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!!

19 day countdown

Yes, 19 days to go before baby Mackenzie Ann arrives! It's hard to imagine that in 3 weeks from today I will have another little girl in my arms...we are getting VERY excited to meet her! We've almost completed the nursery and will make our final run to babies R Us this weekend to get the new car seat and some last minute things and then we should be good to go.

I'm feeling pretty good -- I did forget though how those last few weeks feel! I've been getting very tired and have been trying to sleep because I know that the lack of is very near in my future! We've been talking to Madelyn about her new sis - not sure how she is feeling as most of the time she has been saying she doesnt want a little sister. I am very apprehensive about it all as i feel somehow I am taking something away from her since she has been the only child for 2 years. I know ultimately she will be fine but I can't help but to be sad and scared at the same time. She is growing up before our eyes though, I cannot believe how big my little girl has gotten! We are 2 weeks away from her big birthday #2 and we are having an Olivia the Pig themed party at her favorite place - ASI gymnastics. I am so excited to see how she reacts to the big day!

That's about it for now. Just trying to get myself settled at work before I am off for 8 weeks! It is always sooo stressful being away from work but at least I have my blackberry! We are also planning a trip to Kansas City and Chicago this summer. Chicago the last weekend in July and we are super excited for it! Traveling with 2 little ones on the other hand may be a handful.

I hope everyone is well and I will post before the big day.

Baby #2

So, today was our 20 week check up, we are halfway there! All my ATC test came back negative which was such a relief and the baby was measuring and growing perfectly. I have gained exactly the same amount of weight as last time too which is weird to me. Anyway, we found out today we are having another little girl!!! We are very excited and can't wait to get home to let Madelyn know she is going to have a little sister!! Jason and I are also really excited to get started on the nursery!! Luckily this little one will have tons and tons of amazing hand me downs between her big sis Madelyn and her cousins Olivia and Georgia! Also need to confirm a name but I think we have that one nailed down.

Madelyn is doing wondferfully! She is so mature and so so smart it is really amazing to me. We signed her up for gymnastics and she will start going every Saturday next week. She also knows almost all her colors and shapes and we are working on numbers. She has picked out her favorite pair of shoes from my shoe collection and now insists on wearing them in the mornings and taking her "purse" to school with her. Jason is surrounded by Girls, thats for sure!

Jason and I are both super busy at work, which I guess is a good thing. We could both easily work 60 hour weeks if we let ourselves. Things are going really well and we feel extremely blessed!

Hope everyone else is well and I will update soon!

Happy Holidays

I hope everyone had a great holiday! Jason, Madelyn and I began our trip to Kansas City Saturday December 20th around 12:30 pm. Within the frist 2 hours of the trip Maddy threw up but the rest of the ride was successful - we arrived at my Dad's aroung 9pm. I got one spa day in while I was there and the rest of the time was spent hanging out with the fam, parties, playing rock band and taking care of sick people. Unfortunately Jason got sick Christmas Eve and missed Christmas Day :( he recovered quickly though and got to feeling better fast. We were supposed to leave Saturday the 27th but in the early hours of Saturday morning we got a huge storm, possibly a tornado and had to push back our departure to Sunday which ended up being fine. Neither Jason nor I wanted to leave. Overall we had a great holiday and I am sad it is over. Madelyn got a lot of great gifts and is getting bigger and bigger every day.

Speaking of bigger - i am into my second trimester and 15 weeks along now, not far from halfway. I am finally feeling better and am looking more pregnant instead of just fat! I will post some new pictures up soon. Happy New Year!

Thanksgiving

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! What started out as great quickly went sour for us. It was our first year hosting the holiday in our new house and with 17 people total, we were looking forward to the challenge. Mom came in on Tuesday night and took care of Madelyn Wednesday while Jaosn and I went to work for a few hours and got some last minute errands done. Wednesday afternoon Stephanie, Ashley and the kids arrived. Madelyn had a blast with Olivia, Will and Georgia - I think she is going to be a great big sister!
I ran the 8 mile Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving and actually had a great time of 1 hour and 12 minutes and felt great the whole time. Thanksgiving dinner was wonderful thanks to my fabulous husband who worked his magic in the kitchen. We had a slight mishap with one of our friends kids after dinner but other than that it was great. Friday we headed to Allen outlets and got some Xmas shopping done and then it hit later that night...
Steph and I ended up getting violently ill and were in bed the rest of the weekend. They left Sunday afternoon and drove home to KC (somehow). My mom was suppose to leave Sunday but came down with the same thing and didnt get out until today. It was probably the worst illness I have ever had and even worse being pregnant. I think it may take a full week for me to recover and even think about running again.
We are going to put up our tree this coming weekend - we have and extremely busy weekend planned. Madelyn will have her favorite teacher babysit on Friday while Jason and I have a much needed date night in Dallas. And Sunday in between jewlery shows and putting up the tree we are going to take Madelyn through the neighborhood to look at lights.
I will post some Thanksgiving pictures shortly...I hope everyone had a great holiday!