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Pregnant and Counting…

by Kelly Crawford

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How much longer now?!

You know you’re pregnant when:

  • You wouldn’t bend over to pick up less than $5.00 off the floor.
  • You consider launching a protest at the Wal-Marts that do not have maternity parking, but obviously picketing would be much harder than walking the extra steps.
  • Regarding parking spaces:  you find yourself praying for a close one–and if you didn’t have this ravenous appetite, you would have considered fasting over it.
  • You cry because your husband “doesn’t understand you”  (read:  he came home without a gallon of ice cream.)
  • You think your feet are swollen, but you have no proof because you can’t see them.
  • You thought taking a bath was a great idea…until you tried to get out of the bath tub.

Do you have a line?  I need humor.

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45 comments

Rebekah July 5, 2009 - 8:20 pm

. . .when you feel like you are standing in 2 counties at once!

I LOVE being pg, but (almost) 2 weeks pp feels really good! (Kelly, I just posted his pics on my blog. Come see!)

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Mrs W July 5, 2009 - 8:37 pm

Yep I know the feeling!

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Lisa M. July 5, 2009 - 8:41 pm

…when you no longer feel embarrassed to use the motor cart at Wal-Mart.

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Anita July 5, 2009 - 8:48 pm

…you have to sit up before rolling over.

…you start asking others to go pee for you.

…you wake up thinking “not last night, maybe today” and go to sleep thinking “not today, maybe tonight.”

…your praying for pain.

I’ve been reading for a few months, but your quest for humour has brought me out.

We’re 11 weeks into baby #5. Looking forward to the tummy to settle down and the kicking to start.

I had the first two with an epi and the last two without. The deliveries without drugs were so much faster (17 to 20 hours faster) and…better.

BTW, it looks like you’ve dropped! (Might be the camra angle.)

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Ann July 5, 2009 - 9:04 pm

You know you’re pregnant when….

You have to stand side on to use the ATM machine

You ask little old ladies to pick up items on the bottom shelves at the supermarket

The automatic sliding doors at the store open before you have even come close to the entrance

Your toddler goes up to men with ‘beer bellies’, points and says ‘Baby in there!’

This last one actually happened to me , I don’t know who was more embarrassed… me or the rather big bellied man, hopefully it inspired him to go on a diet!

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Kim M July 5, 2009 - 9:13 pm

Bless your heart… I remember those days

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Kellie July 5, 2009 - 9:18 pm

My friend, who is also due this month recently posted this on her blog– http://jonathanandkaethe.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-to-talk-to-pregnant-woman-courtesy.html

Will be praying for a safe (and quick) delivery for you and a healthy baby.

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KB July 5, 2009 - 9:21 pm

You really, really want a huge cheeseburger with all the works with a side of a thick creamy milkshake,
But because all of your internal organs are smushed into unusual places there really isn’t any space to hold much more than eight ounces of orange juice…
But your brain is in such a mushed state you go for it anyway…
(I guess I’m telling on myself)

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Word Warrior July 5, 2009 - 9:45 pm

Anita,

***
…your praying for pain***

Lol! Isn’t that one true!

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kate July 5, 2009 - 9:53 pm

When you have to wake up your husband to help you roll over in bed.

When you subject yourself to things you never thought you would, In hope of trying to inflict the worst pain you can imagine. (i.e. walking 8 laps around the giant mall of america while 2 days overdue, with your hips in agony and your feet swollen…because you just want to be in labor…)

You start to wonder if you should get the baby house warming gifts, because its obvious he has taken up permanent residency.

Your ribs feels like a xylophone.

You feel a sneeze coming on and assume the ‘position’ so that your ligaments don’t cause a terrible amount of pain.

You are accustomed to the stares you get because you are wearing flip flops in the dead of winter, with no jacket, because, well your feet are swollen and you feel HOT.

doing dishes becomes a sport, because you cannot get close enough to the sink.

