Bedridden

So, in my 40th week ( +1 day grrrr) of pregnancy I am calling uncle. I worked out super hard on Tuesday and then I HAD to race (literally, and I had already run at the gym, and worked my legs and did a class....my bad) across town to try and get to the Wicked lottery on time, which I did, but of course we didn't win...boo! Any who, as a result I've separated my pelvis a bit and now I am in major pain. So, today I am taking it easy which is not easy for me.

I've uploaded all of my old cell phone pictures and bought more storage on Picassa. (I can't believe I've stored that many pictures!)

In December of 2009 when we were between cameras for a minute we snagged some free tickets to see the Radio City Christmas show. It also included free popcorn, drink and treat as well as a pre show workout with the Rockettes!

Radio City is SO beautiful and it was really cool to be up on the stage. The show itself was....meh.

Elyse is obviously thrilled to be dancing with her mom in front of actual people.....yikes!

Beach Days!

We are lucky enough to live within 1.5 hrs from the beach (that's door to door peoples...not too shab for NYC) We go to Long Beach, it is beautiful. Can played around with the settings on the camera and got some beautiful shots of our beautiful chilluns.

Belly Shots

Major disclaimer: These are my belly shots throughout my pregnancy. If you are offended by bare skin then please skip this post. Also, if you are offended by pregnant women in bikini's (as I know some are) then please skip this post. Oh and if you are offended slash annoyed by people posting pictures of themselves in bikini's or workout clothes then I say to you, this is my blog and I can post what I like.....and by all means skip this post.

PS. My due date is in a week.....I hope and pray that I don't need to add one more belly shot!!

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The accident.

As soon as we pulled up to Abner's farm Elyse took off her shoes. I am fine with that because she so rarely gets to take her shoes off and feel the grass in her toes. Sniff sniff. 15 minutes after we got there we hear a scream and Can comes out of the barn carrying Elyse. He tells me that she got a sliver and its bad. Well, Can and Elyse can be more than a bit dramatic when it comes to injuries so I was like yeah whatever I'll pull that sucker out. So I tried and tried but it was stuck tight....and it was super gross looking.

We took her inside where Maddie, her sister in law and I all tried again with tweezers. Luckily there was a Dr there (normally I wouldn't call that lucky but in this case it was) He came in and after much coaxing (to no avail) he finally grabbed her foot while we held her down screaming bloody murder. He yanked as hard as he possibly could and out came a huge sliver that was an inch long. Goo!! As soon as it was out she was happy as a clam but couldn't resist the attention that a bandage would get her ;)

The offending wood.

The bandage for a teensy puncture wound. She wore it for 2 more days and loved telling the gory story to anyone who would listen.

Secrets to a great Pregnancy

I love being pregnant. It is a miracle beyond comprehension and it makes it clear that God is our creator. I love seeing my belly grow, I love feeling the first flutters and then kicks. I LOVE the anticipation that labor holds and I love labor itself. It is SO exciting and exhilarating to push a baby out of your body, it's crazy! I love holding that baby, discovering the sex and most of all I LOVE to nurse. There is nothing better.

I don't get that sick the first trimester and feel pretty great for the other two. My first two pregnancies I got Cholestasis at 34 weeks. You can read more about it here http://itchymoms.com/. It pretty much sucked, I didn't sleep and I itched all the time. It was like bugs crawling in your skin itching, you couldn't get away from it. As a result Elyse was induced at 38 weeks and Levi at 37 (yes at home, and yes it took FOREVER!)

This pregnancy however I was determined to avoid the problem and enjoy my pregnancy to the end. So I have been seeing this lovely homeopath http://laurajosephson.com/ and the remedies that she has had me on have worked their magic and I have had no problems at all. Now I am still cautious and I haven't eaten any fried foods this whole pregnancy. But what I have eaten a lot of is FAT! Good for you fats like tons of raw yogurt, kefir, milk and cottage cheese, grassfed beef and eggs, loads of avocados and sprouted bread. I have also had a fresh dandelion smoothie everyday for over 3 months.

The other thing that I have been doing is working out like mad. I never changed my routine. I lifted the same amount of weights and did just as many jumping jacks, burpees and box jumps as before. (well actually these past 5 weeks I have been slowly getting more and more fatigued during classes so I am taking more breaks where now I feel like I have 20lb weights tied to my ankles) The only thing I changed were the abs and those I substituted with planks.

My other 2 pregnancies I didn't work out or eat that well, and as a result I was WAAY more tired and rundown.

I believe that my high good fat diet, seeing Laura and working out have contributed to me having TONS of energy and no liver problems. I feel so blessed that we had the means to hire Laura and eat the food we eat (and that I can stay at home and workout when I want to). If you've never researched the Weston Price diet you should check it out http://www.westonaprice.org/

I'm totally not trying to be smug and all look at me, but seriously this pregnancy has been amazing and I just wanna lettchall know bout it.

Disclaimer: This is not to say that I haven't been uncomfortable at times and boy I have never been hotter, my hands are like small ovens, but you get my point.

Grandma and Poppa visited and we went to the farm!

Debbie and Gordon came to visit and besides eating a lot of pizza :) we also went to visit Abner on his farm! It was a gorgeous day, the only downside was that we ended up getting a mini mini van instead of a regular sized one so this preggo mama was NOT a happy camper on the way to and fro.

Look at all those eggs! Elyse and Levi got to collect the eggs from the cool mobile egg homes below.

Abner and his helpers move these everyday to ensure that the chickens have new bugs to snack on.

(Another) Homebirth Piece

This was a really positive homebirth spot on Good Morning America....yay!

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/celebs-ordinary-women-embracing-home-birth-midwives/story?id=14201643#.Tjb6zfk5eZA.facebook