another workout to post

i really don't enjoy workouts one week apart
but as of now,ill take what i can get!
i snuck in a workout today.
the kiddos are healthy (knocking *very loudly* on wood)
M was in a great mood to be in the gym again.
off i went!
took progress pics for my girl who is competing in 4 weeks.
(yeah,talk about feeling/looking very pregnant while she is looking all contest ready!!!!!!and i know that when i do go to that show in 4 weeks,i will feel even more preggo while being surrounded by tan,fit bodies!!no doubts i will be bitten by the comp bug VERY soon!)
didn't get in the super awesome workout i wanted,but it was something!!!!

the workout:
3x15 each
DB incline press
DB overhead extensions
DB incline flys
DB incline lying french press
3x10 pushups off upside down BOSU-yes,i had to modify these to girly style and my arms more of a partial extension (my belly is getting too big for regular pushups and i am feeling the strain on round ligaments!)
3x15 seated dip machine
cable pressdowns

then i eeked out 4 miles on the elliptical before i had to get M.
then off to the store to get M her first potty!!!!
yes,she is ready for potty training!!!!
she has 7 more weeks to learn how to be a big girl!!!!
7 more weeks until i am considered full term!
and 7 more weeks to get everything ready for Baby E (or T or C)
as of now,nothing is set up,
nothing is ready...

and im not sure when to bunk the girls together. M is still in the crib,not sure when to get her in a toddler bed-or even when to move the girls in together. the baby will be in our room in the bassinet for the first few weeks,but after that,he/she will need his/her own room.

i will figure it out soon enough!
hopefully i can sneak in another workout in the morning before a dentist appointment. (or maybe after the older kiddos soccer practices?)
i had a filling fall off this morning--ouchie!!!
 as long as i dont eat or drink on that side its OK. but wow,i wish i could have been seen today!!!even though i HATE going to the dentist!!!
one of the reasons why?
(scroll past the recap and my reason #2456465 on why i hate the dentist can be found)
http://melissacunninghamifpapro.blogspot.com/2010/11/5k-recap-running-uphillagainst-wind.html

yeah...drilling on a cavity when Novocaine doesn't work,is SO not fun!!

anyways,
TGIF yall!!!
hope all have a wonderful weekend!!!

jinx! and gluten and/or pectin

yeah.....so much for getting back on track in the gym this week. totally jinxed myself last post--
another nasty stomach bug grabbed my son again!!!!!!
so,now i'm a paranoid wreck,trying to sanitize everything in the house and just hoping and praying no one in the family gets what he had! poor guy!!!
seriously,this phobia of mine is horrible!
gah!!

But in other news,has anyone out there ever dealt with gluten or pectin intolerance?
if so,please share your story in the comments below!
i think my son is having some issues,but my brain is on overload from Google searches.
i have no idea where to start.
any input/advice is very much appreciated!
Thanks!

Finally! a workout to post!

one of those days i really needed a good workout. to just not think about anything but the task at hand,to get in a good lift,and get the endorphin rush going.
Not that i was slinging around heavy weights,(because lets face it, walking around with my big belly IS resistance training ,lol!)
But since it has been almost 2 weeks since i've been in the gym...
well,it felt good!
Since lil M was in better spirits today,and learned how to walk again
(never mind the mess in the room)

 we got all the kiddos and headed to the gym.
what i got in what to the point and effective!
4x15 each of:
single leg extension
hip abd
hip add
seated leg curl (no more lying leg curl as my belly is too big now!)
weighted step ups
weighted ski lunge
and then 4.5 miles on the elliptical
i cut it short due to an overpowering smell from a couple of members doing cardio a few feet away from me.
it wasn't BO,but rather the smell of old cooking grease,like bacon and fried collard greens?
weird,but it was enough to make me want to get away from the smell asap!

anyways,the workout was good,i will be sore tomorrow!
looking forward to finally getting back on track
(come on kids, stay healthy for mamma!)
8-9 weeks left!!!!
gotta get in all the workouts while i can now before Baby E (or T,or C) gets here!!!

what a week!

yeah its been almost a week since i blogged.
lots going on and none of it included gym or running time....
*sigh*
BUT
family first!!
flash back to last week and one little monkey jumped off the big kid trampoline and
ended up fracturing her tibia and fibia:

 2 days later,she went to see an Orthopedic Specialist,and i thought she was going to be casted  (full leg cast, just like this time last year!)

pretty in pink!

