The next time you want to whimper or whine about the heat or your “long workout,” please bookmark this article from Time magazine.
Who is the Fittest Olympic Athlete of Them All?
Want to compete in the Olympics? Science says your VO2 max better be up for it:
His goal is to “maximize my output that day,” which is to say suck up an hour and 48 minutes of pain. “That’s very hard to do,” he says. “Sometimes we shy away. It’s so painful, you think, I can’t go another minute.” But he will.
It’s Olympic time and sorry if you don’t like it, but I’m going to be posting a lot about the games. Nothing is more strong to me than natural athletic ability.
And totally off subject, we kind of had a big weekend. We hosted a Gender Reveal party, any reason for cake, and found out what our little Christmas bundle of joy will be.
We found out on Friday but kept it a surprise by having our Dr write the gender on a sheet of paper which she stuffed in an envelope. We then dropped off the envelope with the baker and on Saturday she whipped up our cake with a pink or blue center depending on the flavor of Baby M.
The cake party was a HUGE hit. It was awesome, and I was nervous. Like when it came down to it, I didn’t want to cut-the-cake-nervous. When Andrew forced my hand down on the cake, we had barely sliced in it when blue cake crumbled out, and we screamed with joy. Yea, screamed. Cooler than the moment we found out we were pregnant.
Boy, oh boy! Christmas can’t come soon enough…or maybe it can.
What a cool idea!! I love that cake
very happy for you!
Thanky!!
I really enjoy the gender reveals that include food. They make the most sense to me. lol Congrats!
Agreed and the cake was SO good.
Ahhh! Baby boy M! I just know he is going to be one cool kiddo.
He’s going to be cycling in no time! haha
YAY!!! Congrats!!
Ah, muchos gracias:)
That is adorable!!! Congrats to the two of you
What a great way to find out what the little one is. I am in love with the idea of Gender Reveal parties. I have also recently heard of “Sip and See” which I think is a great idea to introduce the baby to everyone! Any reason to have a party if you ask me, hahaha 
I have heard of Sip and Sees, which totally boggles my mind. Any reason to throw a party is right!
As if every bit of the 9 months weren’t already exciting enough.
Yay Blue!
Right? Thank you!!
I can’t wait for all your Olympics updates!
And, that party idea is so cool! I love that you guys waited to find out until the cake was cut, too. Congratulations on a boy! I bet you can’t wait for Christmas!
I’m excited for the games to finally start, feels like we’ve been hearing about them forever.
yeeee! so very excited for you both <3
Indy’s excited too!
That cake is SO AWESOME! It looks super yummy too
The bonus was it was actually a really nice cake. We woofed it down:)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! My first born is a boy too!!!!! xoxooxo Hanna
Congrats to you too! I had an older brother so I like that order:)
I’ve seen this done before, pretty clever. Congrats on the boy. Make sure that when he starts to get old enough to play baseball that you tie his right arm so he has to throw lefty. Ask your husband about this, he will understand. Lefty pitches are highly employable.
My husband thinks you must have meant tennis:) Haha
OMG that is the CUTEST way to unveil the gender of your little one. I LOVE it so much!!! Congrats pretty mama!!! xoxo
Thank you!! I stole the idea from a friend, it’s an awesome way to find out. But the suspense was torture!!
That is SUCH a cute idea!! I love it and congrats!!!
Thank you!! Tasty idea:)
I have my Olympic countdown on and I am SO looking forward to your updates….and any photos that you want to include of Ryan Lotche. Just sayin
What a fun and cool idea for the gender reveal party. Congrats on a baby boy…trucks, overalls, baseballs, and dirt
SO FUN!
I love that cake idea! So exciting! I would’ve been nervous, too.
So happy for you!
And don’t worry about posting Olympics stuff- I never get into it until it’s almost over and I like to have a reminder to check in!
oh that is the coolest idea ever!! congrats! Glad you cut the cake for us.
That is an amazing idea. I love it. Congrats!!