30 Weeks and Maternity Pictures!

30 Weeks

Oh my goodness this week was so much fun. My sister got to come and visit and take maternity pictures for me! She did a wonderful job and I highly recommend her,and guess what?! If you mention the coupon code love10  and book your next photo shoot with her you will get $10 off your next session! Paige Photography

I got the cute baby shoes and then like 2 weeks later I found matching ones for me at a completely different store and I knew I just had to get them. I think it's adorable!

This is my "I'm tough, I am making a baby pose" lol 

I didn't take a picture of week 20 but you can compare to my 19 week baby bump here Weeks 18 and 19 and I'm even wearing the same pink shirt lol!

30 Weeks

Oh my goodness you guys!

30 weeks down
10 to go ( or less who knows?! Just hopefully not more)

Weight Gain:  30 pounds. I haven't really gained weight the last couple of weeks but I can tell my stomach is still growing so that is good I think. And I'm starting to feel huge and cannot comprehend how my stomach will keep growing but I know it will. Baby is going to gain  a half a pound a week from here on out and will double or close to triple in size!!! Crazy huh?
Miss Anything?  Knowing what size of clothes fit me. I saw some super cute pants on sale at the store the other day and totally wanted to get them but have no idea what my size is anymore ha ha I resisted the urge to buy them don't worry.
Exercise: Still exercising away. Walking is my go to exercise and I try to get in at least half an hour a day. I usually take between 12000 and 15000 steps a day though, and I know that thanks to my awesome watch pedometer. Still doing resistance training several days a week but belly is definitely getting in the way for some exercises. I can still surprisingly do jump squats though  lol. Shouldn't my legs be super toned since I am carrying an extra 30 pounds around all the time??? I think it should work that way but somehow doesn't. Oh and I still take the stairs at work everyday wahoo. And I'm going to try to keep the goal of going to water aerobics once a week!
Sleep: Still sleeping pretty good but need to go to bed earlier. It's hard in the summer. And it is pretty funny because I sleep with literally like 6 pillows now. Sometimes they fall on the floor and I unintentionally steal Pat's pillows. Sorry hun. Needless to say I just make sure there are about 10 pillows around me before I go to bed.
Happy or Moody most the time? Happy lately
Fun moment from week: Taking maternity pictures with Paige and getting to hang out with her for the day in Logan. Also we got to visit Tooele for Father's day and see our parents and that was super nice. Pat got his first official Father's day gifts this year too. Paige and I made some flowers for my upcoming baby shower.

And in our Lamaze class Pat had to wear the empathy belly ha ha. He was a good sport about it though 

Looking forward to: My baby shower :)

3rd Trimester!

28 Weeks

Okay so it's been a little while since my last blog post.
Yay we are officially in the 3rd Trimester.

I never wear leopard but this shirt is super comfy!

Weight Gain: 30 Pounds now
Miss Anything: Sleeping on my stomach and being comfortable in general :)
Exercise: Pretty good I've been good at walking and still do light weight training. I didn't exercise for like 3 days in a row though and felt crappy and so I definitely worked out the next day and my mood improved and I just felt way better. We are at the point where I can only do girl push ups now lol I think I mentioned that last week? And I think I will be waddling soon when I walk ha ha I am also starting to notice random bouts of fatigue come creeping back. Let it begin again I guess with the fatigue. Do most pregnant women exercise all the way up to 40 weeks or til they deliver???? I am curious to know. My Dr. says I have the green light as long as it is comfortable to do so. So that makes me happy that I can still do most things, with the exception of 99% of ab workouts, and deadlifts are getting a little difficult and I have to cut back on the weight of my dumbbells for arm exercises just because I don't want to strain my back, since my core isn't as strong or stable as it used to be and I am a little front heavy, especially when holding dumbbells lol. I am using 5-8 pound dumbbells for most all my exercises now. However, I can still use my 10 and 15 pound kettlebells for some exercises. I am writing this part mostly so I remember this for the next time I am pregnant btw!
Sleep: I'm starting to have a hard time getting comfortable and falling asleep, but when I am asleep I usually can stay asleep for most of the night. And I love my 4-5 pillows I use and then like half an hour later I don't want them and this cycle goes on all night probably lol. I usually fall asleep surrounded by pillows and wake up with half of them on the floor by the bed.
Happy or Moody most of the time? I think I have been pretty happy this week, but irritated if I am hungry or uncomfortable. I will try to do better at that this week.
Fun moment from this week: The Snocone shops are open yay!! Pat took me to get one the other day and it was delicious!!! I will be there all summer lol. And I went to water aerobics with a prego friend of mine and it was great. It felt so nice to get into the water and have all the extra weight off of my joints, and I could jog in the water lol, I haven't done anything like jogging for awhile so that was nice. Oh and she is moving lots and lots now and I can feel her up in my ribs and on my right side a lot and she likes to kick when I am trying to fall asleep or when I wake up before my alarm but don't want to be awake yet lol.
Craving anything? Fruit!! And anything cold, like milk and smoothies. This was my dinner the other night ha ha a whole plate of fruit!