People mistake your new baby bump for leftover weight from the previous pregnancy, because surely she isn’t pregnant again. (has more to do with closely spaced children)

When you find yourself no longer able to submerge your entire body in the bathwater, so decide to wet a hand towel and place over your stomach so it won’t get cold.

I could go on…lol, but I will spare you my bad jokes 😀

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kate July 5, 2009 - 11:08 pm

comments are being funny…

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Kelly L July 5, 2009 - 11:19 pm

You look sooo cute pregnant!
Mine was :
When you repeatedly jump off the bottom step of your stairs and keep yelling “It’s time to come out!!”
Don’t try it-it didn’t work. 🙁 And my husband questioned my ability to parent. ;}

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Heather July 5, 2009 - 11:24 pm

I feel for you. Toward the end of my last preg, I remember crawling up our stairs a couple times because of hip and back pain.
And getting stuck on the floor after building block stairs with my toddler.
And hoping my bladder wouldn’t betray me as I shuffled my way to the bathroom at midnight…

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Heather July 5, 2009 - 11:28 pm

I agree with Kelly L.
And you don’t look “huge” to me.

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Lucy T July 6, 2009 - 12:41 am

Kelly,
just try to enjoy it.My last pregnancy ended 5 weeks before my due date.You never know when or if you’ll be in this place/stage of life again.I am remembering you and your baby in my prayers.

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Lisa M. July 6, 2009 - 2:48 am

…when you decide to wear protection in case you cough or sneeze.

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Lisa in ND July 6, 2009 - 7:22 am

when there’s one pair of shoes left that fits (either flip-flops or sandals

when you dread going to places where people are going to say “Are you STILL pregnant?”

when you see ladies in cute summer outfits and sandals, you look down at your huge belly and swollen legs and want to cry (OK, this was me 3 summers ago, when I had a late June baby)

when you know where every bathroom is in every store in town

You look great Kelly! Looking forward to the live birth blog from your friend! Hope it’s soon. 🙂

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Quinn July 6, 2009 - 8:17 am

You wouldn’t bend over to pick up $5, but having become quite adept at picking things up with your toes, you snag it that way and end up with a charley horse.

I’m getting so excited for you! You look fantastic although I know you don’t feel that way. Praying the Lord would continue to sustain you through the next few emotionally turbulent days.

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Dani July 6, 2009 - 8:44 am

So true and I can totally feel you. I have 6 weeks until my due date. I hope your little one comes soon, like today 🙂

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Word Warrior July 6, 2009 - 8:49 am

These have been so fun to read!!!

Would you believe I’ve been up since 2 am, with contractions, thinking I was in labor–bags by the door, shower–the works. THEN, everything stopped. Does it get more frustrating? Now trying to have a “normal” day, whatever that is 😉

Praying for labor to start again. Drinking red raspberry tea and black cohosh.

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Mrs W July 6, 2009 - 8:54 am

Me too…with the contractions that is, but not thinking or hoping I’m in labour yet lol.

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Michelle July 6, 2009 - 9:51 am

I don’t have a line, but your post reminded me to let you know that those automatic wheelchairs at Walmart were invaluable when I was 9+ mo pregnant with Desi – It hurt to stand in one place for any length of time – I had to keep moving…but my husband is one that likes to stand there, compare prices, and write down the price of the item before moving on to the next thing…
I used the chair – saved me alot of knee pain. Takes a bit to learn to drive it though – I had near accidents with 2 carts and almost knocked over a display because my steering was slightly “off” LOL

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Michelle July 6, 2009 - 9:52 am

By the way, you look absolutely beautiful! I always felt prettiest when I had a big ole huge pregnant belly : )

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Mrs W July 6, 2009 - 10:11 am

Yes! I love the electric carts at Walmart. It’s sad that when I get to 8.5 – 9 months, I won’t shop anywhere that doesn’t have them lol.

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Mrs W July 6, 2009 - 10:14 am

By the way, our one and only car is in the shop, and I’m craving Taco Bell, we don’t have public transport in this city and Taco Bell is not within walking distance. I need Taco Bell!

