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February 23, 2018

First Trimester Favorites

The first trimester is usually not a pregnant ladies favorite. For me the first trimester is not fun because I feel stressed about the higher chance of miscarriage, keeping the pregnancy private and feeling like I am hungover most of the time. Now that I am in my third trimester I though I would list a few things that helped me get through the first trimester.

  1. Starbucks Tumbler – While pregnant you need to drink more water than normal. For some reason I find it so much easier to drink more water from a bottle that has a straw. While I had mild morning sickness during the first trimester I found that ice water would often make me feel better. I tried to always have my tumbler with me.
  2. Hi-Rise Wunder Unders – While you don’t really start showing during the first trimester, the bloat due to hormones makes me feel like I am. I love my Lululemon high wasted wunder unders because the gave me support and kept everything in place while working out or just running errands. I happily wore them until about 29 weeks when they started to roll down because of my big bump.
  3. Nature Made Vitamins – Getting in a pre-natal vitamin with DHA is really important, especially during the first trimester while the baby is developing all of their important systems and organs. Vitamins can sometimes make me nauseous, something that I don’t need extra of at this time in pregnancy. Nature Made vitamins have never made me ill so they are a great choice.
  4. GAP Lace Bralette – One of the first things to start to change when I get pregnant is my boobs. Underwires are almost instantly out. I really love these GAP Bralettes are soft and comfortable while still offering coverage.
  5. Peppermint Altoids – Many women like ginger candies to help settle their stomachs but they just seemed to make me feel worse. Peppermint Altoids actually helped settle down nausea for me, with the bonus of fresh breath.
  6. Garmin Fenix 5 – I actually have the Fenix 3 watch but the Fenix 5 is the current model. I have tried my best to stay active this pregnancy while also keeping an eye on my heart rate. I raced a pretty difficult trail 10k during my first trimester. I was concerned about my heart rate being too high for too long, so I used my Fenix with the Garmin Run heart rate monitor to watch my effort. There is some debate about what really is safe and maybe it is ok to workout at higher efforts but my doctor said to keep my heart rate below about 140-150 BPM. For me a race or workout is not worth risking any damage to my tiny little baby.

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November 18, 2016

Friday Favorites #3

Everyone in our house is loving Coconut oil. The kind people at Skinny & Co sent me a sample pack of their products when they heard how much I am loving coconut oil. I have been using it on my hair, which is so nice since Colorado has been so dry and I have long crazy hair. But the best uses have been for me and my baby. Coconut oil is really helped with some breast feeding issues we were having, and we use it as moisturizer for Cannon. We checked with our pediatrician and she said Coconut oil was a great all natural nipple cream and lotion for a baby.  There are so many other uses as well, and it smells amazing!!!

Coconut oil, Skinny & CO, Chasing My Joy

Lindsey Hine’s podcast I’ll Have Another is super fun and a must listen for anyone, but especially women runners. I love listening to it while running, commuting or just cleaning my house. I have been catching up on old episodes, I will be sad when I catch up and have to wait a week for new ones!

I am loving these tiny Saucony shoes. They are super tiny and cute, I think Cannon’s feet have never been small enough to fit in them (the boy has giant boat feet). We gave these shoes to my parents back in October 2015 with a tag that read “Grandma and Grandpa est. June 2016” it was such a fun way to tell them that we were expecting and they would be grandparents. Such happy memories!

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I am super loving this homemade Cherry Balsamic Dressing it’s super easy to make and a fun change up.

What are you loving this week?

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September 30, 2016

Friday Favorites #1

I always find a bunch of stuff throughout the week that I would love to share so I thought I would start up a Friday Favorites post.

Hoka Cliffton 3 – I LOVE these shoes!!! The upper is comfortable and they are super light and bouncy. I have struggled with plantar fasciitis since I was 20 weeks pregnant. Wearing Hokas has made it so I can still run and my foot seems to be healing. Hoka, hoka one one, run, running shoe, trail run

Pumpkin Coffee – I know it’s so cliche to love PSL but I rarely order them at Starbucks since they have so much sugar. I am loving this blend from Caribou Coffee, I can enjoy my pumpkin flavored coffee and keep working towards my race weight.

'tis the season ☕️❤️ #pumpkin #coffee

’tis the season ☕️❤️ #pumpkin #coffee

Thorsten’s Kona Rating Report – This thing is seriously awesome, I will definitely have it open while stalking watching Kona next weekend. From the website:

For the 2016 Ironman World Championships in Kona I’ll be releasing a 100+-page Rating Report. It contains tons of information, including detailed results from last year, the Kona 2016 start list and my predictions for the Pro athletes, a detailed discussion of the Pros including their input and a lot of photos they have supplied.

The Kona Rating Report is the ideal information to have when following the Ironman Kona coverage!

Shakeology – This stuff is great, I have been trying to have one a day. I have tried the greenberry and the chocolate so far. They are great just mixed with water but I like to add greens, peanut butter, or some fruit.

shakeology, smoothie, 21 day fix

Pathetic Triathlete – As triathletes we often take ourselves too seriously. Pathetic Triathlete is a fun new website with shirts, hats, stickers, etc that helps us poke a little fun at ourselves. Their facebook page is pretty funny too.

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Anything making your week better?

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Today I hold my daughter close as I watch @kamalah Today I hold my daughter close as I watch @kamalaharris arrive at her inauguration. For Emmy I hope it is just the norm seeing women in leadership but for me it feels very emotional. I sit here with happy tears and hope for the future ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸
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My 2020 top nine.... not my favorite year by far b My 2020 top nine.... not my favorite year by far but still many shining moments to celebrate
- socially distant Santa 🎅 
-getting to cast a very important vote🗳 
- Camping in the summer 🏕 
- visiting the Grand Tetons 🏔 
- getting to see Yellowstone 🐻 
- enjoying the pool 🏝 
- Humphry coming home to us 🐶 
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We are back doing school from home and under quara We are back doing school from home and under quarantine because Cannon had close contact with someone at school who tested positive for Covid. Cannon is taking it all in stride with a smile on his face. I am so proud of this little ray of sunshine ☀️ Emmy is happy to have Cannon home but we are all missing our family and friends. Happy to report we got a negative Covid test 😆 #safeathome
Crying tears of joy, hope and relief today. I am h Crying tears of joy, hope and relief today. I am happy about Joe, I believe he is a good man with character and class, but Madam Vice President is what really makes my heart sing. ❤️ #bidenharris2020
I voted because her future depends on it 💗 keep I voted because her future depends on it 💗 keeping hope alive 🤞🤞🤞
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2020 - Cinderella and a pumpkin 
2019 - Peter Pan and Tinker Bell
2018 - Wizard of Oz
2017 - Where the Wild Things Are 
2016 - Pumpkin ❤️
#vote like your life depends on it! Felt so good t #vote like your life depends on it! Felt so good to turn in my ballot today.
Finally a morning run not staring at my basement t Finally a morning run not staring at my basement treadmill. It’s not good to have so many fires burning across the west but it does make for some incredible sunrises 🌅 #nofilterneeded #run
Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all can find as Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all can find as much joy today as Emmy does 💗
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