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My Experiences (So Far) with Running While Pregnant

My Experiences (So Far) with Running While Pregnant

Before I got pregnant with Lavinia I wondered how I would handle being pregnant and not being entirely on control of when/how/how much exercises I could do. I was so used to being in a constant state of training for something that it was hard 

2018 FAMILY GOALS: CHECK IN #2

2018 FAMILY GOALS: CHECK IN #2

Happy Friday, it’s the weekend! I’m trying really hard not to think about the fact that it’s my second-to-last weekend before the cross country kicks off and all of my weekends are taken up with work, meets and travel for a few months. We have 

10 Most Viewed Posts From The Past Year

10 Most Viewed Posts From The Past Year

The other day I was poking around my blog analytics and decided to look into which posts have been the most popular in the past year (determined by pageviews). Some were obvious to me but there was at least one that I was shocked to 

Baby Floris #2: Weeks 15 + 16 and It’s a…

Baby Floris #2: Weeks 15 + 16 and It’s a…

Before I dive into the pregnancy update we have some exciting news to share… Baby Floris is a GIRL! We are so excited that Lavinia is going to have a sister and to add another sweet, little girl to our family! I was in complete 

Gender Myths for Baby #2

Gender Myths for Baby #2

Tomorrow Henri, Lavinia and I get to find out if Baby Floris #2 is a boy or a girl! We are so excited to learn a little bit more about the new person joining our family in January. I thought that before we learn girl 

Amsterdam Travel Diary

Amsterdam Travel Diary

Hallo! As you probably know Henri and I spent the week of our anniversary in Amsterdam celebrating 5 years of marriage. This is a trip that we’ve been wanting to make for years and are so glad that we finally made happen. Henri’s grandpa grew 

Last Week’s Meal Plan… & What We Actually Ate

Last Week’s Meal Plan… & What We Actually Ate

We aren’t big on meal prep in our house (Henri doesn’t love leftovers or eating food that was made a few days before) but I do really try to plan out our menu for the week. This helps me stick to my grocery list, stay 

Lavinia Grace: 24 MONTH UPDATE

Lavinia Grace: 24 MONTH UPDATE

Yesterday, our little girl turned 2! It seems like just yesterday she was this tiny 6lb 14oz munchkin. In celebration of Lavinia’s birthday I thought I would share a little 24 month update today. Henri and I continue to say that each new age is 

Navigating Peaks & Valleys in Our Running

Navigating Peaks & Valleys in Our Running

I’ve been running for 16 years now and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, this sport comes with a lot of ups and downs. This has been on my mind for months because coming off of my success at CIM last fall I had big 

Baby Floris #2: Weeks 13 + 14

Baby Floris #2: Weeks 13 + 14

Happy Monday!  We are officially 14 weeks into this pregnancy which is crazy to me. It really is flying by, I’m already starting to wonder how we’ll get everything done with the house that we want to before baby gets here. After Henri and his