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Kensie had a very exciting first Saturday at home! Our morning started with some sweet surprise visitors from Jacksonville. 2 of my very best friends showed up with Starbucks for me and cuddles for K! 

Then she cheered on the UCF Knights with her daddy and she’d like to credit herself with the win. 😜

Then she got to spend the rest of the day with her Uncles, Grandma and Grandpa!!! 

Aside from napping in most of her photos today – this little girl is so alert. She loves to look at whoever is holding her and has the most hilarious, stern, “I’m poooping” face. 

She got to rock 2 of her bows today since she made a “post football” outfit change!

And in other breaking news, I love this sweet girl more and more with every single second that passes! 

Kensie went on her first car ride today so we could enjoy the gorgeous weather for a little while! She had a few visitors this afternoon as well. She loves to look at everyone! Other than that, we got to relax and spend some sweet family time together. She gave lots of snuggles…and got milk drunk.

We’ve been limited on our bow selection since a lot of them are too big for her right now, but today’s fit just right!!! 

After Kensie eats her breakfast, she gets burp and snuggle time with daddy. It is one of my favorite things to watch. Chris is such an amazing daddy already and Kensie is so in love with him!! 

On the first day, they both dosed off a little. I was just trying to take a picture of them because I thought it was cute; then, I realized K didn’t fall asleep. Instead she was just laying there staring at her daddy! The two of them together completely melts my heart. 

K passed all her tests and since mommy was feeling great, too, we got the okay to take her home! 

She rocked her big pink bow for discharge day!

Life has been insane the past few weeks with moving and getting ready for Baby K…but we are officially ready!!

I managed to get 2 WODs on video this past week and hopefully they help everyone see how working out while pregnant is not only doable, but also completely safe and can be easily scaled.

The first WOD is one where I happened to get lucky and could still complete both movements RX (as prescribed).  In this video I am 36 weeks and 6 days pregnant. The fact that I can still jump rope freaks some people out. I have zero discomfort when I do low rep amounts of them and if it starts to get uncomfortable, I stop! Like I mentioned in my last post, every body is different and the way you carry your baby can change what you can and cannot do.
The workout was:
10:00 AMRAP (As Many Rounds/Reps as Possible)
30x Double Unders (jump rope where it goes under your feet 2x/jump)
15x Power Snatch (at 55lb for women)

On the opposite end of that spectrum, here is a WOD where I had to scale almost every movement. In this video, I am 37 weeks and 5 days pregnant. The videos are only 5 days apart. This WOD was:
FOR TIME:
5 Rounds of Cindy (5 Pull-ups, 10 Push-Ups, 15 Air Squats)
100x Kettlebell Swings
5 Rounds of Cindy (5 Pull-ups, 10 Push-Ups, 15 Air Squats)

It is painful to engage my core on the rig while trying to do pull-ups (and this weighted vest I am carrying around doesn’t help), so I substituted ring rows for that movement. Push-ups I obviously cannot get my chest to the ground, so I do them on an incline. As for the squat, this was actually the first time I had to scale an air squat. I was feeling a lot of uncomfortable pressure in my lower abdomen when I warmed up my squats yesterday, so I added the box to stop me from going too low and feeling the discomfort. I was able to do the kettlebell swings normally, but didn’t get that part on the video.

Fun fact for any preggos out there: doing air squats during your third trimester (and 1st and 2nd…) strengthens the pelvis, helps push the baby into the correct position and helps open your hips! I am all about anything that is going to make delivering this little girl easier…

I am SO thankful for Kensington’s health, my health, and the fact that I have been able to stay active throughout my pregnancy. I think I might have gone absolutely crazy if I had to stop working out – it has helped with my energy levels, quality of sleep and I was able to continue doing what I love.

Up next: finding out if all the working out I’ve done makes labor a breeze and if Kensie is so used to moving around in the womb that none of the swings/chairs we have are enough to soothe her, haha! Just 16ish days left…Bring on the BOWS!