Let the Outdoor Running Begin

Lexie and I have been cooped up in the house for most of the month of January.  It has been very cold and we have gotten two somewhat "major" snow storms within the past couple of weeks.  Getting to the gym is close to almost impossible for me at this point, even at 5am.  Last week I decided to order the jogging stroller that I had received a gift card as a baby shower gift from the KU Football Family and put it together as soon as I got it.  Today it warmed up to a nice 33 degrees so I thought, why not take it for a stroll. I got Lexie all bundled up and she did great!  As we descended out for our trip around the neighborhood,  I almost instantaneously decided to jog...got in about a mile before THE BIG HILL...yes, we have hills here in Kansas.  Anyway, I just want to say thank you to the gentleman who was out walking his dog because he stopped me to so that he could check Lexie out and he saved me from going into what felt like respiratory distress.  I guess it was a little premature of me to go out all gun-ho when I haven't even ran outside in over a year.  Lexie and I made it home safely, she got in a great nap, and the rest of our day was quite lovely!

OMG....It's Already 3 months

It's so hard to believe that only a short 3 months ago I was begging for Miss Lexie to come, she had her own ideas as to when she wanted to come into this world.  George and I have been so blessed to have her in our life!  She may look alot like her daddy but she definitely has the temperment of her mommy.

I am so lucky to have such an amazing husband who allows me to stay at home with our little girl.  Right now my days are all about Lexie, so much for being able to enjoy 20 min showers, to go to the gym whenever I want, or even clean the house.  Our days start around 5 or 6am as Lexie gets her medicine for her nasty GERD.  The stuff smells like Jagermeister...but does not taste like it.  Then I put her down on her activity mat so that she can practice rolling around from her back to her belly.  She will even talk to me with coos and babbles if she is up to it but mostly she just lies there staring at the flashing light and batting at the hanging objects.  This does not last for long until she is bored and fed up....she has the lungs of a grown up I swear.  At this point I feed her a bottle and try to get her down for a nap but that usually doesn't happen without a fight.  Part of the reason I think she has GERD as well as major gas bubbles is because she seriously chugs her bottle like she is in a drinking contest or something.  I have been taking her to the chiropractor for the past couple of weeks to help with her GERD.  I was a little skeptical at first but I think that it is helping along with the Nap Nanny (incline wedge) that I ordered and I also changed her formula.

The afternoon is spent with more playing on the activity mat and then running any errands that we can get in before she has a major meltdown, as naps are still not on her agenda whether they are needed or not.  Every once in awhile we will go and see Daddy over his lunch hour at his office and then we have to make our rounds to make sure Lexie sees everyone.  As the evening nears, playing is out of the question, she wants to be walked around facing forward so that she can see everything that is going on.  It is quite comical at times when I am trying to do a million things like make dinner so that we can eat once George is home and she is protesting that she not be put down.  This is where the Bumbo comes in,  she is a good little sitter already so I just put her in there so my hands are free.  Once dinner is finished, it is time to take our nightly bath.  Lexie loves her baths and then her last bottle for the evening.  I read her a book and then it is time for bed.  Cuddling with her is the best part of my day!