However,due to the splint from the ER being too tight,it caused a pressure sore on the top part of her foot,and we would have to wait until the wound healed to be casted.
Fast forward to Monday night:
a certain little monkey wanted the splint off,so she ripped it off. what we found underneath:

(and if your squeamish,look past this!)

"owie!!"

no wonder why she had been screaming almost constantly!!!
a new pressure sore had developed on her heel! oh how my heart cringed!

this totally freaked me out (and infuriated me) and my husband and I were both calling the Ortho and pediatricians office like crazy people until we finally talked to actual person and not a machine. we couldn't be seen at either place immediately,(next day for peds)so we took her to the Wound Care unit at hubs hospital. we got her looked at and given stuff to treat the wounds and then we waited until today to see what the Ortho had to say.
(and its been a long 4 days waiting-well 10 days actually. M has been very uncomfortable and just not a happy camper,at ALL)

Good news is that the fracture was not displaced any,despite how active M has been in her splint.(yeah,it has been HARD work keeping a 19month old from being mobile or trying to bear weight!)
Bad news,the wounds have not healed so she cant be put in a cast.
Good news,she could be put in a walking boot to help stabilize the fracture and still limit her mobility. this also helps because we can take this brace off an on for wound cleaning.
Bad news, after 2 weeks,she will probably be put in a full leg cast for further healing.
Good news is that it wont be but a few weeks because babies tens to heal a lot faster than adults.

black is the new pink!?

Hopefully she will be more comfortable now!
she may even be able to walk a bit,as long as pain levels are down...

and now that she is in a boot,and her wounds are covered and i know there is no risk to her bearing some weight on that leg,i can finally take her to the gym with me!

SO, here's hoping for a speedy recovery for M,
and some gym/running time for Mommy!
I SO need a long run now!


Hope all are having a great weekend,TGIF!!!

"did you see that pregnant lady??"

so after yesterdays failed attempt to get out the door running (the baby took a LONG nap and it started to rain)
i couldn't let today's nice weather pass me by without being outside to run.
after her nap,i got the running stroller out and off we went to the battlefield!
4.3 miles of hills.
it.
was.
awesome.
just what i needed!

i started off with the ipod,and then turned it off and just really relaxed and took in the sights and sounds of the nature around me.
the smell of leaves and fresh grass in the warm breeze put a calm inside of me,
and for a moment i felt like"me" again.
i didn't feel pregnant(well,i did but was just not thinking about it)
i didn't feel stress
i was just me,
in my element
enjoying every moment,
every now and then i would look down through the little "sun roof" of the stroller and see my sweet baby girl peeping up at me,grinning from ear to ear...she must have felt my inner peace too!


one thing that cracked me up was overhearing comments from other runners/bikers/dog walkers
"omg.did you see that pregnant lady running????"
"that pregnant girl is running AND pushing the baby in the stroller UPhill"
"is she pregnant and running??"

couldn't help but giggle on that last one...
is it really that rare to see a pregnant woman running hills?
i smiled to myself and thought-if they only knew who they were talking about...
: D

lil M loved the ride,
she was content with her sippie,snacks and binky and enjoyed the sunshine and breeze in her hair!

then it was off to dinner with friends.
our first time out with a couple and their 2 children,both the same age as my older two children and they all play on the same soccer teams.