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Annette July 6, 2009 - 11:16 am

contractions, huh? That’s exciting…maybe you’ll go very soon then.

One thing that frustrates me is when I lean over to pick something up and have to bounce back down about 3-4 times until I actually have a hold of it and can pick it up. argh

You look great. Hang in there, we’re all rooting for ya!

love,
Annette

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Kelly July 6, 2009 - 11:39 am

You know you’re pregnant when you decide to scrub the kitchen floor on hand and knees, braless, because you heard that the stimulation could start labor. I was 5 days overdue, tried this and was in labor 1/2 hour after the floor was done!!

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BettySue July 6, 2009 - 4:17 pm

You know you’re prego when…

You don’t need a tray to eat in front of the TV.

You don’t make plans for next week hoping you have to rest up with your new baby.

You decide which car to ride in on how easy it is to fall out of (I alwasy pick the van ’cause I can end up on my feet. Sedans leave me on my hands and knees).

We’ll be praying for you.

(Mom to eight)

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Becca July 6, 2009 - 4:45 pm

You need to practice the art of picking up stuff with your two first toes! 😉 A penny saved is a penny earned. LoL

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Linnie July 7, 2009 - 12:09 am

You know you are pregnant, when you can balance your cup of tea on your tummy and it makes your little ones laugh.
I am 11 weeks pregnant with #8, looking forward to my tummy with mixed emotions, almost like a love-hate relationship?
Your blog is so refreshing, full of Godly truths in a perverse generation!
Praying for you for quick birth and healthy mommy and baby.
Lots of love

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Heather July 7, 2009 - 1:42 pm

Fun with a pregnant belly:

When baby is active place something (like a bottle of lotion) on top and entertain the elder siblings with how baby can make it “dance”. My kids loved that, for some reason, and it only works during the last month or so, when baby has run out of room.

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Mrs W July 7, 2009 - 1:47 pm

I am going to be posting a picture of my belly on my blog today, in case you want to see an even fatter pregnant belly, Mrs Kelly.

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Jacque Dixon July 7, 2009 - 6:43 pm

I am at 21 weeks, and I think you look great!

You know you are pregnant when:
You post a picture of yourself that you would not post otherwise?
😛

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Jessica in Peru July 8, 2009 - 2:40 pm

You know you are pregnant when:

You have to put vaseline on your thighs to keep the fat from rubbing together and chaffing! 🙂

Oh wait, maybe that’s just me! LOL!

Hope your baby comes soon! It’s fun to check in everyday to see if he/she is here. I’m 28 weeks! Hope to be in your position soon!

Jess in Peru

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Jessica in Peru July 8, 2009 - 2:41 pm

You know you are pregnant when:

You have to put vaseline on your inner thighs to keep the fat from rubbing together and chaffing! 🙂

Oh wait, maybe that’s just me! LOL!

Hope your baby comes soon! It’s fun to check in everyday to see if he/she is here. I’m 28 weeks! Hope to be in your position soon!

Jess in Peru

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YCW July 8, 2009 - 7:39 pm

Jess in Peru, that sounds genius. I must share an equally brilliant tip: No one will know if you are wearing shorts as underwear.

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You know you’re pregnant when you understand why the women in the Metamucil ads are so happy and dancing!

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Carry your hips back up slowly and squeeze the
muscular tissues at the top of the motion. You can maintain weights or a weighted bag in your hips to
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whereas doing a balancing act, you ought to use dumbbells instead.
They are simpler to let go of if you find yourself losing steadiness or are drained after your set.

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lower portion of the glutes, just below the gluteal
fold.
With constant weight-training exercises designed to build muscle, you will notice significant growth within the measurement of your glutes.
However bulking up your derriere takes extra than simply doing supersets of lunges, squats and deadlifts.

Much just like the aforementioned machine hip abduction exercise, this train targets the hip abductors and extra importantly, the gluteus medius and gluteus
minimus of the upper buttocks. As A End Result Of dynamic
motion is getting used, this may also improve
general stability and steadiness while also partaking the core.

