Happy Birthday Baby Girl

SO hard to believe that this little girl....

...is not this little girl!



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Seriously, has it been 2 years already!  AMAZING!  Everyone always tells you it goes fast, but this is REALLY fast!
This girls has been such a joy to raise!  She is so sweet, loving, tender, sassy, determined, stubborn, funny...and many many other things! She makes us laugh daily and we cannot imagine life without her!  She is truly a gift!  One that we treasure every day!

Happy Birthday sweet girl! We love you SO much!

Pregnant Running

Crazy prospect right!?!  I can't believe I've been doing it for 6 weeks already (yes I know, technically 10, but the first 4 don't count cuz I didn't know I was yet (and really only Pregnant for 2 of those...confused yet)

In my pregnant running time I have actually done really well.  I wasn't sure how far I should go how fast I should go, but most that I read said that I just needed to listen to my body.  And that's what I have done (note:  I did get the doc's permission before continuing)   I've been running for a year now and def. know what I should feel like when I run and am comfortable making those decisions.

I miraculously clocked my fastest time over 3.1mi an 8:44.  I wasn't trying for that, just one of those days where you feel amazing!  I have been averaging about a 9:30-9:45 depending on the day and am ok with whatever pace.  Just getting the miles in is what matters to me right now.  I am shooting for 3 days a week at least 3 miles each.  I am also as much as possible going to try to walk on the days I am not running.  This  will take planning and discipline. I thought I had escaped the pregnancy sickness because I had been feeling good up until yesterday. But I have a little cold and have been feeling terrible the last two days, but am planning on running tonight!

Before I found out it was twins I was planning on running til 30 weeks, if I could make it. But now, we'll just have to see.  The most important thing is to keep these babies cooking as long as possible!!

Here's to hoping for weeks of running!!!

Surprise

Well, I think its about time I finally put this out here for all the world to hear. Because lets face it. We are going to need as much help as we can get!! 

We found out a few weeks ago we would be getting another addition to our family in late November!  And this past Wednesday we found out that we would be getting this....

Just in case you don't know what your looking at....that would be two babies!  HOLY COW!!  Shock! Overwhelming surprise!  Overwhelming in general.  All the hubby and I could do was laugh and of course I cried...tears of joy, but still tears!

I mean, in November we will have 4 children 5 and under!!!!!  AAHHHHH!!!! 

Great news!  Unbelievable blessings!!!

Pray for us PLEASE!!! We have been living in my parents basement for way to long and now my husband FINALLY has a permanant solid job (we've been interim for the last year) we can finally move forward with buying a house!  Already one up and down in that area...ready to make a bid on a house and we were too late!  Bummer...big bummer!  But we know that God has a the perfect house for us out there.  We have to get something a little bigger than we thought before, which adds a strain to what we were thinking, but we know our God is bigger!!!  We also need a new vehicle.  We currently own a Honda Civic. Enough said right!?!

We covet your prayers!  God knows all of this and will work it all out!  What a comfort, and I just need to keep giving it over to Him!!

5K

Well, not really really.

But my fastest 5k race! 

Seeing as I have only run 1 5k race before, that shouldn't have been too hard becauses I was 40lbs heavier than now (almost) and I was REALLY slow! 

But yay!  At least somewhat of an accomplishment! And a 9:05 pace to boot!

My first mile was 8:33...so really really fast, I'm surprised I came in at 9:05 in the end.  I really wasn't feeling very well!

Got to run it with some running buddies, my sister, bro-in-law (who just did a tough mudder this past Sunday by the way) and little baby Mae even made an appearance and beat her mommy by seconds! 

A fun night all around!!

I was doing so well

I had been posting like a maniac and then man life just takes over!!

Still running! I had a few runs last week that were awful!  I had hurt my calf somehow and it was cramping up like crazy!  But some rubbing, heat and a rolling pin and its all better.

Just in time for me to rock my best run ever.

3.1 miles in 27.06  an 8:44 mile!!!!

Yay!!! 

Just keep getting it done, I have a 5k this month one in May.  The one in May was my first 5k ever, so I'm pretty excited to cut lots an lots of time off my race!! 

So Great! 

Sorry I'm so boring.  I promise  post about my sweet kiddos soon!!!