in our rush to get out the door in time,i forgot to give M her pain meds for her leg.....
oh wow.
after an hour long wait to be seated,M was done.
she was cranky,hungry,tired and i know she must have been hurting.
she pitched a fit at the restaurant.....
and not the occasional throw something on the floor or fuss for a minute type fit.
this was a screaming fit.
it got to the point where we had to box up our dinner as soon as it arrived (30 minutes after we ordered) and leave.
i felt so embarrassed,as i have never dealt with this type of issue from any of my children.
i didn't know how to handle it.
i know she was acting out partly because she was hurting.she doesn't understand why she hurts and why she cant walk,so i didn't discipline her.

poor baby girl! an hour later,after medicine, she was feeling better.
i hope she sleeps good tonight and i hope i never have to deal with her acting that out of control in a public place ever again!!

Happy St.Patricks Day!
Be safe and have a great weekend!

I can't believe i ate the whole thing!!!!

28wk belly pics.....

that volleyball sure tasted good!

28 weeks with Baby #4

  

28 weeks with M (baby #3)

pooching my belly out!!!

almost embarrassed to be posting pics at this point,but i know this will give me a GREAT reference point for when i start competing again!
i feel like i cant get any bigger,but i know i will.....
i really do have to laugh to keep from crying at how fast my body is changing!!
i remind myself everyday that i'm not fat,i'm just pregnant!!!
have i mentioned how hard it is mentally,to go straight from "show shape" to pregnant shape???

cant believe the 3rd trimester is here already!
and cant believe how different i am carrying this pregnancy compared to the last!
*sigh*

i am really feeling pregnant these days,
crazy heart burn-ALL DAY
low back pain
a very rapidly growing belly, butt and thighs........
 did i really *forget* about all of this???

yup! just long enough to get pregnant again,hahahahaha!!!

BUT all of the pesky symptoms that come along with pregnancy are so worth it in the end!!!
a very small price to pay for a healthy baby!!

in other news,i had the glucose screening today-will know next week if i passed. pretty sure i did.
not sure when i can be in the gym again. i would feel better if i waited to take M with me until she has that full leg cast on. i don't feel comfortable taking her in just a splint on her leg,knowing she has that wound underneath...and also knowing she will be trying to walk when she isn't supposed to!

since i cant continue the good workout streak i was on,
it looks like its on to plan B!

after she wakes up from her nap,i'm going to attempt to take M running with me around the neighborhood,or maybe we will go to the battlefield to run.there are lots of hills there!
 this should give me a good hour or more to get in cardio before i have to get the older kiddos from school!
 and this weekend i can sneak in gym time bc hubs wont be at work-
next week i can probably run outdoors and do workouts at home
and then NEXT weekend normal gym time will resume!!!

10 weeks and counting until D-day!
(ok so its 12 weeks,but i am praying know i will have the baby by 38wks!)

TGIF!

here we go again!!

wow,a crazy week so far!!!!
i did manage to get in a workout on Tuesday but after that....thats when the mayhem started
lets start with the good:
workout time!
3x15
seated row
lat pull down
straight arm lat pull downs
reverse flys
mofo's
21's
hammer curls
20 min on stair stepper. oh holy wow,talk about feeling out of shape!!!lol!!!

anyways the day went by like usual but when i was getting my middle daughter ready for soccer practice,i heard a cry no mother ever wants to hear. my husband came rushing in from outside (he had taken the baby outside while i was getting A ready) and lil M was hurt. she had fallen off the big trampoline!
so it was a mad dash to do a quick glance over to check for broken bones,assess her situation,and what led us to take M to the ER was her inability to bear weight and walk.

so 4.5hours later.......

yup,fractured tibial and fibula! due to swelling,she was put in a splint and was supposed to be put in a full leg cast today,when swelling was down...