Looking forward to: My maternity pictures that my sweet sister is going to take and my baby shower that is coming up!!!!

Oh and we got to go camping up Logan Canyon the other week with some great people it was fun. It was the first time I went camping and slept on an air mattress. It was actually really really comfortable I was just freezing!! I was so super cold, probably cuz the cold air that circulated around me cuz the air mattress. Other than that it was great though.

I was 26 weeks I think here

Benefits of Exercise during Pregnancy

So this has been on my mind a lot lately. Before I was pregnant I was always super anxious thinking about whether or not I would be able to keep working out during pregnancy. I am happy to say I have been able to work out my entire pregnancy so far! No restrictions and all clear from my Dr. I am currently at 26 weeks and still going strong. I try to do at least 30 minutes of walking/incline walking, some days 45-60 minutes, and I try to do 30 minutes of light weightlifting/toning exercises 3-5 days a week, BTW the keyword was try, some weeks are better than others for sure. One thing that helps is I tell myself Okay I can exercise for just 10 minutes, then it turns into 15 minutes then 20, then I've reached 30! I know everyone's pregnancy and circumstances are different of course, but I think it makes for a much more enjoyable pregnancy if you continue to exercise during these important weeks of your life and your baby's life! Some of the benefits of working out during  pregnancy I have noticed:

• It helps you drink more water! I always drink more water on days I get a good workout in.
• It improves circulation!
• It helps ease back pain! I definitely notice that my back feels so much better, walking in particular seems to help ease any lower back pain I have experienced. 
• It increases energy! Yes, it really does, try it you will see! On days when I have felt super tired and working out is the last thing I feel like doing, I am always grateful when I do because believe it or not I have more energy during and after my workout than I did before! Of course, you also need to be eating right to have a good source of energy, and I would definitely recommend sticking to light exercise and walking on days when you are feeling really fatigued.
• It helps you sleep better! I always sleep better on the days that I have worked out, and sleep is becoming more and more precious as my pregnancy progresses. 
• It helps avoid excess weight gain during pregnancy. The less you gain the less you have to lose right? As long as you are still in the healthy range of weight gain during pregnancy then why gain more than you have to? I have gained more than I thought I would at this point honestly, however I still feel great and feel like my pregnancy has been as healthy as possible and I am not going to beat myself up about gaining more than I originally thought I would. 
• It's one thing you CAN control during pregnancy :) Hey that's always nice right?

Well that is what I have noticed so far. So all of you soon to be mommas remember this next time you don't feel like working out! So, tomorrow in that case right? ;) Hopefully I can continue to workout and exercise the rest of my pregnancy, we will see how I do when I am 9 months prego in August though! Wish me luck!

3.6 mile trail I try to walk 1-3 times a week! It is gorgeous

What benefits have you noticed from working out while expecting? What were some of your favorite go to exercises? What changes did you make to your workouts while being pregnant in each trimester? I would love to know what you did if you would like to share! :) Have a healthy day :) 

25 Weeks

25 Weeks

Weight Gain: About 27 pounds now
Anything making you queasy or sick? Not that I can think of right now
Miss Anything: Sleeping on my stomach. And this might sound funny but I miss getting in a really good cardio workout where I am like super out of breath and know that I pushed myself.
Exercise: I've been doing great at exercising the last couple of weeks. Walked everyday last week and got 4 or 5 days of toning in with weights. I have had a lot of energy the past week and I am loving it. I can still also do 8 real push ups, but my tummy is like touching the ground now when I go down lol I can still do a lot more exercises than I thought I would be able to do though! And I have been loving all this rain and cooler weather, this prego lady is not ready for the summer heat yet!
Sleep: I have still been sleeping pretty good lately thank goodness. I should go to bed earlier though.
Happy or Moody most the time? I will admit I have probably been more moody lately. Thanks Pat for putting up with me!
Fun moment of week: My parents and sister got to come visit me and Pat on Saturday and we went out to lunch. Baby girl is super active and I can feel her lots now. Also WE HAVE DECIDED ON A NAME!!!! So we wanted a name that kind of went along with my Father's name since it is the first grandchild on my parents side. My father's name is Brian so we  were thinking of names like Breanne, Breanna, Bria etc. We didn't love one though. So we were brainstorming and Paige helped me come up with it actually . . . .Brylianna. It is a little unique but I love it :) Little Brylianna Buhr. :) It is fun to say too, bonus lol.

