that's a lot more than many not-pregnant people! So glad baby Ani is measuring well! Are you planning any more ultrasounds before your due date?

speakeasy14

labro said:

@minskat30 You are doing great! Even with 2-3 work outs a week that's a lot more than many not-pregnant people! 

labro

speakeasy14 said:

labro said:

@minskat30 You are doing great! Even with 2-3 work outs a week that's a lot more than many not-pregnant people! 

minskat30

labro said:

@minskat30 You are doing great! Even with 2-3 work outs a week that's a lot more than many not-pregnant people! So glad baby Ani is measuring well! Are you planning any more ultrasounds before your due date?

Thank you.    Doctor has no more ultrasounds scheduled for me (knock on wood...she knocked on wood too lol) other than the quick heartbeat check at 10 weeks or so and the anatomy scan we did at 20.  H and I may do an elective one for 3D pictures but, honestly, I'm not sure I'm sold on the idea.  They aren't necessary, probably aren't all that healthy (or harmful, really, one extra time) and 3D pictures usually look creepy but we'll see.  I may want to see her again one more time before she comes out.  

labro

@minskat30 Agghhhh you have so much will power! I'd have the hardest time not getting to see her! PS in case you can't tell...when I say "not-pregnant" people I'm definitely referring to myself lol.

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I wanna work out!

speakeasy14

@CocoBellaF technically your stomach has been getting quite a work out lately. Though, not the kind you're really wanting. 

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You'd think I have abs of steel, but nope!  

minskat30

CocoBellaF said:

I wanna work out!

I'm sorry.    I know you must be going crazy.  You are doing what you have to for baby but I get how frustrated you must be.  I hope your doctor lifts pelvic rest for you on Friday.

minskat30

@swazzle - Come back!!  Where did you go?  You can't just pop in like that then disappear.

speakeasy14

Swazzle

@minskat30 - I'm kinda sorta here. First day back at work and we were really busy most of the day plus there's a new person that sits next to me and I'm partially training her so I haven't been able to even read through the thread and just wanted to do a quick fly-by HELLO! I miss youuuuuuuuuuuuu!