Baby Pool + Giveaway

Since we have finally reached Week 37 of my pregnancy I think it’s time for a giveaway and a guessing game!

We have created a “Baby Ingalls-Fairweather Baby Pool” survey and it’s your chance to take your best guess as to when Baby Ingalls-Fairweather will be born (date and time), what the sex of the baby will be, the length, the weight and just for fun can you guess the name?

You can answer as many as you want the only required question is your name and e-mail incase you are the winner! The survey will be open until July 7th or until the baby arrives (whichever comes first).  There is only one entry allowed per person.  The possible points earned is listed under each question on the survey. The winner will receive a $15 Amazon gift card and bragging rights of course.

Click here to take survey.

To help you answer the questions consider the following:

  • We do not know the sex of our baby and every week our prediction change
  • We are due July 12, 2012.
  • These are the names we discussed however the names we chose may or may not be on the list

Baby Lindsay Info:

  • Due date: born 7 days early
  • Weight: 8 lbs 3 oz
  • Length: 21 inches
  • Time: 8:53 am

Baby Neil Info:

  • Due date: born 11 days late
  • Weight: 9 lbs 6 oz
  • Length: 21 inches
  • Time: ~ 3 am

Click here to take survey.

I will announce the winner once s/he is born. 

Good Luck and Have Fun! 

{Pregnancy Update} 37 Weeks

2 Comments

How far along are you: 37 Weeks!

How big is the baby:

Your baby is now considered “full term,” even though your due date is three weeks away. If you go into labor now, his lungs will likely be mature enough to fully adjust to life outside the womb. (Some babies need a bit more time, though. So if you’re planning to have a repeat c-section, for example, your practitioner will schedule it for no earlier than 39 weeks unless there’s a medical reason to intervene earlier.)

Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don’t be surprised if your baby’s hair isn’t the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz. (source)

Baby’s Gender: We both are on the fence.

Baby’s Name: We have a name for a boy or a girl.  Choosing a boys name was easy for us and was decided upon months ago but the girls name has been a little more challenging but we finally decided on one.

Weight Gained: 28 lbs

Clothes: Mostly just wearing dresses as they are the most comfortable.

How are you feeling: I am feeling super pregnant. I have been having some strong Braxton Hicks contractions and lots of pelvis/groin pain.

What do you miss: I miss having more clothes to wear. I miss running.

Symptoms: (source)

Cravings: nachos. pasta salad. water. lemonade.

How are you sleeping: Sleeping is going alright this week, however I would say a big part of that is because I have been exhausted.  Monday I worked a 10 hour day and Tuesday a 9 hour day so I have been wiped out by 8pm and have been sleeping pretty well until 3am. Then at 3am I am ready to get up but instead I have been turning Netflix on my phone on and listen/watching Bones.

Workouts: This week I haven’t gotten in my workouts like I usually do because of my crazy work schedule but I did make it to prenatal yoga today.  I also walked a ton of laps around the hotel during our convention so I could get a little activity in and because sitting for too long was just painful.

Things I’m looking forward to: Finishing up work. Meeting our baby!!

For more full term photos head over to our Facebook page (there are some pretty entertaining photos).

In other news:

We launched Naturally Family a few weeks ago

If you haven’t stop over to our family blog, Naturally Family, then head over now and Meet The Family.  This week we have been discussing this my pregnancy ups and downs, creating boundaries in bed (cats in bed), our weekend in snapshots, what we learned from our natural baby care class, babywearing 101 and a so much more.

You can also check us out on  Facebook and Twitter.


CSA Week 1

3 Comments

Today marks the first week of our CSA and I am so excited to show you our goodies and hopefully a few recipes over the next week. This year we decided to do a different CSA, unlike ones in the past where we sign up and get whatever they have to give us that week, we actually get to choose our produce. On Sunday night we can log-in into the CSA website and choose 10 items from the list they provide.

