8 Months!

Posted on December 30, 2013 by thefasteryoupedal

Stats: Still didn’t have a doctor’s visit. Next month she will, so I will guess 18 pounds and 26 inches.

Favorites: She is changing so much! She loves FOOD! Her favorite thing to do is to still go for a walk or jog in the BOB. She also loves to sit and play with her toys on the floor in the living room. She is a great shopper too! She loves her little teapot toy she got for Christmas.

Lifesavers for Mom and Dad: She still is not completely mobile yet so I will be grateful because I know in the next month, she is definitely going to be mobile. I love her exersaucers and high chair. It keeps her busy, yet she is still contained!

Things She Hates: When I’m busy cooking and I take too long to give her food, strangers, being left alone in places other than the house (I can leave her in the other room at our place and she is fine), getting out of the bath tub…

Facts: She is starting to mimic and wave back when I wave. She did it a couple of times and then decided to stop. She sings ALL the time! She likes to roll and attempt to crawl and grab things. She loves to say words like “Babababa” or “Yayayaya” and when she gets really mad she will yell “Mamamama” at the top of her lungs. (I don’t count it as Mom!)

Sleep Habits: It is hit or miss. She slept all night last night without waking, but then tonight I know she will be up four times. She is definitely getting used to the crib. She is a great napper, just not a great night sleeper.

Doctors Visits: Next month!

Eating Habits: Still eating bottles 5-6 times a day. She is loving mashed potatoes, apples, pears, sweet potatoes, green beans, and peaches. Tonight’s menu: Mac and Cheese (blended of course). I’m having fun using my Baby Bullet (that my awesome friend Stephanie gave me) to make all sorts of smoothies and stuff for her!

Milestones: Starting to crawl, talking and singing a lot, squirmy as all get out! She is actually making it through all of church! I just jinxed myself!

Looking Forward To: Her next appointment to see how she is doing. Also, feeding her new things!

Polar Bear Triathlon 2013

Posted on December 15, 2013 by thefasteryoupedal

The Polar Bear Triathlon happened last weekend and boy did it come with a fury! We have had awesome warm weather ….and all of a sudden the morning of the triathlon, it decided to turn to winter!

As we were driving to the range, we were getting rained on as we went through the pass. A little rain doesn’t do any harm, right? And as we were prepping, they postponed it a half an hour because of the slick roads and I could tell it was going to be a windy one too!

The run started at 8am. Everyone took off like a shot. With my training, I felt like I would be ok on the run, but I soon realized I wasn’t as good as I thought I was. Mike did pretty well and stuck with the front crowd, while I just kept a pace and made it in under 30 minutes (Thank goodness!).

We didn’t get a lot of pictures, but here is documentation of the ice that we came back to when we transitioned to the bike.

When I got to my bike, I had a sheet of ice on my seat. I couldn’t put my bike shoes on with my gloves, so I took them off. I hurried and transitioned and found out that my shifter was so frozen that I had to keep hitting it twice to shift up. Then my brakes were acting shady. As I rounded the corner, guess what I noticed was not on my hands?You guessed it. My gloves. I decided just to keep going and told myself I have mountain biked in worse. I grew to regret it about a mile in.

Meanwhile, let’s talk about where Mike was…

Since he was in the front of the group, he shot out on the transition. The cop that was directing traffic decided not to direct the bikers and they took off on a course that was not part of the real course. Long story short, Mike ended up going six miles more than he needed for the race (and still got first place in his category). A bunch of people got really jipped!

This is what it looked like when we went over the pass.

So now back to my story…

While I was riding, I was deciding whether to quit or not. I kept picturing me getting to the pool and the paramedics having to treat my hands for frost bite. Let’s just say a saint of a biker came by me named Jason McClure (a friend of ours), who found out I didn’t have gloves, and then waves his in the air and drops them in the middle of the road for me.

Lifesaver.

I had to finish now so I started hauling! I passed a lot of people at this point. It kind of disappointed me that I never got to see my legit time considering the whole glove incident. I would love to have seen the showdown at the end because the top three people in my category (with me included) were all a minute apart. I like to think that by stopping on the road and putting the gloves on might have cost me. (It’s what every person does post race. …the shoulda, coulda, woulda.)

Mike was able to try to get back as much time as possible, while we went through some terrible head winds. People were complaining and I heard a few girls crying out as I went by…no joke. It was dang cold.

As soon as I got to the swim, I hopped in the pool and it felt awesome and warm! I knew I was going to be crappy…and I was, but I didn’t stop. I think I was around ten to eleven minutes. My goal was nine. Ha!

The other sucky thing was that we didn’t find out our results the day of the race because they weren’t able to record the bike times (which is a HUGE bummer because that is the only portion where I felt awesome and wanted to see how I did). They did give out the Southwest Series Champion trophies for 2013 and Mike won!

We later found out Mike got first in his category and I got third. I’ll take it! It was such a hard race, but I am so glad I did it. Seven months ago I had a baby…so I’ll use that as an excuse. Hehe. Mike and I are always making fun of the excuses we make after a race.

It is what it is!

7 Months!

Posted on December 5, 2013 by thefasteryoupedal

Stats: She went for her check up last month and gained a lot but didn’t grow too much! I’m guessing she is about 17 pounds and hopefully 26 inches.

Favorites: Bathtime! Sitting up and playing on her blanket in the living room, going on walks, sitting outside, chewing on EVERYTHING (including books…not really into reading them), eating food, looking at Dad and giving him a cheesy smile!

Lifesavers for Mom and Dad: The fact that she sits up so well and loves to sit and play for long periods of time! Love it! Monks is still a lifesaver! I also love her high chair. She loves to suck on ice with her little “strainer” I have. She also started eating puff cereal, but isn’t too sure about it, but it entertains her. Also, any babysitters that help us out! Thank you!

Things She Hates: Getting out of the bathtub, being left alone in another room, not being able to reach certain toys..

Facts: Eating a lot more baby food (loves pears right now), starting to eat out of squeeze packets and tries puff cereal, sits and plays a lot more independently, more vocal…says words like “Ya-Ya” and “Da-Da” a lot. She is so smiley too! I love her voice. She coos a lot and it sounds so sweet. She LOVES Barney!

Sleep Habits: Still trying to do the non-crying it out method and it’s going OK. I think I’m just going to have to cave in and just let her cry. She has two night awakenings and even if I stand there and tell her its ok, she will not stop crying. Other than that, she naps great (3 naps a day) and sleeps from about 7 at night until 6 in the morning (with the exception of the two waking time).

Doctors Visits: Not until 9 months. Hopefully we don’t get a sick baby!