Ericka's Blog
Reflections and conversations on life
The First Time For So Many Things: A Quick List
We've had a lot of firsts around here lately! First birthday, first steps, first haircut -- can I tell you a little bit about these things? Okay I think we've kind of done the birthday thing but here's a few words on the other firsts! First steps. Jacob took his first...
The Ultimate Guide to Foam Rolling is Here
*Skip the spiel and hit up the guide! I've written about muscle recovery before -- and it's so so so important. I admit, I don't do it enough, especially with all the weight lifting I've been doing lately. But one thing I did recently break out of my exercise box is a...
How I Became Stronger Than Ever Before
>>>>Like my posts about CrossFit? There's ton more of them here!<<<<< I'm gonna go on record saying I've never been stronger in my entire life. At one point in 2014, I thought I was at my peak (which by the way, isn't impressive) but today...
Jacob’s First Birthday Party
Happy First Birthday One-Year Update BONUS: I co-hosted "I'll Have Another" Holiday Gift Guide Episode here! Are you sick of all the first birthday posts yet? Okay, one more! I'll make this short and sweet and mostly just share photos. For friends and family, I...
One Year Update: Jacob Michael
If you missed our birthday post, check it out here! Here's the real one-year update. Oh how I can't believe it's been one year. Do you know he was down to 5.5 pounds a few days after birth? How TINY was this little ball of energy then? We were having to wake him up...
Happy First Birthday Baby Boy!
*All of our baby updates here. It was the end of 2014 and we were at church singing the song "Beautiful Things" and God gave me this vision of using that song in a slideshow for a little boy I would have. Of course we were about to start IVF soon thereafter but...