Fun Friday

Today:

1. The boys and I watched five deer meander through the backyard.

2. We tackled "Big Nasty" in the jog stroller. It's a very hilly 5K loop (with one enormous hill, hence the name) that I normally run on the weekends without the kids. Definite accomplishment!

3. We cleaned out the garage this morning so on rainy days Trent can still play with his outdoor toys (and Jesse's workshop area is more organized)

4. Trent may be ready for potty training judging by the conversation we had this morning:

TJ: (Squatting/Grunting)

Me: Are you making Stinkies?

TJ: (Smiles and runs to the corner to finish his business)

Me: (After he's done) Did you make stinkies?

TJ: Yeah, I did!

Me: Where are stinkies supposed to go?

TJ: Bah! (His word for potty)

Family Work Day

This weekend we tackled the enormous job of clearing the leaves out of our yard. We have woods on three sides of our house so we have a ridiculous number of leaves fall in our yard. So, several times a year, we have to clear the yard of leaves. (Fortunately, we don't have to bag them, we just give them back to the woods...)

Jesse Blowing Leaves

Some of us worked harder than others:

Snoozing outdoors

Running this way...

And that way...

Rock Star Baby

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Just for fun

Coasters!

I didn't keep them for myself, so someone will be receiving them in the mail soon. Enjoy!

Days Developing Patterns

One of the hardest things for me right after a baby is born is the chaos. I'm very structured by nature and to have the baby eat and sleep at random intervals all day long drives me a little crazy. So I love when patterns start developing. Sean is finally stretching out his feedings. We generally start his first night feeding around 7pm. He normally falls asleep by 8. He's made it to 4am a few times (which I consider sleeping through the night), but even if he wakes up in the middle of the night, it's normally for one feeding around 11 or 12. During the day, he's consistently taking a nap in the morning from about 8-10. This works out well for us. Trent takes his afternoon nap at one so this gives us a little more time to do things in the morning. Sean's afternoon nap is still pretty inconsistent, but having a little predictability is making me a happy girl!

What a doll!

Smile!

Kicking it Up A Notch

I've been toying with the idea of doing a few sprint triathlons again this summer. I did them regularly for a few years, but I haven't done one since 2007. In 2008, I was pregnant with Trent. In 2009, I had just had Trent. In 2010, I was pregnant with Sean. Now, I have several months to get back in shape before the season starts and I have no plans of being pregnant in 2011. So we'll see. If nothing else, it's motivation to work out and lose the last bit of baby weight. This week was my first week of tri training. I made it to body pump twice (weight training), ran and biked. I haven't squeezed in swimming yet, but hopefully that'll happen tomorrow. It's always the hardest for me because of the three areas (run/bike/swim), I enjoy it the least. So it takes more motivation than biking and running, which I really love doing. My hamstrings have been crying uncle but once they get over the shock of exercising them regularly, it will improve.

Crazy Weather

I saw this on facebook recently. There's so much truth in it! We've been in the south for 12 years now and this is by the far the most snowfall we've seen in one season. On Thursday, we woke up to two inches of snow and the schools didn't even close. We barely broke 30 degrees. Today, it is 61! Southern winters are crazy. No wonder ever one struggles with colds - you never know what the temperature is going to be when you walk outside. But spring is coming! Next month, we'll start planting veggies again!

Sean Milestones

Last week Sean had his two month doctor visit. He did really well through the whole thing. The doctor is pleased with his development thus far. Here are his two month stats:

Weight: 12lbs, 13oz

Height: 23 inches

Head size: 15 inches

And last night, he slept for seven hours straight! Hopeful that the sleeping trend continues!

TJ's Word of the Week

"Boo"