Triathlons, oh my!

So besides all this baby stuff, Brandon and I have been staying in shape by training for two triathlons!  We just competed in our first one on Sunday and it was a blast!  We swam 400 meters in the Ohio river (which was 85 degrees...hot!), biked 12 miles on Columbia Parkway and ran 5K through Sawyer point and friendship park.  Let me tell you, it was the most fun I've had competing since my senior year of college AND there was no pressure, heck I'm pregnant!

I was super proud of Brandon because he trained so hard for the swim part of it - swimming is the hardest part if you haven't had competitive swimming experience.  I'm pretty sure he swam more than me too, this hot weather has definitely not been easy on my body!  But anyways, the whole experience is something neither of us will forget (and it may be the only time I beat Brandon at something sport related, so I'm soaking it up!)

We will do our next one when we're in Hilton Head as part of a relay team with Brandon's brother Matt.  I think it will be a whole lot easier to just swim and leave the other two parts up to Brandon and Matt.  And I think I'll kick some butt in the swim!  So hopefully baby Hammer can keep up with my need for activity for a few more weeks, then I promise to slow down a little :)  Enjoy the heat everyone!

Our first lamaze class

Tonight was our first Lamaze class at Christ Hospital and it was fantastic!  Brandon and I had a hard time keeping ourselves "serious" because our teacher was hilarious!  At one point she was teaching us how to do kegel exercises (basically squeezing your vaginal muscles...glamorous I know) and had the guys do it too, albeit a little differently.  Anyways, she said in her last class one of the guys mentioned that Arnold Schwarzenegger said kegel exercises "make men better in bed."  So of course, all the guys wanted to do it (this had Brandon rolling already).  Then she said "but be careful...he might have been a little too good in bed!"  I think everyone looked our way after that because Brandon was ready to pee his pants.  And that's how we'll be known in class!  Our teacher also has a German accent, which makes it even better!

Anyways, class was fun and educational and I think we'll meet a lot of cool people.  We actually were sitting next to my old neighbor who lived down the street from us growing up.  Small world!  She looks exactly the same and is a couple months farther along than me, so it will be fun getting to hear about her experience.

We head to Hilton Head in a little less than two weeks to spend some time with the Hammer clan!  I'm excited to get away for some r&r before the baby comes and to see everyone from Brandon's family.  It should be a great vacation!

Have a great week everyone!

Yep, we're pregnant, woot!

Its been an exciting year for us!  In the past 7 months we have - gotten engaged, gotten pregnant (yes, planned), gotten married, and started/left our jobs...sounds like a lot now that I see it!  But it has been the most thrilling and nerve wracking 7 months ever! 

Brandon and I are so excited to start a family.  We have talked about it from the beginning and we both love to be around children.  We find out August 16th if we are having a boy or a girl (Brandon is secretly pulling for a boy...probably because with three brothers, he wouldn't know where to start with a girl!)  I will be thrilled either way, I just want a healthy baby to join the Hammer/Stone families.  He or she will be so very loved!


We will keep everyone updated on the status of my growing belly!  Stay tuned!