That stated, older research means that cardio exercise—like strolling, running, or cycling—can construct muscle in older adults
and sedentary of us. So, if you’re older or live a more sedentary lifestyle,
strolling may assist build muscle mass—but your greatest guess continues
to be to lift weights for gaining power. “To construct muscle, the human physique have to be repeatedly challenged by increasing resistance and/or quantity of train, which is named progressive overload,” Horan says.
Strolling alone doesn’t provide enough resistance to induce muscle hypertrophy (an improve in muscle
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The gluteus medius is lesser identified in comparison with the gluteus maximus however performs an equally necessary position in movement.
The gluteus maximus, the most important among the trio of gluteal
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One of the primary issues you have to do after figuring out that your
glute muscle has been strained is to determine just how dangerous it’s if potential.
It’s a standard muscle to pressure or injury because you use it constantly
in athletic activities. Because this workout calls for large
actions for each the hamstrings and glutes,
I suggest working at not more than seventy five p.c of your one-rep max.
The upper/lower body cut up is a well-liked training protocol, while
some select to isolate their quad and hamstring workouts.
Lots of girls have gone booty-crazy and do full glute-only exercises.

The hip thrust is a high quality train to focus on the glute max, and introducing a band lets you goal the
glute medius and minimus too. As you push out against the
band, you will name upon the side glutes to contract to externally rotate the hips.

This pushing towards the band throughout the range of motion will get the aspect glutes
on fireplace, helping to promote aspect glute growth. Some of the
most effective exercises to train the higher
glutes additionally work other muscular tissues within the lower physique, together with the quadriceps and hamstrings.
Clamshells and fireplace hydrants are two glorious glute isolation workout routines that
could be accomplished with body weight or with added resistance.
We suggest including a band to these exercises to work the muscular tissues more to build power and muscle.
We grouped these workouts together as they concentrate on exterior hip rotation and are
nice for isolating the glutes.
This is the overall recommendation for any muscle because it capitalizes on the muscle restoration process.
After a workout, it takes 2-3 days for your muscle to completely recuperate.
To develop, your muscles need to interrupt down from stress and then recuperate.

The gluteus maximus begins from the upper part of your hip
bone, as well as the decrease end of your spine.
This includes the sacrum and the coccyx (that’s the very
bottom part of your backbone, typically called the tailbone).
If you do cardio workout routines with glutes, it’ll encourage the area to continue healing.
Really Helpful workouts for this embody doing full squats or
working on an incline. You can even use kinesiology tape over the realm pain whilst you train; listed here are some
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In our testing, sensors had been positioned
on different glute areas, providing knowledge on muscle engagement during
numerous actions. The results have been eye opening and allowed us to pinpoint
the best greatest glute exercises for glute activation. Electromyography
(EMG) testing is a way that measures muscle activation.
The workout routines we’ll discuss have multiple variations, whether
with barbells, dumbbells, or on the Smith machine. We all know that sitting for
prolonged intervals of time can negatively affect our well being — but its function in weakening the muscles in your
behind is a lesser identified concern. That causes a little little bit of a battle
on the joint itself as a result of it knows that we’re attempting to either flex the joint or prolong the
joint. So, you begin to get a little bit of reciprocal inhibition of the glutes
as a result of they can’t do both at the identical time.
From a standing place, let the hip stand up as high as it probably
can, which puts you into a good diploma of hip flexion and glute engagement.
And as you’ll see right here in a second, they’re the perfect complement to what’s
missing in these compound workouts, which is why you need to concentrate on them.

Figuring Out your butt anatomy might help with influencing the appearance of your butt.

One of the largest muscle groups of the lower physique,
the glutes help compound movements like squats and deadlifts.
The gluteus minimus largely works together with the gluteus medius to perform abduction of the leg.
It is also responsible for medial rotation (towards the body middle line) of the thigh.

