Are you getting fat or just pregnant?

I have been having some awesome meltdowns as of late.  I try to put on a shirt and lo and behold I look like I huge heifer and immediately take that shirt off and go through the same process with another one. By the time I am done, there are 12 clean shirts thrown on the bed, I am in tears, and still don’t have a shirt on.

I went to H&M Mama section to try to get my life in order and buy some clothes that fit me. They had tons of cute things but of course everything was XS and S. That doesn’t even make sense. You are pregnant; no longer can you be considered XS. Jesus H- what does that even mean, XS? Bush-league. Eat a cheeseburger. I did end up finding 3 shirts that were of normal people size and snagged them right up. Don’t judge me if I am only wearing the same stuff in a rotation of 3 days. I’m feeling chubby so let me be. 

15 + 3 weeks

This is such a weird stage to be in. I want to be showing so no one has to guess, but my expanding bod freaks me out! Every Friday I get super excited to take our progress pictures and then I look at week 4 and think, “My boobs were awesome and my stomach was so flat-what the hell was wrong with me?” Some days I feel awesome about my belly, other days I am self-conscious and just want to hide in LJs sweat pants and an over sized tee shirt.

Everything will get better in a few weeks and then there will be no mistaking the fact that there is a kid in there. Per this meme I believe I am leaving fear and working my way into acceptance. Excellent.

Sidenote: the stages Violet Bauregurd and I will cut you, literally made me laugh so hard that water came out of my nose. That is freaking awesome internet-you win. 

Baby J and Momma Stats:

How far along? 16 Weeks- avacado 4-5 inches 4-5 oz

Sleep: I wake up about 2 times a night

Best moment this week: Hanging out in Ohio---I miss my family soooo much!! I really loved watching Clay truck some 8 years olds in football :)

Miss Anything? I really want a subway sandwich

Movement: Certainly more movement this week!! I cant wait for LJ to feel it!!

Workouts: I am happy to be back to my routine now that we are back in NC. I was feeling pretty sluggish without working out in Ohio

Food cravings: Still salt and cheese from a jar

Have you started to show yet: in the midst of did you just gain weight or are you knocked up

Gender prediction: Girl – we find out on Nov 11!!

Happy or Moody most of the time: I have been weirdly not myself lately. 

Looking forward to: NOV 11

Do Great Things

Linds

Maternity Pants or Buffet Jeans

Have you ever immediately woken up and thought “You know, today I NEED to have Jimmy Johns”? I mean, I didn’t even roll out of bed, why on earth am I worried about lunch? I could NOT STOP thinking about how delicious that bread would be in my cake hole. Once I get something in my head I can’t stop and there is a very good chance I will eat it for lunch or dinner. I love food and always have loved food. It’s like a magical window of happy tasting deliciousness has been opened now that I am pregnant. For example, I don’t believe that anyone has ever really tasted milk until they are knocked up. That shit is amazing. Flavors are just amplified and that is pretty dang cool.

Anyway, this leads me to my favorite things. My maternity pants—or as I like to call them, my Buffet Jeans. These miracle clothes have a giant, stretchy panel that goes over my growing belly, up to my boobs, and are just so comfortable. There are no snaps, no zippers, and no waist bands cutting into your spare tire. I don’t get why people don’t wear these all the time! Actually, I do because you feel like you can go to a buffet and eat your face off and not feel the repercussions and the “holy crap if I don’t unbutton my jeans now I am going to die” feeling. Hence the name- Buffet Pants

Smoking hot right?!?

There are even workout Buffet pants!!! Good ol' Levi said one day, "I thought all yoga pants were maternity pants Linds" Yeah no bro. They cut you in the middle and make you want to rip your belly organs out. No bueno. So I did what any good pregnant wife would do and went on a "Harold and Kumar" chase for work out pants. These were harder to find because I am picky about my workout pants. I want thicker fabric and not some see-through-Namaste-legging shit AND the high panel. I actually almost cried when I found them at target since they had been so elusive. So I figured I was warranted to by 3 pairs because they were being discontinued.

I have been rocking these pants since 7 weeks, once my best friend Kaitlin said “Girl, don’t be a super hero-you are in this for 8 more months, get comfy” and comfy I got. I may not even give them up once the kid comes!!

4 weeks vs 15 weeks There is most certainly a baby in there!!

Proof that LJ was on his iphone
during his Bday dinner

Baby J and Momma Stats:

How far along? 15 Weeks- Navel orange 4.5 inches 3 oz

Sleep: I wake up about 2 times a night

Best moment this week: LJs 29th birthday on the 13th, and he got an iphone, like a grown up.