This week we chose to get:

Dino Kale

Red Kale

Green Kale

Rainbow Chard

Collards

Lettuce, but requested cucumbers (more on that below)

Broccoli

Snap Peas

Summer Squash

Zucchini

We had originally requested cucumbers but since it was most likely a popular item we didn’t end up getting our first choice and were given our second choice of more greens- in this case lettuce.  The other great thing about our CSA is that after you make your choices you can purchase additional items (if available).

The plan for our CSA goodies is to saute or roast the zucchini and summer squash, saute the snap peas in a recipe and cook up or juice the greens.

Are you participating in a summer CSA?

 

Posted in:

Recipe Of The Week: Curried Quinoa and Cranberry Salad

1 Comment

Since I am crazy busy with work this week I have invited Mellissa from A Fit and Spicy Life to share one of her recipes.  Enjoy!

Curried Quinoa and Cranberry Salad

Ingredients (Serves 4)

For the Salad

  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup vegetable broth
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup slivered almonds
  • Salt/Pepper

Dressing

  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons agave nectar
  • 1 tbsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard

Instructions

  • Bring the quinoa, broth, and water to a bowl. Add quinoa and cook for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
  • In a small bowl whisk together orange juice, lemon juice, olive, oil, mustard, agave and curry powder.
  • Place cooled quinoa and dressing in a large bowl, top with cranberries and almonds.
  • Season with salt and pepper. Chill for a few hours until cold. Enjoy!

Mellissa is a 30 something girl living in Minneapolis who lives fitness, food, travel and wine. She creates healthy recipes and tries to share her love of food with friends and family 

Prenatal Fitness: Making A Splash

1 Comment

Almost all of my prenatal fitness has revolved around walking, prenatal yoga and Summer Sanders’ workout videos, that is until I finally found swimming. Back at the end of May, Neil and I went to get anniversary massages at a spa which allowed us full access to their facilities including their pool. Since we had the entire day I decided that I should pick up a pregnancy friendly bathing suit since all of pre-pregnancy ones were much too small. I didn’t want to spend a ton of money so I ended up buying one for $20 from Old Navy (non-maternity). It’s a bit big in the chest and the bottom due to the the need for it to fit around my giant baby belly but it works.

After our massages we took advantage of the pool and it was glorious! We did lap after lap sometimes jogging from end to end and other times swimming and it felt amazing. Being in the water really relieved the pressure on my hips and legs and I still got in a great workout. It felt so great that I couldn’t wait to go swimming again. Since then we have only had access to outdoor pools and the lake but have made an effort to get out and enjoy both when the weather and time allows.

We are so lucky that Neil’s work has an arrangement with a local tennis club that has an outdoor pool. We are able to use the pool throughout the week after 5pm and all day on the weekends. We went this past Monday and got a nice swim in. Swimming has easily become my new favorite pregnancy activity. I really recommend that you pregnant ladies get out there and do some swimming this summer because it feels so good and is low impact but a great workout- especially on the arms- you will be carrying around a baby soon so need to strengthen those arms of yours!

What is your favorite workout right now?

Guest Recipe: Green Monster Smoothie

2 Comments

Hi, I’m Alison, a Physical and Massage Therapist, and I write about healthy living, wellness and rehabilitation over at Berry Happy Bodies.  I want to thank Lindsay for letting me guest post today! Lindsay has recently written about her CSA box and using her greens. My husband and I subscribe to one as well. One solution I came up with to utilize all the leafy greens before they take a turn is to make smoothies. When I add a frozen banana it actually satisfies my sweet tooth as well. Win! Here is one of my favorite summer smoothie recipes.

 

Green Monster Smoothie


Serves 2
Ingredients

  • 1 frozen banana
  • ½ cup chopped pineapple
  • 1 Tsp shredded coconut
  • 2 dates without pit***
  • ½ cup spinach or other leafy green
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 1 scoop vanilla protein powder (Vega is good for vegans)
  • ¼ Tsp coconut extract
  • ¼ Tsp coconut extract
  • Stevia to taste
  • 6-8 ice cubes

Place in a blender and whirl away.
*** I usually soak my dates overnight in water. But, I have made this without the presoak, the dates are just not as sweet.

Stop by Berry Happy Bodies for more recipes and healthy living tips!