when we got the news of the fracture,it felt like dejavu.......
rewind to 11 months ago---

 poor baby girl!!!
and like i mentioned,today,she was supposed to get that full leg cast-
well went then Ortho took the splint off,she had a large ulceration on her foot and ankle (thanks to her being splinted too tight!!!!) that would explain her screaming her head off for the past 2 days and not sleeping well despite pain meds!!!
 He wanted to wait for her wound to heal before being casted.
which wont be until next Friday.
*sigh*

it is what is its.
i couldn't help but be upset when i saw her foot/ankle. i know things happen,but still,this is MY baby,and i hate it she is hurting so bad with that type of wound on top of a fracture! now granted,its not an open,weeping sore so that helps. but i can only imagine how badly this hurts.
she did get a new splint,one that is much looser around her wound and still provides support.
now trying to keep her from trying to walk???
ummmmmm,she has already been trying and cant do it. she is trying to crawl  instead.

ok enough with the vent,
time to get my son off to soccer practice and hope no one else decides to get hurt!!!
no telling when i can get in the gym again but will try to take advantage of the weather and take the baby running with me?

belly pics coming soon! i am really growing now!
Happy Thursday yall!

workout and baby Cunningham

yesterdays workout went good!
4 miles on elliptical
then 4x15 each
cable crossovers
reverse pressdowns
pressdowns
DB overhead extensions
incline DB Fly
dips
seated chest press
3x10 pushups (will have to modify these soon-my belly is almost too big!)

and today i had a 3D sneak peak of Baby Cunningham!

So weird looking at a little face that is inside my belly-
it is both amazing and creepy at the same time!
We had the opportunity to find out the gender of this baby,
it was so tempting!!!!
but we held to our decision to still keep the gender a surprise!!

:D
here's hoping for a good week of workouts and a good week for getting the new house unpacked and organized!

Happy Monday!

the (mis)adventures of moving! and other stuff

gah! ive been gone a while,i know!
little did i know how complicated moving would be,
(how about not closing on the day we were supposed to, not being able to hire a cleaning service,running out of packing boxes,moving in the pouring rain, which my husband moved everything by himself. EVERYTHING. sure i packed all the boxes,and even rednecked it with black bags and packing tape,as seen below:

but my big strong man of a husband became superman with super human strength and moved everything.
and since the new place has all hardwood floors through out the entire place-there was no scooting furniture across the floor,so he physically lifted everything UP and put it down so as not to scratch the floors

and then the camera broke so no more pics until i get a new one,lol!
anyways,after we got everything in the house,
little did i know the kiddos would come down with a nasty,violent stomach bug the first night in the new place, (yeah,i am just now losing some of my anxiety over this)
little did i know how many boxes of junk we have accumulated over the years...

and there are still boxes everywhere,
still lots of cosmetic work to be done,
the new house is a disorganized mess
but slowly,
one box at at a time,
we are making our new house a home!

the kids love it,the neighborhood is quiet....
its all good!

in other news:
training and the pregnancy...
well i missed almost 3 weeks in the gym on account of the move and the sickies.
i did however manage to get back in the gym yesterday and knocked out a great workout!
i first did 45 minutes on the elliptical with my friend who is competing in 7 weeks.
(and found out about all the figure drama that is going on around our gym!i was shocked,but will save that for another day)
then i got in a leg workout:
4x15
leg press
leg extension
hip abd
hip abd
weighted box step ups
stationary lunges.

it felt GOOD. i have been gone much too long!
hoping i can now get back on track!?

in pregnancy news,
i will be moving in the 3rd trimester in 6 days!
7 months along already!!!
and yes,i still don't feel well at night
i still dont like feeling limited physically,
but in the end,i know every minute will all be worth it!

i am getting excited to think about meeting this sweet little baby in about 10 weeks!
to see who has been kicking me like crazy,and to finally answer the big question...
am i having a boy or a girl?????

anyways,its off to start unpacking more boxes and then make some time for the gym...
belly pictures to be coming soon!
(and yes i laugh to keep from crying these days at how my belly is growing so fast!!)

happy Sunday yall!