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say hello to our little 29 week acorn squash-sized baby! i seriously wish i had done this week by week with the boys. heck, i'm in the grocery store often enough to make it happen. they both now know what the heck acorn squash even is plus i love having hands-on fun with learning when food is involved. who doesn't!? so guess what else went down during my 29th week of pregnancy!? Mr. Egwuatu and i celebrated 9 years of marriage together! meeting him on campus at UH back in 2000 happened yesterday. yall hear me? yesterday *sobs uncontrollably* :( anyway, around this time last year we were in Maui frolicking on the beach, but this year we stayed local for a change. not only cause of the current zika threat, but cause of other current financial obligations, a new full-time kindergartener, and because Lord willing, we plan to do it BIG next year for #10 (and take that family Disney vaca before Dego turns 3...CAN NOT WAIT). it's saving season for us. so, we found some local things to do and enjoyed our special day together, just the two of us.

we <gasp> started with a 530am workout, whoop! Sonny joined the #5amWorkoutClub for a day and was front and center for my Barbell Strength class. he is clearly not one of us, haha.

(he was really just taking a quick breather)

facetune-20160925-1515312362 "A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance, and tenacity. The order varies for any given year."

can't argue with that. season after season, we come out stronger, wiser, and closer....only by the grace of God.

happy number 9, ~~Milk Dud~~ Sonny. <3

we took our time, laughed, joked, and enjoyed our lifting session together. no rush whatsoever. usually our boys are in the child center so we have to get it in before the time limit is up and the staff comes to hunt us down! this was needed.

and so was this! Sonny found the cutest, yummiest little cafe for our post-workout breakfast.

then we went home to.....REST! oh and clean up our house before hurricanes Chiso & Dego returned.

matchy, matchy! we dined at Caracol for our anniversary dinner. i have been wanting to try this place since my birthday this past April! i was looking for a nice restaurant back then and one of my Lifetime Fitness class members suggested we go there. weeell, Sonny had already made plans so this occasion was perfect for checking it out. our taste buds were in HEAVEN! YUM!

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i started with an unpictured salad (Lechugita Orejona)
we split the Taquitos Tronadores de Carnitas (top left)
Sonny ordered the biggest hunk of protein on the menu per our waiter (Bistec con Moras)
i finally stepped outside of my box and ordered the scrumptious Callo de Hacha (bottom left)
we split the Piña Rostizada (and coulda used 2 more scoops of ice cream!)

then, it was on to sing and rap our faces off with P. Diddy at his Bad Boy Reunion Tour Concert!!! we don't do concerts often..in fact this was our very first one together! pregnancy narceolpsey didn't take me out and we were literally up and on our feet for most of the performances reminiscing and jamming. great show!

remember this lil' lady!? photogrid_1475369014299 she was born on our anniversary last year and we met her via Skype while in Maui. we are another year older and she is now one. happiest of birthdays, baby Natalie!

basically, September 15th ROCKS ;)

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it's hump daaaay! and heavy leg day. and we hit the gym (wut) together .

sure we can be normal. for what?

why is wednesday referred to as hump day? i heard the reasoning years ago but Googled it anyway to reconfirm as i typed this post:

'Starting around 1965, Wednesday began being referred to as “hump day.” Smack dab in the middle of the traditional work week, arriving at Wednesday symbolizes that we've made it over the hump and the weekend is in sight.'

sounds about right! not working a traditional job since the beginning of 2013 when my IT contract ended has diminished the 'monday blues' and those feelings of always wanting to speed through the week to get to friday and the weekend. i am a WSAHM (working stay at home mom) and being here with my boys has taught me to slow the heck down and live in the now. i look forward to every single day! yeah, entrepreneur life is a scary, huge sacrifice (especially with young kids in the mix) but i would have never, ever gotten the chance to GROW as quickly and as much as i have these past 2 years in every. single. aspect. of the word. each day is a new adventure over here and i am head over heels in love with this temporary journey with my boys (Dego is 9 months already yall, DANG.) now that Sonny is no longer working a traditional job either (this is now week 4) and his schedule allows him to be with me and the boys more often, we have been taking full advantage of this blessing.

the endorphins were flowing after our workout this morning so we made quick vlog! i also included 2 clips of some of exercises we did. we focused on unilateral training (one leg at a time) for most of the exercises instead of both. why? sometimes when you train both arms or legs together, you can cheat by letting your dominant side do the brunt of the work. so, working them one at a time helps you:

create balanced growth and development in both limbs equally
correct size asymmetries
improve general balance
engage smaller muscles like the abductors, gluteus medius, and quadratus lumborum in ways we can't duplicate training two legs at a time.

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here are a few things we dined on today:

i found the Ranch Tuna Creations, woo, hoo! someone mentioned this flavor on Instagram and i had never seen it until the last time i was at Walmart. i like. i didn't add a thing and ate it straight from the packet while out and about today.

i whipped up a snack using my Ninja Blender single serve thingy and Dego loooooves this combo! it's 1 heaping cup of all natural, unsweetened applesauce + 1/2 cup roasted beets (you can do frozen or fresh and even canned if you must) + 4 or 5 strawberries.

i could not stop eating it myself! tasted way better than those prepackaged flavored applesauces in stores. but you knew that already, right!

for my meals 4 and 5 i had quesadillas using La Tortilla Factory light flour tortillas. they were stuffed with spinach, onions, mushrooms, Weber Beer Can Chicken seasoned chicken breast chunks, and Lisanatti almond cheddar cheese.

i folded them in half and cooked them on my griddle for 2-3 min on each side until the cheese started to melt and the tortilla was crispy. no avocados in the house :( but this citrus pineapple Pace Picante sauce sufficed!

now i'm going to lay down, blink, and it will be time for me to get up and go teach my Barbell Strength class. GOODNIGHT!