I just want you all to know how much I love my husband! He is amazing. Because of him I am a better person. I think about others and their needs more often. I have a desire to be more caring, generous, motivated, and beautiful (He thinks I am, so I want to be even more so just for him).
Well, yesterday Kevin ran his first marathon!!!!! He finished the race in about 5 hours and 26 min with a little help from Jane at mile 26. We all flew to Akron, OH for the race. We stayed with my sister, Beth, and her family (thanks again, Beth, Cody, Morgan, and Pepper). It was such a fun long weekend. Ohio is gorgeous. Kevin, Alice, and I woke up early Saturday morning and Alice and I watched as Kevin started off down the road along with the other 11,000 runners in downtown Akron. Like I've said before, I love going to races. They are truly inspiring. Alice and I got to see Kevin again at mile 3 and he was looking and feeling good. Then we met Beth and the rest of the gang for the kid's fun run. Jane, Morgan, and Alice loved it. As soon as I get some pictures from Beth I'll post them. We hung out at the finish line for the kids for a while and watched a live band and had fun. Then we went up to the street and waited for Kevin to run by. We sat at a little cafe and watched all the runners. Then the crowds started to dwindle and Beth decided that the runners still coming needed some inspiration. So we cheered on the rest of the runners at mile 26. (A marathon is 26.2 miles, so they were almost done at that point). Finally we saw Kevin rounding the corner and coming up the street. He was running at that point, but started walking. Then we started screaming and cheering for him. I put Jane on my shoulders and told her to yell for Daddy. As soon as he saw us, he started to run again with a smile on his face. I could tell he was exhausted, but seeing us had given him renewed energy. Jane then ran a 100 yards with him till he rounded the corner and entered the stadium where the finish line was. I almost made it in time to see him cross the finish line, but sprinting with 2 kids, in the rain, up hill, with a double stroller, I can only do so much!! It was great though. Beth loved it. She and Cody said they'd be willing to do a 5k, being inspired by all the runners. It was so fun to see these poor, tired runners, perk up and even smile, as we cheered them on at the finish. How awesome.
I once heard a fireside talk in college about running a marathon. The sister giving the talk spoke about how exhausted she was, but when she saw her family standing at the finish line cheering for her and embracing her, it was all worth it. And she compared it to life. I always thought, I want that. Ok, so I'm not motivated (yet) to run a race, but I'm so grateful that I can be a part of the cheering section for Kevin. I told Beth as we stood there cheering on all the runners, "If I think about this too much, I'll cry." She agreed.
Thank you Kevin for giving me the chance to cheer you on and for doing such an amazing job on your marathon. I'm so proud of you. I know you are still sore and tired, but it feels good. I love you! You are my hero!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Alice's 15mth stats
Just to keep track somewhere:
Alice is 32 in tall 90th percentile for height
and 22 lbs 50th percentile for weight
She's doing great!!! She can say Ma, Da, milk, uh oh, and some other sounds are getting more recognizable every day. She also continues to sign, which is very helpful. She is just a joy to have in our home. I love her curly hair and beautiful smile. Don't worry, I'll take pictures soon!
Alice is 32 in tall 90th percentile for height
and 22 lbs 50th percentile for weight
She's doing great!!! She can say Ma, Da, milk, uh oh, and some other sounds are getting more recognizable every day. She also continues to sign, which is very helpful. She is just a joy to have in our home. I love her curly hair and beautiful smile. Don't worry, I'll take pictures soon!
Baby Baluga...
She was singing it around the house this morning and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to record her sweet little voice, with backup vocals by Alice. And she did it without a fight!!!
Another story I should've shared a month ago, but didn't, involved speaking in church, Jane, and a safety pin. Normally I don't like speaking in church and I have a hard time preparing, well I got asked to speak in August and was excited about the topic, Forgiveness. I sat down the night before and put together an outline of talks, scriptures, and thoughts. I was ready. Sunday morning was a typical morning. I was changing the last diapers in order to get out the door. As I layed Jane down to change her stinky diaper, she had a safety pin in her mouth. She likes to chew/suck on things, so it was a common thing. I wasn't worried. Well, all of a sudden she started gagging, so I picked her up really quick, while trying not to get poop on anything. She got this scared look on her face. I asked, "Did you swallow it?"
"Yes"
"Does it hurt?"
"Yes"
"Drink some water"
"NOOOOOO!"
