Big Sister, Little Sister, Tummy Time! [MOMLIFE]

Nui Nui is always eager to do tummy time with her baby sister.

The other day she said, 'Mama, I like the baby.' Music to a mother's ears.

She also said, when the baby was crying, 'The baby's crying is too loud. It's giving me a headache.' :>

Tummy Time Has Begun! [MOMLIFE]

Estéanna had her two-week checkup yesterday and the girl is thriving :>

She regained her birth weight (plus some) while being exclusively breastfed (EBF). I walked out of the office so happy and so proud, and so amazed that my boobs are actually functioning the way they're supposed to. Sounds silly, I know, but I didn't EBF with Nui Nui because she initially (in the first days of life at the hospital) didn't have the minimal amount of soiled diapers desired. I could tell, too, that she was hungry, as she downed the formula once it was given to her. 

So, with Nui Nui, it was half and half-- half breastmilk, half formula. And, at the time and all these years, I thought it was because I have small boobs, which couldn't produce enough to support life. Now thinking about it, it's not the case. I think what happened is that I just didn't know how to properly breastfeed, especially initially in those first crucial days.

It is what it is though. Nui Nui ended up being ok and I think that's all that matters.

Anyway, so everything with E checked out ok. I asked the doctor about exercise. She looked at me confused, thinking I myself wanted to exercise while holding her. Um, no.

When she realized I meant exercise for the baby, she lit up and said yes, that was on her two-week-visit agenda. She called it 'tummy time' and advised to do it three times a day for five minutes to begin building her neck muscle strength.

I tried putting her on her tummy the night before but this is what our sesh looked like today. She was good for a little bit but eventually wanted to eat the floor.

And so begins a new journey, where we both continue to build our strength. xo

My Workout Routine! (Yoga + Stretching) [VIDEO]

It took me over 2 years post-pregnancy to actually start working out again. I was (obviously) not in any rush to get any particular body back :> It helped/helps that there's a gym in my office building— a ton. With an already long commute, I really have no need to be on the road any longer.

Since it did take me over two years to get active again, I thought maybe I never would. I wasn't worried or concerned about it, other than my doctor telling me I should probably workout :> Working out, though, for me, is just one of those things that just feels good. It's like brushing teeth: you do it daily because you know how it's going to make you feel after— 'clean and fresh'. I may go though phases of working out and not throughout my life, maybe I sprain and ankle, for example, but I'm pretty sure I'll always go back to it.

This video is not telling you what you should do nor is it implying that I think I do what I do well, so don't take it too seriously. I sweat, my heart rate goes up, and I'm improving. That's all that matters to me and that probably should be all that matters to you in your journey of getting and maintaining your healthybutjuicy.

Equinox nails it in their slogan: IT'S NOT FITNESS. IT'S LIFE.

Enjoy!

What do you do to be fit and healthybutjuicy? Share in the Comments below, we'd love to hear! :> xoxo