Nine years ago, when I was pregnant with my son, I had every expectation of being the chill, relaxed, easy going mom. The mom who had no issues leaving her baby with family, and running out the door, relishing in a few hours of freedom. … Read the rest
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Day In the Life With a 3 Month Old (Working Mom Edition)
This was my first full week back at work. Since I’ve returned, every week has included some holiday time, which has been a really nice way to adjust. However, this was a full week, which was honestly exhausting. We all survived, and I got in my workouts, but it was definitely a challenge. … Read the rest
Nursing Sports Bra Review
As a female athlete, I know one of the most difficult things to find is a good sports bra. Especially if you don’t have a small fortune to invest. Let me just be the first to share the bad news: finding a good sports bra that allows you to nurse a baby is even harder. … Read the rest
Day In The Life With A 2 Month Old
Now that Lila is 2 months old, I feel like we have a somewhat predictable schedule and routine down. Lila has been a pretty easy baby since, well, birth, so it didn’t take long to figure out a routine that works for she and I. … Read the rest
Two Months PostPartum Update
My baby girl is officially two months old, and I am two months postpartum. Time has had a way of moving quickly and slowly simultaneously. I can’t believe how much Lila has grown and changed over the past two months, and I also can’t believe we’ve only had her in our lives for about nine weeks. … Read the rest
Our Birth Story
I’m going to give my disclosure at the beginning; this is going to be a lengthy and honest post. My birth experience was amazing and hard and exhausting and so rewarding. I don’t honestly know how I could synthesize it down to a bite sized chunk. … Read the rest
Unplanned Rest Days
This week was overall pretty great, though I did have to make some adjustments to my planned workouts. I took a rest day on Sunday, and went for a little walk with the boys, and I was feeling great for the first half of the week. … Read the rest
Running Postpartum – How Running Makes Us Stronger Moms
When I looked at my calendar Sunday morning to start planning out my next week, I was surprised to see that Mother’s Day happens to be this weekend. How did I not know it was right around the corner? Well, mom brain probably has a lot to do with it. … Read the rest
The BS of Finding Balance
There aren’t a lot of things that frustrate me more than hearing the question, “how do you balance it all?” It’s a well-meaning question. People are curious how a person fits in running, working, moming, CrossFitting, etc into one day without going insane. … Read the rest
4 Healthy Habits To Keep in 2020
Around this time of year, it’s pretty common to spend some time reflecting on the year behind, and begin some goal setting activities. We all want to focus on some healthy habits to keep in 2020. The topic of New Years resolutions seems to come up in a lot of conversations, naturally. … Read the rest