I watched her for a minute, finished the diaper change, and then she was fine. I almost just packed up the girls and put them in the car. Then I started to get worried, what if something happens, what's the correct protocol on swallowing things, does the doctor need to know? So I called the ask a nurse. I reasurred her that is was closed (I'd seen it in her mouth, knew she was chewing on it, I'm a good mom I know). The nurse said to take her to the ER.
I called Kevin at church, but he did not answer, so I quickly called some friends headed to church and asked them to tell Kevin I was headed to the doctor's office and what had happened.
So, Jane got 2 x-rays (confirming the safety pin was there and it was closed). And we headed to church. We made it in time for the musical number and the final speaker. He ended with time to spare. I thought, I can shorten my talk, no sweat! Then it's done. But the Stake President thought I'd had enough to deal with that day and spoke in my place.
Jane was fine and the safety pin passed the next day, much to my relief. When I told Jane the safety pin was out, she said, "I got my money back!" It's the little excitements in life really.
I got to give my talk last Sunday and it went just fine, although rereading my notes from earlier was a little tough, good thing I looked at them the night before. We're all doing great and Jane has a slightly better understanding of the whole digestive track process. Fun times!
Another story I should've shared a month ago, but didn't, involved speaking in church, Jane, and a safety pin. Normally I don't like speaking in church and I have a hard time preparing, well I got asked to speak in August and was excited about the topic, Forgiveness. I sat down the night before and put together an outline of talks, scriptures, and thoughts. I was ready. Sunday morning was a typical morning. I was changing the last diapers in order to get out the door. As I layed Jane down to change her stinky diaper, she had a safety pin in her mouth. She likes to chew/suck on things, so it was a common thing. I wasn't worried. Well, all of a sudden she started gagging, so I picked her up really quick, while trying not to get poop on anything. She got this scared look on her face. I asked, "Did you swallow it?"
"Yes"
"Does it hurt?"
"Yes"
"Drink some water"
"NOOOOOO!"
I watched her for a minute, finished the diaper change, and then she was fine. I almost just packed up the girls and put them in the car. Then I started to get worried, what if something happens, what's the correct protocol on swallowing things, does the doctor need to know? So I called the ask a nurse. I reasurred her that is was closed (I'd seen it in her mouth, knew she was chewing on it, I'm a good mom I know). The nurse said to take her to the ER.
I called Kevin at church, but he did not answer, so I quickly called some friends headed to church and asked them to tell Kevin I was headed to the doctor's office and what had happened.
So, Jane got 2 x-rays (confirming the safety pin was there and it was closed). And we headed to church. We made it in time for the musical number and the final speaker. He ended with time to spare. I thought, I can shorten my talk, no sweat! Then it's done. But the Stake President thought I'd had enough to deal with that day and spoke in my place.
Jane was fine and the safety pin passed the next day, much to my relief. When I told Jane the safety pin was out, she said, "I got my money back!" It's the little excitements in life really.
I got to give my talk last Sunday and it went just fine, although rereading my notes from earlier was a little tough, good thing I looked at them the night before. We're all doing great and Jane has a slightly better understanding of the whole digestive track process. Fun times!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Jane!
Jane still every now and then will ask me to put her hair up in a ponytail. She is on a high ponytail kick. And will actually wear a headband once in a while too. Since our camera is still broken, but takes videos, here is a video clip for you.
Also on exciting news, Jane is no longer wearing diapers all day. She is a "big girl" now. She tells me when she has to go and if she has to poop she comes and asks me for a diaper. (I figure it's better to have her regular than to push the pooping on the toilet issue. We'll get there). And then she still wears a diaper at night. In 3 weeks she's only had one pee accident and one poop accident. The poop one was the 2nd day. The pee one was just a couple nights ago because I was outside checking on the plants and when I came back inside she had her panties off and said, "I peed in my panties. I looked all over for you and couldn't find you. I looked in my room..." I felt so bad. My heart just ached picturing Jane running around the house looking for me knowing that she shouldn't pee in her panties, but not being able to hold it any longer. She was so sweet. So I told her, if I'm not in here, just go by yourself. So she said ok. Anyway, the potting training is going great. And our first full day of just panties was our trip to Disney's Animal Kingdom. No accidents!!!! She asked if she could wear panties one afternoon and I said yes and told her that we didn't have anymore diapers, so she needed to pee on the potty. And that's how we started.
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