Work It Out

Well this week I have FINALLY been able to start the excercise classes with TLC Fitness that I have been so looking forward to! Last night I went to a yoga class while Dave stayed home with Luke. This was a GREAT class and I think it will really help me prepare for a positive hypnobirthing experience. It is a great way to focus on your breathing to help you relax and untense your body and muscles as your doing yoga stretches and positions. This is exactly what one needs to do in labor (minus the yoga positioning of course) and especially in hypnobirthing, which is a method of helping you train your mind to be positive while breathing and relaxing your whole body. After only five minutes of the class I realized how helpful this was going to be when the baby is ready to be born. And not only that but it will help me stay fit and healthy for the last half of my pregnancy. Can't beat that! The class is specifically geared for pregnant moms so all the excercises are safe and effective and the classes are kept small for better individual focus on what your doing and if your doing it right. I am so glad I found this class! Thanks Denise for recommending it!



In addition to the yoga class TLC Fitness also offers an excercise class for expecting and new moms. Again the classes are kept small for more individual attention and the excercises are safe and effective! I was a little hesitant and skeptical of trying this class out because it meets in the mornings and that means taking Luke with me. This has NEVER worked in the past. I used to have a gym membership that I used frequently before Luke was born. Once he was born I was hoping to get back into my regular visits, but I didn't like having to leave Luke in the play area because I knew he would be scared and upset and I didn't think it fair to put him through that so I ended up cancelling the membership hoping to achieve my fitness goals on my own at home. Luckily these classes are held in a small building and the layout is such that the play area for the kids is a room connected to the class room by a glass wall separating the rooms so the kids can see us and vice versa. Also, because it is Mama and Me class (meaning the new moms bring the babies and incorporate them into their workout) it is no big deal for Luke to go back and forth from the play room into the class if he wants to be near me while the class is in progress. In fact, Terri, the instructor, has a 10 month old daughter of her own who she brings to class so it doesn't get any more kid friendly than that. I couldn't have been happier AGAIN!



The only down side is that this is just one more out of pocket expense that our family on a budget has to endure. This means in order to participate in the classes I will have to sacrifice something else. It will probably end up being the organic produce group I belong to. I end up spending at least $100 per month on this and although I have come to really love the group and the produce the fact that I can purchase any of the same items for pretty much the same cost at the organic market down the street and only have to spend money on what we need makes this the obvious sacrifice. I will continue to prepare all my healthy meals but I will only have to purchase exactly the amounts of items that I will need and I know will be eaten so I know it won't be a complete loss.



I recommend anyone looking for a great way to excercise in a great environment to check out TLC Fitness! Thanks again to Dr. Denise for recommending this to me!

Pictures Here We Come

Well I have finally figured out how to upload some pictures to my laptop (at least for one of our cameras) so I figured I would post some new pictures of Luke since it has been quite a while!

He's definitely a climber!

And he loves Grandpa's motorcycle!

And he loves to get into everything around the house! which gives me no time at all to blog these days... I better finish this later!