Family. Photography. Fitness.

I have been pretty quiet in the fitness department for well.. since I got pregnant. No, I didn't use pregnancy as an excuse to drop my fitness regimen. Due to pregnancy complications, I was medically advised not to. My pregnancy started out with spotting from the get go, the day after my first BETA draw to exact. I ended up at the ER with a threatened miscarriage around 7 weeks. I was put on activity restriction and pelvic rest from 4 weeks to 10 weeks along. I was fully cleared at 10 weeks to resume normal activity.  Heres where the problems come in. Frankly- After everything it took to get pregnant, a pregnancy loss before this and for this pregnancy to start out as a threatened miscarriage I let my fear overcome me. I allowed myself to become paralyzed by fear to attempt resuming normal activity.  While I have managed to maintain my weight and not gained anything yet, I do not feel strong and healthy like I used to.  I miss that feeling. Here I am, sitting at 17 weeks

"Great things never came from comfort zones"-  We are a tad freaked out yet excited to announce..  Adam has accepted a new job position that he has worked years to find and we all know in this day and age when opportunity knocks, you better answer! So, in the coming weeks we will be trading in our flip flops for some cowboy boots as we say farewell to Virginia and start our new journey in the sooner  state of Oklahoma. This bittersweet move has come at a less than desirable time (hello mid pregnancy!  😳 ) but, sometimes you just have to roll with the punches. I am incredibly proud of my husband for working so hard to find such an amazing opportunity for his career and our family. It's hard to say our "see ya laters" to all of our family and friends here. We have spent a lot of time in prayer and research and after much thought we know this is where God is leading us. This is only the beginning! We knew 2016 was going to be our year of change but, we had

How far along ? 17 weeks!  Total weight gain/loss ? Still No gain, no loss! Though I look like I've gained substantially lol the scale hasn't budged. Woot woot!  Stretch marks ? Not yet though expect it to happen eventually.  Sleep ? Sleep has been a little better this week! It could just be because we've been running ourselves crazy lol  Energy ? Has been pretty normal! We hiked over 70 floors up a mountain to a waterfall this week and I felt pretty good doing so! Best moment this week ? Feeling this little fluttering around on a mountain at the waterfall! Miss Anything ? Coffee! I know 1 cup of coffee a day is considered safe during pregnancy but, I am overly cautious and have eliminated it entirely. My husband makes coffee everyday and oh the smell... lol   Movement ? Barely just starting but I'm definitely noticing it more and more! Food cravings ? Oddly enough, for some reason my morning sickness has decided to return so no cravings this wee