Hope you all had an amazing 4th
of July! The weather was pretty awesome, wasn’t it ? (Minus the 6-7 inches of rain we got last night. Yowza!)
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| Running with the boys! |
I’m working on a routine of establishing regular blog posts.
We’re slowly getting there. Just like most everything in life right now. Trial
and error. Just when I thought Nathan might be on track to sleeping through
the night, he’s back up a couple times. He’s discovered pulling himself up and
standing and that’s ALL he wants to do.
So what have we been up to?
Karl completed a half marathon!! Isn’t that sweet? Totally proud of him. When he told me he was going to sign up for
one, I was like, “WHAT have you done with my husband?” Of course I jumped up
and down and hugged him a million times...seriously, I was super pumped! YAY.
Finally something we could do TOGETHER that was healthy and “sporty”
and FUN. However, I forgot the amount of hours training burns up and he’d go
off for his runs and I was obviously the one taking care of the boys and by the time it
came turn for me to run, I had to either go to the store, nurse or whip up a
meal. Reality check! Soooo, I spent a lot of time running over my lunch break
while at work, hoping that was enough. Thirty minutes isn’t a lot of train
time. I knew I wasn’t totally marathon ready and then our child care fell
through. I figured it was a sign that I just needed to take it easy and cheer
on Karl instead and let him do his thing. PLUS, he said he didn’t want to run
with me because I was too fast for him and all bouncy and cheery (we’re kind of
opposites if you haven’t figured this out). I get where he’s coming from
because when friends ask to run with me, I have to remind them I breathe heavy
and I’m not as fast as they might think. I was really curious though to compare
my half marathon time when I was 20 pounds heavier and 10 years younger to
today’s time. But some other time, right? And after seeing Karl’s blisters,
bloody nipples and him hobbling in pain, I wasn’t sure running 13 miles would
be the smartest thing for me to do.
INSTEAD, he and I signed up to do the Warrior Dash!!!! I am
NERVOUS but excited. I’m kind of glad I have a few years of Mud Volleyball
under my belt so I can be ready to eat mud, but I saw some of the course and am
curious as to how I’m going to pull myself up by rope. Upper body strength hasn’t
always been my strong suit. Trust in the process, right? The next day I am
running in the Color Run with some of my team of coaches! I can’t WAIT!!!
New with Me:
One AWESOME thing about being a Beachbody coach, and I have
said this before, is Personal Development. Every day I need to carve out at
LEAST 10 minutes for myself and read or listen to something that’s inspiring
and motivating and POSTIVE. Something that will push me and challenge me to
think differently and approach things and people in a positive light. It’s been
SO AWESOME for me. Currently, I’m reading a different kind of Personal
Development book. I chose this because I knew it would help me process my
grandparent’s passing and the passing of my coworker. As a busy mom, I’m not sure
I’ve had the time to step back and totally process all that happened in June.
And I had so many questions racing through my mind, but I’m constantly
interrupted. Reading this book has helped a ton. I’m not saying it’s the truth
but it sure makes a LOT of sense. One thing the nurse told my aunt after my
grandpa had passed was he told her that he saw my grandma and she was waiting
for him. Hearing that brought a such a sense of peace but curiosity too. This
is what I’m reading and boy… it’s good stuff. http://www.amazon.com/Theres-More-Life-Than-This/dp/1476727082
I am trying to figure out a plan of attack on getting to the
biggest event of the year for Coaches – Coach Summit in Nashville. I will be a
coach for a FULL YEAR in a couple weeks and throughout that year, I have earned
3 trips!!! I haven’t been on one because I still have my full time job and am
trying to juggle life with two YOUNG kids. I don’t want to come up with excuses
though. The guilt of leaving my kids it pretty huge though since I am at work
most of the week. It’s just a huge challenge trying to find childcare, leaving
my kids and figuring out a way to pump and store milk. I’m working on making
this happen because I KNOW it will be AMAZING! Running out of time though…
The boys are busy as usual!
I’ve been taking the boys out berry picking, which totally
makes me think of my grandparents and it’s just a lot fun and DELICIOUS. We’ve also
been hitting up new parks around the community. And we’ve really been utilizing
our fabulous backyard. We have been in our house for a full year now and I can’t
tell you how wonderful it is to have a private backyard. We have been busting
out the slip and slide, sprinkler and purchased a fun little pool. Jackson is
in LOVE with swimming right now.
Karl helped his sister move into her new house and of course
we had to try out their NEW POOL!! It’s pretty awesome. And both Jackson and
Nathan LOVE swimming. We’ve had some pretty full weekends with not the best
naps, so wowee we’re dealing with ROUGH dinner times. Both kids are melting
down and Karl and I are left trying to pick up the pieces and shove food down.
Not how I envisioned things going, but I also know it’s just a phase.
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| Running with my cuties! |
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| Aunt Kelly and Uncle Ben's new pool! |
Both are getting up earlier and earlier again. I remember last
summer was the SAME way. I’ve been taking this time and getting up and running
with both boys. Instead of complaining about it, I’m using this as an opportunity
to bond with both boys, get them outside and see the beauty around us, and a
time to exercise and feel good. There are enough cold, yucky days in Minnesota
so I want to take advantage of this amazing weather. Sure, my body is screaming
for more sleep, but I know how amazing and ready I feel to take on the day
after and I really really love this time with my little guys.
Jackson
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LOVES swimming
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Loves running and jumping around everywhere and
being pushed on his swing
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Stuttering a little bit (worse when he’s tired)
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Loves playing with an old cell phone and talking
and texting “Roger”
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Loves Home Depot’s First Saturday of the month
project
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SO good with his brother! Will run up to him and
hug him, but at the same time he will tackle him or rip a toy away too. I see
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Loves going to the library, grabbing the
shopping cart and picking out tons of books.
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Loves story time at night.
Nathan
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LOVES frozen blueberries (as in it’s the only
thing he wants)
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Standing
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Pulling himself up
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Crawling looks more like a wounded soldier but
he’s still fast
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LOVES his brother. Looks for him and smiles when
he sees him.
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SUCH a HAPPY kid!
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Does NOT like to be spoon fed. We’re trying baby
led weaning right now because I can’t keep sitting through every meal with him
screaming if I spoon feed. I know he’s tiny, so we’ll have to see what the
doctor says this month.
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Mommy’s boy. HUGE.
In short, we're having fun and staying busy. Sure do LOVE summer!!!