And we went to Lowe's and here is me in one of my dream kitchens lol. One day. 

DIY Burlap Wreath

I was crafty for once! I decided we needed something that we could hang in our front window that I could leave up year round because I just barely took our Easter decoration down a couple of weeks ago ha ha. So I decided to make a burlap wreath!

It was way easier than I thought it would be however I have to tell you that in all those diy burlap wreath tutorials no one tells you that burlap sheds when you weave it through the wreath! There were tiny little burlap hairs all over my table and the pants I was wearing lol. They do clean up pretty easy though thank goodness.

 So I started weaving but then undid this and started over attaching the solid burlap to the outside ring and the chevron burlap to the inside one and then alternated rows with the different colors. The chevron burlap was also way too thick so I folded it in half because I didn't want to cut it, but it worked.

I had some leftover solid burlap so I weaved it just around the inside and outside of the wreath in places that looked like it needed it.
Then I painted the B in our wedding colors (blue and green). While that dried I took some sparkly green ribbon and just weaved it through  the middle ring. Then I put the letter where I wanted it and ta-da! I quite like it and it is in our wedding colors and I finished it on our Anniversary awww. Now I have a wreath that I can leave up year round and I love it!

This was kind of bad lighting but it was dark by the time I finished and hung it up and I just wanted a picture of it. 

5 Years into Forever

Anniversary

Pat and I have been married for 5 whole years now, wow time really flies! It has been wonderful, fun, hard, joyful, and adventurous. We take turns every year who plans our Anniversary and this year it was my turn. Since we went to Hawaii last month we just celebrated by going out to dinner and I booked us a room at the Anniversary Inn here in Logan. 

I tried to confuse Pat as to where we were going by making him shut his eyes while we drove to the Anniversary Inn and I even drove all the way around the round a bout and turned into a parking lot and made a lot of turns but he still knew where we were. Darn his good sense of direction lol. Oh well. We had a very nice evening together. Our room was awesome, it was the Biker's Roadhouse. It had a motorcycle in the room, a pool, table, a pinball machine, a jetted tub, and we had cheesecake, popcorn and chips and salsa waiting for us. Pat even got the 2nd highest score on the pinball machine! 

I am so grateful that I found such a wonderful man to be mine and that we could be married and sealed together in the temple and that we never had to hear the words "til death do us part". Most people don't ever want good things to come to an end ( In my opinion that is because we are made for eternity.)  and I definitely think marriage and relationships are some of those good things. I am grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ and that we have the opportunity for families to be together forever. I am especially grateful for that now that we have a cute little girl on the way that will be joining our family soon. 

Here's a great video explaining how forever families are possible. 

https://www.lds.org/pages/families-can-be-together-forever?lang=eng

At our wedding breakfast

Some of the pictures were super blurry, it was kinda dark lighting too. Oh well 

Hey look I'm driving!

Pat actually go the second and eighth highest score. I'm so proud. He accidentally entered his initials in wrong though ha ha. Can you see the cute little motorcycle in the pinball machine?

They had these cute little motorcycle lamps that engines revved when you turned the lamp on

Our souvenir mugs :) 

Nom nom nom

I loved the cute folded towels

Mmmm breakfast!

And here is my bump picture for this week :)

The following morning I wanted to at least walk around the Logan temple, but it was raining so we didn't stay very long. We need to come back and do sealings soon!

We also looked at a baby store and had fun looking at cribs and strollers and awesome huge ridiculously priced stuffed animals ha ha

I thought this giraffe was absolutely adorable and I wanted to buy it, but it was like a hundred and sixty dollars ha ha

Pat liked this Bear

1st Year Anniversary we went to Ouray Colorado

2nd Year Anniversary I think we just bought a pizza because that is what sounded good to both of us . We actually don't have any pictures lol We actually had a hard year that year too and didn't have a lot of money.

3rd Year Anniversary we really wanted to celebrate and we went on a cruise to the Carribbean. It was a blast!

4th Year Anniversary Pat took me to a really nice Resort in Park City :)

And here is this year. Pat and I miss on going on motorcycle rides together so this was the best we could do this year because I won't ride the motorcycle while being pregnant. And wow this really makes me realize how much weight I have gained lol, but it is for a good cause :) 

Love you Pat I look forward to the many years and memories ahead of us!