Challenge

I keep reading all these workout challenges on Pinterest and fb. You know like the squat challenges or run everyday for 30 days, etc... Well I'm finally gonna try it.

For the most part I'm pretty good with the way I look with the exception of my top half thanks to nursing.  But I also noticed that the part of me that could use some toning is my arms (not much meat there). 

I found a 30 day challenge for push ups (I absolutely loth them)  but this one sounds like a good one. 

Now don't get confused that's not me (wink) but hopefully soon ill look something similar! 

So here goes day 1!!!!! 

Come on Annie!!! Breatheeeeeeeeeee!!!!! And GOOOOOOO!!!!

Happy sweating ;)

Ace is 1!

I totally forgot to post about Camden's 1t Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Since my household is a baseball home, and Ace was born 2 days after July 4 it was only fitting to have an All-American Baseball Theme Birthday Party!

Talk about a long day!!! And in this Texas heat!!! But it was a success!!! Minus a grouchy baby after a while.

Thanks to PINTREST for helping me with ideas to assemble the BEST FIRST BIRTHDAY BASH  a lil slugger could ask for..

My sweet Family

 He was more interested in the candle

Its hot as balls and we are outside!

The ARMIJOS!!

Pinata made by Ace's Teacher

                                   Yes I made the Score Board!!! Whoop Whoop!!! Only cost 20 to make!

Ace's Sign in Book with Pictures from every month of this first year!

Happy 1 year my sweet Ace, cant wait to see what this year brings!

a Year Later

I remember when I started showing with Ace and the weight started packing on I told my hubs that I would be in a bikini again for the next summer. He of course being an over protective husband said heck no!! Youre not showing you body.

But you know what?!?!? Ive endured

1. 9 months of pregnancy 
2. 6 hours of labor
3. 1 epidural
4. 1 episiotomy 
5. Count less loss of sleep
6. Over a year of nursing
7. Over a year of wearing nursing friendly clothing
8. Pumping twice a day at work
9. Smelling like maple syrup thanks to fenugreek

...and I'm sure Im missing somethings in that list but those are few I could think of off the top of my head.

So I finally did it!!! After a few months of working out and eating lots of baked and grilled chicken and fish  I wore a bikini!! and with the same confidence I have done before. Thats the key to keeping healthy. Whether your big or small, tall or short CONFIDENCE is always KEY!

Now I didnt take a picture in my swim attire, it just felt weird to do that but not gonna lie knowing that I had a baby a year ago and can still rock a two piece is something amazing!

Quick mini workout:

Jump rope for 1 minute

Rest 30 seconds

Jump rope on rt leg 30 seconds

Rest 15 seconds

Jump rope left leg 30 seconds

Rest 15 Seconds

Jump rope side to side 1 minute

Rest 30 Seconds

Repeat 3 Times  

Happy sweating :)

My testamony

Lately Ive been feeling a bit overwhelmed. 

There is so much to do and no time to do it in. 

Sometimes I wish I was a stay at home mom but then again I love working and the people I work with too.

I love being able to have my grown up time with my friends at work.

I have so much to do and yet I dont wanna do any of it!!!!!!!!!!!

I dont wanna clean the house.

I dont wanna wash the dishes.

I dont wanna fold laundry.

I dont wanna clean the bathrooms (3).

I dont wanna vacuum.

I dont wanna sweep or mop.

I dont wanna dust.

I dont wanna cook.

I dont wanna coupon.

I dont wanna take Birth Control.

I dont wanna workout.

I just wanna sit on the couch and relax. 

I wanna go to the pool and layout.

I wanna go to the beach on a whim.

I wanna eat junk food.

I wanna curl up with my husband.

But I will keep going! 

I will clean the house, So my son has a safe place to play.

I will wash the dishes to keep my sanity.

I will fold the laundry so the clothes doesnt get wrinkled.

I will clean the bathrooms cause it needs to be done.

I will vacuum the carpet cause i shed like a cat.

I will sweep and mop cause my son plays on the floor.

I will dust cause my family has allergies.

I will cook..we need to eat after all.

I will coupon cause money doesn't grow on trees.

