And Baby Makes Five
Posted by Michelle Moquin on October 6th, 2012
Good morning!
Women are amazing in so many ways. Kerri Walsh Jennings was pregnant with her third child at the past London Olympics, but that didn’t stop her from winning the gold. Congratulations again on her gold medal and the coming of her new baby.
Kerri Walsh Jennings, Olympic Gold Medalist, Was Pregnant During The London Games
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Kerri Walsh Jennings was already one of the poster-women for being an Olympic mom during this summer’s London Games. (Her sons, Joey and Sundance, are 3 and 2 years old, respectively.) Little did we know that she was also an Olympic mom-to-be.
In a Today Show interview with Matt Lauer Monday morning, the sports star announced: “When I was throwing my body around fearlessly and going for gold for our country, I was pregnant. And today I’m 11 weeks pregnant and feeling pregnant.”
Discussing the timing of the pregnancy, Walsh Jennings — who appeared on the show with her beach volleyball player husband, Casey — said, “I just felt like it would take me a while this time to get pregnant,” explaining that the couple started trying for another baby in Switzerland a month before the Olympics kicked off. Soon after, she missed a period and was “unreasonably moody.”
“At some point, you’re late and then you start feeling something, and I definitely started feeling something in London,” she said.
Read more about Walsh Jennings’s baby news on Today Health.
The beach volleyball player’s longtime teammate, Misty May-Treanor, retired after their London win, telling the Associated Press, “I want to be a mom and share time with my family. All of us as athletes sacrifice more on the family end than people realize.” However, Walsh says she’s still hoping to compete in the Olympics again four years from now.
Walsh Jennings wasn’t the only pregnant athlete in London this year. Malaysian air rifle shooter Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi was seven months and still competing (!) — making her the “most pregnant Olympian ever,” according to Sports Illustrated’s David Epstein.
Archer Khatuna Lorig, another Olympic mom, was four months when she competed in Barcelona to win a bronze medal in 1992. Her son has followed in her footsteps to become an archer, too — so perhaps Walsh Jennings (who’s already talked about her sons’ athleticism and coordination) will be raising another generation of beach volleyball champions before long.
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October 7th, 2012 at 9:08 am
I wish I could compete like she did not pregnant.
October 7th, 2012 at 9:11 am
Beware of These Diseases Abroad
Among the potentially serious diseases that international travelers may be exposed to…
H1N1 (swine) flu. The virus experienced a resurgence in Mexico earlier this year.
Flu season has begun in South America and other parts of the Southern Hemisphere. Ordinary flu shots protect against the virus. Booster shots are recommended for people who are traveling there from now through September.
Dengue.
Outbreaks of this mosquito-borne viral disease have been reported recently in the Caribbean, Southeast Asia and Central and South America.
No vaccines or other preventive treatments are available. To protect yourself when going outdoors, use controlled-release insect repellent containing 20% to 30% DEET.
Permethrin repellent can be sprayed on clothing, bedding and mosquito nets.
Malaria.
This is another mosquito-borne disease—but one for which prophylactic drugs are available. Among the travelers at risk: People on African safaris…visitors to parts of South America and southern Asia.
Antimalarial drugs are not 100% effective, so you still must protect yourself against mosquitoes.
Hepatitis A.
This viral disease is transmitted from person to person and through contaminated food or drink. Most travel-related cases are associated with Mexico and Central and South America. Vaccines are available.
Self-defense:
Four to six weeks before an international trip is the optimal time to visit a travel clinic or other health-care provider to start any necessary immunizations or other preventive treatments.
But if you must leave sooner, immunizations still are recommended.
Source: Fran Lessans, RN, president, founder and CEO of Passport Health, a national network of travel health clinics based in the US. http://www.PassportHealthUSA.com
October 7th, 2012 at 9:51 am
Hafa adai
When will it stop? Now they have brought fire ants to our island.
Peter
October 7th, 2012 at 9:52 am
I really liked this article Michelle. I was getting tired of all the politics bantered around on the blog.
Nice change of pace.
Connie
October 7th, 2012 at 9:59 am
Your analysis was correct. The Monsoon has been regulated to a tropical depression that will be a light storm by 10Oct12 when it nears Guam.
Give our regards to the Princess.
tK7
October 7th, 2012 at 10:00 am
I agree this was a nice change of pace Michelle. Has anyone see the trailer for the new James Bond movie?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/04/adele-skyfall-james-bond-theme_n_1940645.html?ref=topbar