Been Busy

Man, I fell off the updating wagon.  Seems like there is a lot to cover, so I will either blab on and on, or get overwhelmed and cut it short.

Last week we experienced crazy unseasonal weather- it was between 70 and 80 all week long.  It was AWESOME.  We played outside all day and had a total blast.  It reminded me of what a good mom I could be, lol.  I have no qualms with admitting the quality of my play returns once winter breaks.  I dislike snow, but I hate cold and wind even more.  It was so nice to go outside and want to run around and play pretend with Jacob.

So of course, we are back to "normal" this week- which means highs of 40-50 or so.  Pretty chilly after 80, no doubt- but we all know it's coming back.  I think by this weekend we are back to mid 50's, which is completely acceptable.

Oh yeah- my 5k went well.  I finished in the fastest time post- Jacob!  29:15, so my goal of breaking the 30 minute mark has been realized.  It was an "easy" course, so I am not sure if the rest of my 5k's this year will also be sub 30, but it was exciting nonetheless.  We stayed and watched the St. Patty's day parade, which was terrible, quite honestly!  Not nearly enough action, and the floats were a sight for sore eyes.  Ah well, we can cross that off our list.

Jacob won the lottery into 5 day, full day, public pre-school....Totally bittersweet.  I freaked out when I got the papers, "isn't he too little for 5 days of school?"  I cried plaintively to Mike.  I talked to his current daycare teachers, and they all think it will be great for him, and that he is going to love it.  My boss's children attended the same school 5 days and did great as well.  I plan on emailing the coordinator and asking if it's okay to keep him home on Fridays every now and then so we can still have a day together.  They even have school bus service!!! I am so sad, and really can't believe he's starting school. My little baby.

Speaking of little babies, Mike and I have one embryo left in storage.  So strange to say, even now.  It's 85 bucks a month...and we discussed discontinuing storage the other day.  A big first for us.  We didn't decide, but it's on the table.  It feels weird to be moving toward a breakup with infertility procedures.  I still struggle internally, particularly when I see beautiful pictures of larger families. It's just so much to take on, the biggest being the time mentally and physically it takes away from Jacob.  I told Mike I was pretty sure we'd have another child someday...but it would be a total surprise when I was 40, or something crazy like that.  I really feel strongly that something like that is going to happen- almost a certainty.

I can't get into my Mom update.  Too much for right now.  It's the same, and worse all at once.

Mike and I got a surprise day off tomorrow together.  Jacob will be at daycare, so we are going to head out and see The Hunger Games, and then sort our baby stuff and get ready for a mega yard sale that we need to have sometime VERY soon.  We also need to finalize some summer vacation plans, or we aren't going to have one.  Hard to believe how booked beaches are already.  I guess most people plan better than me!

Thats all for now.  Time to wake up the big man and see if his bed is dry- he's been about 70 percent dry since my last post.

Weekend Update

Well, me and Jacob are flying solo again this weekend.  Mike left to help his brother out this weekend- he severed a tendon in his thumb and shouldn't be doing any work in the garage, so Mike went up to try and get some of the work done for him.  If I know Shaye at all though (and I do), he'll have his cast modified in some way shape or form, and be doing work right alongside Mike.  Sigh.  Those boys...honestly.

I have my first 5k this year on Sunday.  My Dad is coming down from Maine, and I convinced Becky to join me as well, so it should be fun.  I took a quick spin on the treadmill last night to see how my leg and hip were feeling and it's not that promising :(  I know I'll be able to run it, but probably not my fastest time.  Oh well.  My mom will have to come with us as well, to watch Jacob, since my usual fan club (mike) is missing.

I am still sore from Tuesday's boxing class.  Mostly my chest, shoulders, and abs.  She had us doing some intense stuff, but it was really fun.  They are running an Ultimate Body Challenge- basically a biggest loser contest that includes nutritional counseling and another class per week starting in April.  I talked to Mike about it, and he's totally supportive of me doing it, so I am signing up next week before I chicken out.  Pretty sure that means I am going to be crippled for the entire month of April, and my running is going to suffer, but I think in the long run (haha), it's what I need to be a better, healthier runner. The less weight I have pounding my joints, the better.

