I will be 4 weeks postpartum come this Monday and took today as an opportunity to write about how things have been going. With Lucas, Eric did not have paternity leave. In fact, Eric had conference calls at the hospital the day after Lucas was delivered. Thank you, thank you, thank you to his current job for offering paternity leave. What a blessing. Lucas is soooooo active and having the […]
“It is a journey, a long distance of revelation of self, of accomplishment and of failure” -Hal Higdon The other night I was going through some old photos and found this one of me in Greece staring at the Olympic track. This was around May 2014. I had just started training for my first marathon and I had also just started dating Eric. It was also the last vacation I […]
I am 31 weeks pregnant. After a week of being sick with a stomach bug for 3 days that forced me to be in bed for 2 days straight and that led to many emotions and reflection, I decided posting about the importance of stillness was something that inspired me. When I began yoga in college, I was craving a quiet place to listen and feel. I love movement. In […]
I definitely remember this point in my pregnancy with Lucas. It is the point when I really start to feel pregnant. I can feel the baby kicking quite often now, I am very aware that our life is going to change soon in the most amazing and scary way, and my to do list has all of a sudden become very large:) My anxiety has gone up a bit as […]
As I began writing my second trimester update post, I realized that for tonight what I really wanted to write about was why not only do I think it is important to practice your passions during pregnancy but it is necessary…as an opportunity to thrive and flourish and grow during all the stages of pregnancy and into motherhood. I spent my entire 20’s exploring. It was not my plan but […]
“The willingness to struggle opens great windows of opportunity”-Marcandangel.com One of the most important abilities you can develop in life is the willingness to accept and grow through times of difficulty and discomfort. Because the best things are often hard to come by, at least initially. And if you shy away from difficulty and discomfort, you’ll miss out on them entirely. Mastering a new skill is hard. Building a business […]
I am so excited to be talking about the following topic: diet within pregnancy and changes that are different from my diet pre and post pregnancy. From the feedback I received from many, diet was a huge request along with running during pregnancy. I will definitely be talking about running in my upcoming posts but today is all about diet and what has worked for me. I will also be […]
Before I start going into more depth with my blog posts about this pregancy, I thought I would mention below what I am thinking of discussing and then receive some feedback and proceed from there. Every pregnancy is different and every woman is different but I am looking forward to sharing my personal experience/perspective. I will add a little backstory before I discuss my topics because I think it will […]
My father passed away last month and until now, sitting down and writing a blog post was too emotionally difficult for me. My father was a brilliant man, a man that gave to everyone before he gave to himself and who was 100 percent dedicated to his family and his purpose and passion of saving children’s lives in his field of work. Some of my most challenging times in my […]
I hardly know where to start for this post because it has been so long but it really feels good to finally be getting a chance to write. Between packing, unpacking, a half marathon race, the holidays and then getting a very intense cold, this post took a long time to finally happen. Remember back on December 16th I raced a half marathon?😂 It seems a very long time ago. […]
