Paddy Dash 5K

Today was the Paddy Dash 5K in Frisco sponsored by the Sunrise Rotary! Team Baby Boot Camp was ready to go in our shirts that said "Training kicks in when luck runs out."  We had a great turnout with more than 20 participants and the most fun part of the race was that this was the first 5K for many of our members! It's so fun to set a goal and then reach it! Congratulations to all of you!

On a personal note, Leila and Holden both did the 50 yard dash and the 1 mile fun run.  Zoe and I couldn't keep up with them during the first part of their run.  Even with kids, it's all about pace and not going out too fast at the beginning. They walk/jogged the 2nd half with a strong running finish.  It's so much fun to watch them.

My parents came out to the run and watched the kids play while I ran the 5K solo.  I've been nursing an injury on both legs and was waivering between a goal to be under 30 minutes or an all out goal for me to come in under 28 minutes. I definitely lacked focus at this race. Race results show 29:01, although I thought that was when I crossed the finish line, not chip time...oh well. (with the walking segments I had planned).  Just like the kids, I went out too fast. 
My splits were:
9:13
9:17
9:28
As usual, I didn't turn my watch off at the end.  This race was definitely a personal record for me as the only other 5K I've "raced" since I began running 6 months ago was a time of: 31:40

All in all it was a great day!

Our 5K training program will begin the week of March 28th!  The day is TBD!  If you are interested in this training program, please let me know...

Happy 1st Birthday Zoe!

10 months

It was a fun 9th month with Zoe.  Zoe took her 2nd road trip, this time to Disney World.  She did a great job in the car and was a trooper as usual.  She spent most of her days at Disney in her infant carrier in the stroller!  The big kids loved to fan and squirt her with water.  Her favorite ride at Disney was It's a Small World.  (clapping and smiling) She really enjoyed most of the rides she went on.  Zoe did not love the characters or "furs" as Disney calls them.  As soon as they would get too close, she would begin SCREAMING.  Once they stepped away, she would be fine again.  She definitely looked at them with caution.

Right after we arrived at Disney

Mickey towel friend

Zoe's first swim

Mickey got too close.

Eeyore playing peek a boo with Zoe.  It's not working...

Zoe has dropped her napping at StrollerFit for the most part.  She might catch a quick snooze on the way to StrollerFit, but once she gets in the stroller, she is wide awake.  She takes her "real" nap around 12:30 and sleeps around 3-4 hours.  Her usual bedtime is 7:00 pm and she wakes up most mornings around 6:45 am.

Zoe is still eating her jars of baby food.  She loves fruits, does well with sweet potatoes and carrots.  She tolerates mixed vegetables and peas and REALLY dislikes green beans.  She does better with lumpy baby food now, but is not much interested in anything with too much texture.  She is not a fan of puffs or mum mums.  She takes 4 liquid feeds a day with her 4th a bottle around 6:30 or 7:00.

Snow day at Holden's school. The kids brougth a snow ball to Zoe.

Zoe can move around quite well from a sitting postion and can roll where she needs to go. She became an official crawler on July 29th, 2 days before she was 10 months old.  She is getting the hang of crawling.  The big kids are going to need to guard their stuff.

crawling day

look at those hands.  Basketball star

Zoe is verbal.  She says mamama and dadadada and other consonant sounds.  She likes to clap and bop around to music.  She watches intently when you sing to her. 

Teeth-Zoe has her top tooth coming in!
Clothes-Zoe is wearing 9 - 12 month
Favorite time of day: Walking down the stairs with Zoe.  She likes to wave like a beauty queen!  It makes me laugh everytime.

Zoe likes:

Leila 

 Holden

pacifer
clapping

stacking blocks

car seat

vacuum cleaner

sleep sack

baths

swimming

dogs

making a humming noise when she likes her food

palming the mommymuscle ball

anything that doesn't belong to her

small pieces on the floor

being tickled

exploring
singing
bath time

Zoe does not like

green beans

textured food

Mickey Mouse

Holden's Graduation

All dressed up for Holden's big graduation day!
May 27th, 2010

Here he is as one of the narrators in the play.

He was told by his teacher to speak clearly and loud!  He did just that!

Getting ready to graduate

Holden for President!

Singing a song.

Family with Holden and Leila's teacher Ms. Farah

Holden and his buddies.  Ready for Kinder!

7 months

Zoe is now 7 months old.  Her 6th month was full of many firsts.  The first was the move to her crib.  I dreaded this move for many reasons, one of which was that I knew the transition would cause 3 bad nights of sleep. I was pleasantly surprised...the first night I was up once to give her a pacifer and that was it.  The 2nd and 3rd night up a couple of times.  (I let her cry for 10 minutes on the 3rd night and she now sleeps in her crib from 8 till I get her at 7:30.)  This move was good for all of us. As we all sleep better now...and to think that I thought she needed us.

I gave up on rice cereal and started introducing vegetables this month.  She didn't take to them immediately, but I've had better luck.  She's tried, peas, green beans, carrots, sweet potatoes and bananas. 

Zoe takes 5 feedings per day, with the last "dream feed" at 10:00 pm.  We wake her up for it, and plan to drop it in her 7th month.  :) 

She is falling into a more predictable nap schedule with a short one around Strollerfit time and then her long nap around 12:30.  Unfortuntely this nap gets interruped when it's time to pick the kids up from school.  She takes her last nap of the day around 4:30.

Zoe has become a consistent sitter.  I still put pillows or her boppy behind her in case she falls, but she is doing great.  She transfers toys from one hand to another and loves to bang them together.  She still likes to babble and squeal.  She has a tickle spot under her arms.

Zoe took her first vacation this month.  She was the best behaved during the car ride and a real trooper.

Zoe got sick for the first time as well this month.  Runny nose and terrible cough.  Doctor thinks it's allergies!  (probably from her first vacation)

Zoe is a happy and content baby!

 

The Capital

Our last stop was the state capital.

 

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More PIctures

The Amusement Park

After Zilker park, the kids wanted to know what other fabulous things we had planned. hmmm...

We checked into the hotel and the kids loved the room. We searched for something fun to do! Luckily the kids just thought we were going to dinner because the little amusement park had closed down. We then headed to play putt putt, but when we got there it had closed down as well. Nice! Our luck was about to turn. As we headed to dinner we spotted an amusement park...I rode some of the scariest rides of my life. The kids were so excited!!

My rule with rides has always been, don't ride them if it's not a permanent park. I really must have been out of my mind.

Texas Tornado

This one was TERRIBLE. The scariest ride I've ever been on. I'm afraid of heights and don't like roller coasters that I feel like I'm going to fall out of. Yes, I have a smile on my face, but not sure why. Leila kept saying ohhhhh....I thought she was going to be sick...I thought I was going to be sick.