Miss Anything? Brie cheese. And bologna---I don’t even like bologna but I really want some

Movement: I have been feeling tiny tiny taps on my belly, exactly where we always find the heartbeat with the Doppler—it has to be the kid trying to do Morse code to me

Workouts: I am feeling more energized these days so it is easier for me to get to crossfit. I am teaching Cycle and Sculpt this weekend so I have been gearing up for that!!

Food cravings: Still salt and cheese from a jar

Have you started to show yet: in the midst of did you just gain weight or are you knocked up

Gender prediction: Girl – we find out on Nov 11!!

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy but I have had a few out of control moments in the last few weeks

Looking forward to: Finding out the gender & feeling the baby move more!

Do Great Things

Linds

My Last 14 weeks---you know, as a mom!

Although I have not blogged in over a year I figured what the hell, might as well dust off the keyboard right? Here is the last 14 weeks synopsis in my world.

July 30.

“Hey Levi-maybe we should take a few months off this baby making thing. I am in a really great place with my workouts and eating and am actually seeing good changes in my body.”

Aug 1

“Ummm Hey LJ, I think we should check this out so we can see what is brewing all up inside me.” Boom. Big FAT Positive. We are having a baby---as in a child—lineage.from.me. Watch out world because this might get crazy. We haven’t been this excited ever. As everyone says, “The moment you stop trying is when you get pregnant.” ….obviously I was already knocked up on July 30^th but still. IM GOING TO BE A MOM---OF A HUMAN!!!

Aug 9

Tried to floss my teeth and pulled out a filling. At the dentist… “Ohh you're pregnant? You cant have Novocaine unless we have a Dr. note! You will be fine without it because it is a clean break” That’s some bullshit because homegirl put a drill to my face and promptly carved out more of my tooth and made me want to die. Pregnancy is cool.

Aug 12

Ahhh yes a Pig Lab at work.  Around 7am we did our debrief and  went over protocols and plans for the day. Then we walked through OR 1, and then into the pig holding/prep room. NOPE. Nope, nope, nope, no effing way. Pig smell everywhere. Like they just came from the happiest, dirtiest farm in Shitsville. I’m out. I promptly walked through OR two, back to the debrief room and snagged a bottle of hand sanitizer and put it on my hands and under my nose. I bet I used no less than half of the 4 oz bottle under my nose during the 5 hours that we were at the lab.

Aug 16th

SICKKKKY (and it has continued pretty much daily from here on out) Basically, every day I wake up, throw up, towel off the puke sweats, and try to get my life together to go to work. Its pretty great. 

This kid is a tiny muffin of destruction. I feel like I have a hangover from after a freshmen year fraternity party. 

Aug 22^nd

We told levis parents yesterday! They were so happy for us. Here is how it went when we were telling ma and pa novak. Is she not the cutest lady on the face of the planet??

this is the video of her opening her onsie, sorry if you cant see it :( 

Sept 2^nd

It was the big day where we finally were able to meet the tiny!! Holy wow. Dude baby was kicking and punching and being crazy. He had a heartbeat of 180 and looked perfect. I was measuring 9 weeks today, but my calendar says 8w 4 days…obviously I will be having a giant Novak baby. We are so excited that we can’t even deal right now. Even though ultrasounds of other people creep me out, Im still posting my little gummy bear. Deal with it.

Sept 18^th

Things I cannot live without lately:

Frozen ho hos. Yes, I am my father’s daughter.

Tomatos and salt…..just cut up and happy, sometimes I get crazy and add basil.

Chipotle freaking tomato salsa and chips….get out of town with that delish shit.

Super processed cheese wiz right out of the jar, cold, with chips or soft pretzels with loads of salt

Theme??? Salt. Lots of it.

Sept 27^th

Our Announcement--Susie called me and said how do you know 380 people on facebook?? You guys got a lot of likes. LOL like I said, she is the cutest.

Oct 1

First Tri Screening---She is cool. Everything is going well. And we are still on track to have a oversized Novak baby (6 days big).

Throughout all of this I still have been working out when I feel up to it. Everyone at Crossfit RTP have been so awesome about modifying all my workouts!  The only difference right now with Sync is that I cant hold a sprint for as long so I just sit when I need to. 

So there is that. My last 14 weeks. It is still hard to believe that there is a human inside me.We are so excited!!!! Here is a little 4 weeks vs 14 weeks picture action...and its only the beginning!!

Do great things

Linds