I will take my BC cause 1 baby is enough for me

I WILL workout cause I LOVE MY BODY!

Post Baby

I gained 20 lbs during pregnancy, found out I had gestational diabetes and lost 5! Not good for a pregnancy. I gave birth at 36 weeks and 2 days to healthy baby boy. I went from 115 to 130. Easy peasy right? Sure the hard part came later when I looked at myself in the mirror naked. YIKES! I had finally come to terms with a growing belly and since that was the only thing growing I was fine.

But when I finally looked in that enemy of a mirror I saw a deflated ballon where my baby once stayed. I still looked pregnant and somehow saggy all at the same time. Gross! 

This is me a week or so after giving birth. I went from once having abs before I got pregnant, to coming to terms with a living being in my body, now THIS?! Really a giggling sack of guts?! I'm pretty sure I didn't look in the mirror for a looooooooonnnnnngggggggggggg time! Not to mention I was catching the hang of a new born baby. 

You know what to expect when you're expecting can suck it! They don't tell you bout losing your identity, or that your body will be a new culture shock for you. You bleed forever after a baby well at least 4 weeks then spotting for another 4. I swear pads are the worst!  

Needles to say, working out was not working out. Not for me anyway. Not to mention my house was still being built!!!! So we lived at my in laws. I put my body in the hands of breast feeding. I lost all the weight in 3 months but still was saggy. Still no mirror for me.

See this is me 3 months after birth still looking pregnant!!! Really?!?!?!

It wasn't til I started "working out" by going for walks every other day that I noticed a difference. I started going for walks 6 months postpartum, but not like walks where you window shop but the kind that bust your bum! 

Happy Trails!

My new workout Regime

Since I'm a "new" mommy (yes! I use the term new cause Lord knows I need help) my workouts have changed dramatically! I begged my husband for a jogging stroller for my bday last October and I got one! But I just now started using it :)

The new workout is:

Run for 10 minutes or 1 mile (which ever comes first I live in Texas people and its dang hot here!)
Then I do 4 reps of 10 squats with rotating abs in between.

If you have ever seen any of my other workouts you will know this is a hella lot different then before.

After Camden I thought I was gonna go for a run and all that crazy mumble jumble from before but can you say WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now I gotta cook, clean and nurse. So a quick run seems to be doing the trick. I run everyday minus when we randomly get rained on but that's rare.

  Best Running Partner Ever!

So if you just had a baby or your new to working out, all you gotta do is just move it! If you're a newbie go for a walk outside the fresh air will do you good and if you're a haaus then check out the old posts and knock yourselves out. 

Happy Running :)

Preggers with my Ace

This is me and my Hubba Hubba before we went to see Kevin Heart. Let me tell you something! Feeling like SHAMU in a small chair with no arm or leg room is for the BIRDS! While he was funny I felt like a square peg trying to fit in a round hole! ATTEN: Arenas please make a maternity friendly chair! Please!!!!

And here I am in all my glory again just one week before I went into labor! Have I mentioned I live in the country of TEXAS! Here the sunshines 360 days a week and I gave birth in July! This baby shower was hot as Hades and did I mention it was outside! OMG! I was a hot tamale! 

Let's see so here is my Pregnancy in a nutshell. Hopefully its not to long.

I found out I was pregnant and cried. Not thw happy tears but the bad ones, you know the type, the I dont know how this happened and the why me's?!?!!? Think what you will but I NEVER in my life wanted kids. Sure yours are cute but I can give them back when they misbehave! I was selfish so sue me! It took a while to cope and I didnt tell a soul! BEST KEPT SECRET EVER!! Anyway I had a pretty easy pregnancy...I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes (only gained 15lbs but whatever) minus that hiccup I had no morning sickness or stretch marks. So easy right? right!

Lets see...I was very healthy once I found out I was a gestational diabetic, like ridiculously healthy! More so then ever! Minus sweet tea thought, Im from the south I aint getting rid of that sweet thang. I walked 3 miles everyday and did pitching lessons til I was due. Anyway, my water broke July 6, 2012 at 3:30 am and then my lil Ace came at 12:12pm. My sweet boy...now I cant imagine a life without him.