Working Out While Pregnant

I know that one of the best ways to have a good labor is to be in shape.  While I'm not quite in the shape I wanted to be when I got pregnant, I'm making the best of it.  I didn't work out at all in the first trimester, but starting January 1, I've been at it at least three times a week. 

In the mornings,  I use the Walk Away the Pounds videos:

 The first DVD I got when I was in college almost 10 years ago.  They still work just fine, but I've seen each version (1 mile, 2 miles, and 3 miles) a million times.

The second I bought last week because I was so bored with the first.  The videos weren't quite fulfilling all of my needs, so I went on a search through netflix and found Crunch's Yoga Mama video:

Right now, my exercise plan is 2-3 miles in the morning before work, and yoga in the evenings when *B* is at school.  While I may not be the sleekest pregnant woman out there, I'm determined to have enough stamina to get through my child's birth.  I just hope that it's not too little, too late.

Happy Birthday, Nephew!

Our nephew turned 3 today!  He's absolutely obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine and the movie Cars.  My mom had bought me a Lightning McQueen cake pan in advance of the celebration, and I tried my hand at making it this weekend.  Not bad if I say so myself!

I had to use a whole pot of red food coloring for the icing to turn out an actual red color.  Because there was so much, it stained everything!  This is *B*'s hand, which is usually the palest white, after doing the dishes:

 

All of our tongues turned bright pink, and our nephew had red all over his chin from the festivities.  Paired with the two black eyes he had from running into a cabinet in one instance and falling off a step in another, he looked like he was wearing clown makeup.

Happy birthday, nephew!