You can also adjust the peak of the surface you’re using
depending on what muscles you are trying to work. I advocate to
most individuals the next field for the posterior
chain and a decrease field to target the quads extra.
It is the epitome of fitness dedication, not only for its appears but additionally for a way you feel and transfer.

“Because it is such a big muscle, it is best activated via quite so much of workouts that may target it from completely different angles,”
Katie says. The program, created by Sandy Brockman, CPT, consists of three strength-training exercises
that use a barbell and dumbbells, in addition to a bench or box.
You’ll repeat the exercises all through the six weeks, adjusting weight
and reps as you progress. (No barbell? No drawback. Everything can be modified to use only DBs.)
You can also do Sandy’s 7-Minute Body Weight Glute Exercise Video on days when you don’t have any gear
access. Just don’t overlook to add some resistance training for the best probabilities of rising your muscle measurement and
energy. When you do higher glute workouts, whether they’re standing or seated, Roser says
you’ll experience quite a few benefits—not just in the greatest way you are feeling, but
additionally when it comes to your athletic talents.

Once you get began with them, you’ll see that
simply by including a band to this back-and-forth motion,
your glutes might be activated and burning like loopy. This exercise is great for bettering your capacity
to externally rotate your hips, since it puts constant pressure on the muscular tissues
in the glutes responsible for rotation. When you have the hip mobility, power, and adaptability
this train helps improve, almost every decrease body motion, like bending over and picking one thing up, will turn out to be easier and more fluid.
Nutrition performs a big function in adding muscle
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develop your butt.
For glute workouts to be thought-about for my
workouts, they need to goal most, if not all three of the components of the muscle group.
When performed correctly, glute workouts typically work with different muscle groups such as your thighs and core,
strengthening each the muscle and the neuromuscular connection. Whether
you’re into aerobics, yoga, Pilates, weightlifting, or even simple jogging, a well-conditioned set of glutes can enhance your energy, balance,
and endurance during your exercise routine.
Set up mendacity face up along with your back on the floor, knees bent and our ft
up against a wall. You’ll take the leg you’re not going to work and fold it down and underneath
trying to get your shin as close to the wall as you’ll find a way to,
which supplies you more hip flexion. At the top of a Squat in standing position, there isn’t much activation of
the glutes. In a typical Squat, you’ll get activation of
the quads at the bottom of the train. You begin able where the hip is in about one hundred ten levels and you
finish able of about one hundred thirty degrees of resisted hip extension.
Perhaps the only motion by which it isn’t the first mover is hip flexion, but
it nonetheless plays a pivotal role in stability throughout this motion. Second,
you want the step-up as a outcome of it is done on one leg, AKA unilaterally.
The apparent assumption is this creates more activation as one
leg is liable for lifting the whole body.
With the weight pushing immediately downward towards your hips, it challenges the glutes in probably the most flattering method.
You Are principally preventing gravity, pushing upward
while the load is bidding you downward. Stepping
into the fitness center, have you ever felt like your jeans are getting tighter within the wrong places?
While all of us dream of that Instagram-worthy booty, it is
an actual bummer when your thighs steal the spotlight.
To develop glutes (not legs), one must craft their workouts with the precision of a sculptor.

We’re not replacing those compound lifts with this train,
we’re complementing them.
Health fanatics typically use the time period underbust to describe this area.
The gluteus maximus is the biggest and most powerful muscle that makes up the anatomy of the glutes.
It makes up a lot of the booty, and growing it
provides several benefits.
You can vary the lunge by performing them with dumbbells instead of a barbell, and you
can even do walking lunges in case your gym is big enough for it.
These problems can spell critical hassle for elements of the body beyond your butt, together with back ache and knee soreness.
However sculpting your bottom doesn’t need to be a strictly aesthetic pursuit.
The fact is, our glute muscular tissues do rather more
than just make us look good in yoga pants. They assist us keep proper posture and
have interaction in actions like working, leaping, and climbing.

You have the potential to load up on the hip thrust, which makes
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one-rep max motion, which it isn’t. With that in thoughts, listed right here are some traps you presumably can fall into when performing this booty builder.
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