10 Weeks

Mackenzie turned 10 weeks old yesterday - she is doing so well! Jason and I picked her up from school yesterday and she went from eating 2-3oz per feeding to 4oz! I am so happy - hopefully this means cutting down on nighttime feedings! We've had a few rough nights lately and it is kind of upsetting. She had been on a consistent schedule for sometime now, eating at 6pm after I picked her up, bath time around 6:30 and then down at 7pm. She would sleep till about 11-12 and then eat around 4am. The past week or so she has been extremely congested and has been tossing and turning all night, never really getting a good nights sleep. Hopefully we can get back on a routine this weekend.

Madelyn will be starting in the 3's classroom on Monday! I cannot believe how mature that little girl is. She is doing so well and I just look at her in awe sometimes. Words cannot descibe her - she is going to truly be an amazing little lady. I had debated putter her in dance class but I think I'm going to wait until next year when she will be able to appreciate a little more. I figure we will continue with gymnastics until then.

Jason is doing great - he's really kicking it at work which is really impressive. I've very proud of him. I've just been trying to deal with work - there is a lot going on here and I've said it before, I think this job is just so stressful! Anyway, I am working on a 3 year plan as well as some other personal goals and that is really where my focus is right now. Running is going great although my brand new shoes got stolen from our front porch this morning! I was so pissed!!! I dont think i'll have any issue with the 1/2 marathon in Dec. I started working on abs this morning. Dr. Monti told me to wait until about now to do any abs and I was really sore - it was tough so I didnt push it too much. I cannot wait to whip this body back into hardcore shape!!

I think that's about it. Not a lot planned for this weekend, thank God. Just some yard work, grocery shopping, shopping for bathroom tiles, gymnastics, running and maybe the pool...ok, that does seem like a lot!!

Mackenzie is 2 months old!

Short update today - I took Mackenzie for her 2 month check up and she is growing perfectly (as the dr said)! At birth she was 6lbs 10oz and 19 3/4 inches. Today she was 11lbs 4.5oz and 23 1/4 inches. 75th percentile in height and 60th percentile in weight. Definitely smaller than her big sis who is consistently in the 90th percentile for both. She is doing well and starting to sleep pretty well. We've had a nasty stomach bug in the house the past week and that has not been fun, definitely disrupted all our sleep.
I'm back at work and not liking it too much - I really miss being home with the girls although I know I am not one who would be able to do that full time.
Jason's bday is Monday and this weekend I am taking him out to a nice dinner - very excited for that! I've also been running pretty consistently now for 2 weeks - I'm back at 4 miles during the week (but now have to get up at 430am to get them in). That has not been fun. I've been running about 5 on the weekends and will attempt 7 t oday. It's been pretty easy getting back into it luckily, I just need to get some new shoes, desperately.

Wow, time flies!

Well Mackenzie will be 8 weeks old this Thursday!! She is doing great and I am gearing up to go back to work. My first day will be Tuesday and I am NOT looking forward to it. I have enjoyed our time together so much I cannot even express it in words. With Madelyn I worked everyday and really missed out on a lot with her. So this time I made sure I layed in bed and cuddled with Mac as much as I could - i know juggling working full time, 2 kids, a husband and running wont leave me with a lot of down time.

So Mackenzie is growing like a week and starting to sleep really well. She is still eating every 3 hours but we seem to really be getting into a schedule. I'm going to have to start getting up at 445am to run before her 6am feeding! She truly is a beautiful child, I cannot wait to see who she grows into.

Madelyn is officially potty training and doing amazingly, seriously that kid is something special - she is wiser beyond her years and Jason and I just look at her in awe. She will move up to the 3's class Aug 31 and I am just so proud of her.

We got to go to Kansas City and Chicago this summer - 2 great trips. I cannot believe how fast this 2 months has passed!

Last week Dr Monti gave me the ok to start working out again. Recovery from a c section is not fun and my recoveries always seem to be a little more challenging. Anyway, I started running on Thursday and have gotten 3 good 4 mile runs in. It is Soooo depressing though to see where I am now. I know I havent done a lot more than walk in 7 months so its going to take some time but I am not the most patient person in the world. I have 10lbs that I want to lose still and am just having the worst time with my body and bosy image. I'm pushing through though and doing my best - with breastfeeding I really cant diet the way I want to.

Anyway, tomorrow is my last day with my precious baby and I am going to thouroughly enjoy it!!