more quick, weeknight meals! i hear y'all! shrimp is suuuuper easy and fast to make. you need this yumminess in your life. i normally grill or sauté them, but baking is even easier cause you don't have to constantly stir or even flip them halfway through cooking. this recipe could not be any yummier or quicker to get on the table!
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wanna see something incredible? just go outside! tv off, iPad and phones down (except to take a pic or it didn't happen, haha)
whether you get in a 6 minute or a 60 minute workout a day, they're both better than a 0 minute workout! #AmIRight!? squeeze this puppy in when you can and follow it up with a walk outside if the weather permits.
see the clip here via Instagram; the entire workout is below.
get on the floor and do 12 reps on each leg and make sure you actually SQUEEZE your glute(s) for every single rep.
y'all, we have a lil' girl!!! i'm still not big on pink though and plan to keep the yellow/gray/white color combo going for Kosi's nursery. speaking of yellow, thanks to my girl Dami for hooking us up with this beautiful Solly Baby Wrap!
as parents know, newborns change daily. that's exactly why i'm soaking up these precious moments with each of my babies cause time just continues to fly on by. things won't always be this way. people still ask me if i'll return to the IT field (lol) and i still don't know! God knows i'm right where i desire and need to be right now, though, that's for sure.
only perform this workout if you have been cleared to do so by your doc, mamas! as of this past friday, Dec. 16th, i was given the green light to lift again. however, i'll be on lock down/house arrest for a while cause of breastfeeding (i don't lug my pump around with me if i don't have to) and Kosi can't join me at the gym until she is 3 months old. soooo, home workouts, GO! i'll be filming the entire workout soon and posting to my YT channel, but here's a collage/snippet of our very first one together (even though she slept the entire time ;) ).
sumo squats (turn feet and knees out to side) - 25 reps
fast arm circles forward + calve raises - 1 min
knee ups + overhead press - 1 min
side step squats (R & L) - 12 reps on each side, 24 total
good mornings - 20 reps
outside foot taps (engage your obliques) - 25 reps on ea side
wall pushups - 12 reps
chair squat - 25 reps
reverse fast arm circles + calve raises - 1 min
side leg lifts - 15 reps
runners lunges - 12 on ea side
just one round might be enough for you. listen very carefully to your body and let it guide you! don't overwhelm yourself and do too much too soon. most importantly, enjoy this time with your new little one!
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)
"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!
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!? 
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 ;)
thanks for reading!
if only we all felt this way about cardio, hahaha! 
Chiso had WAY too much fun and was in his own little world on that thing. it's all good cause i was actually able to focus get a fantastic, #staycaytion workout in while the other 2 bears (Sonny & Dego) snoozed, so win-win. about that workout, here it is, Preggos:
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i did 12-15 reps for each exercise, 3 times through. my clients know i looooove me some circuit style training!
Chiso has been playing Just Dance 2015, 2016, & 2017 all summer long and i am now a lover of Teacher by Nick Jonas (background music).
along with your pregnancy body, your mind must change and grow too. pre-pregnancy, we track changes weekly and applaud our progress toward a specific goal weight or body fat percentage. however, while preggo, even after the greatest of workouts, we check the mirror and are still going/growing in "reverse"! that can be difficult to watch and experience, especially the 1st go round. ultimately we are only pregnant for a split second... it's only temporary. i have those, "omg. i will NE-VER get back to where i used to be." moments and days...of course! but DO NOT believe those ran(dumb), hormonal, negative thoughts cause they just aren't true. YOU are entirely up to change YOU-- when the time is right. Lord willing you have plenty of time to get 'in shape' and even compete in shows etc., if that's your thing. sure, i think about competing again all the time...the competitor friends on my timeline keep my desire alive and burning, daily. buuut, that's just not where my focus is right now. if you don't bring your mind along with you on this journey it will be a 10 month uphill battle. believe that, mamas. accept, honor, and be amazed by just what the heck your body is doing right now!!! ENJOY these moments and put your very best foot forward at being as healthy as you can for you and baby. dont shy away from taking pictures either like i did for my 1st pregnancy (in 2011, no IG yet anyway) but embrace this process wholeheartedly and trust that there is always something positive to be taken away from and learned from it. my fertility issues keep me focused and grounded; complaining and worrying about every little temporary, physical change is a waste of energy and time (and a slap in God's face IMO.) crossing that finish line (no matter how you get there) to meet and hold a beautiful baby in your arms is worth every second of this temporary journey
. just a needed reminder!
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