My favorite horse ever had her baby yesterday and he is gorgeous.  I actually cried looking through the pictures.  It's a pretty amazing thing, the hold this horse has on so many fans- horse racing fans, horse lovers, and even people who don't follow racing love Zenyatta.  There is something beautiful about her, and her connections.  If you've never watched her race before, might I suggest youtubing her races- she really was spectacular.  In fact, here is the link for her 2009 Breeders Cup win against the boys.  Her 2010 effort is actually more amazing, but she comes up a head short in that one because she was so, so , so far back early on.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud_XPH6Eix4 .

On a completely unrelated note, Jacob has started wetting the bed.  It's really weird.  He has been doing great for about 7 months, and suddenly, he is just not waking me up to go pee in the night, and lo and behold, he's wetting the bed.  It's super awesome.  I don't want to make him feel bad if he is legitly just sleeping through it, which I think he is.  He already goes to the bathroom right before I tuck him in.  I guess I need to cut his milk during story time down to almost nothing, since he currently only gets about 1/4 cup.

Thats all.  I think I have droned on about completely inconsequential things for long enough! We are headed to a local beef farm this morning to pick up some farm fed burger and steak.  That news story on the pink slime pushed me over the edge.  We are lucky enough to have local resources, and we also have a butcher shop not too far from here, so it's time we start supporting them as well.

The Grind

Next weekend is my first 5k of the year.  I was hoping for a PR (personal record) but the last couple days I've been hobbling around pretty bad.  After much internet research, I have come up with a self diagnosis.  Piriformis Syndrome.  It basically affects my deep gluteus muscles (butt) and runs down my hamstring, and even zings around to the front of my groin.  It doesn't feel great.  It has to do with having tight hip adductors/or abductors, I can't remember.  I picked up some resistance bands at Target today to start some hip strengthening, and will religiously be stretching my piriformis muscle and IT band (which connects to the knee) all week in hopes that by next Sunday I can do more than hobble.  We'll see what happens.  My Dad is coming down to run it with me, and I was hoping to beat him for the first time, but it's not looking good.

Anyways.  On another fitness note, Becky and I are starting an 8 week boxing class on Tuesday.  She awesomely signed me up for the class, and then informed me when to show up :)  I am super excited as the woman who runs the gym has nothing but good reviews and lots of success stories.  I'm hoping this bounces me up to the next level of a healthy lifestyle.  I started taking a strange homeopathic remedy- it's Apple Cider Vinegar (with "THE MOTHER") which is supposed to help with insulin regulation and PCOS issues.  Actually, if you google it, or even just read Amazon reviews, the stuff helps everything.  It was 3 bucks in the health section at Shaws, and I actually like the taste of  it in my water, so I figure I'll try it for a month or two, and see what happens. I also bought some coconut oil, which is loaded in Medium Chain Triglycerides and supposed to be very helpful all around as well too.  It tastes pretty delicious on popcorn!

We had our first snowstorm of the season since October 31st, 2011 a few days ago.  Jacob and I got some sledding in, and Mike finished fixing Jacob's little snowmobile.  He drove around the yard really well.  We don't currently have a helmet that really fits him, so I was fretting, but Mike set the governor relatively low- so it didn't really go much faster than his yard tractor. It's crazy to see him driving around- he is getting to be such a big boy. We painted his room last weekend- no more "baby" yellow- just Big Boy blue now.

My mom's truck broke down, so Mike has been busy fixing that.  Pretty sure they had some sort of yelling argument today, but as usual I ignored it.  I can't get into it.  Not nice things will come out of my mouth. I'll leave it at that for now as Mike has finally come in from outside and I want some snuggle time.  Here are some pictures!

Riding the Kitty Cat

His new room color

Still has to have his dump truck outside!