Thank you to Mark's parents and the Beckham's for being there to celebrate with us!
Friday, October 7, 2011
It's Final!
Thank you to Mark's parents and the Beckham's for being there to celebrate with us!
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Dear Sky
You are so much fun! You wake up in the morning with the biggest smile on your face. I love starting my day with your smile!
The first thing we do every morning is to change your diaper. I don't know what it is about being on the changing table, but you LOVE it! You laugh like crazy, make faces at me, blow raspberries and laugh again. It's very helpful now that you suck on your toes, because you pull your feet up to your head and hold them there until I'm done changing you. That, more than anything else you do, cracks me up!
You have started belly laughing at the strangest things. Sometimes kissing your cheek does it, sometimes nibbling on your toes, sometimes sprinkling Monkey Butt on your booty does it. The one thing that for sure does it every time is tossing you in the air and catching you.
Your neck and head are just now stable enough for us to be able to do that, and while I worry about a face full of spit up, it's totally worth it. (And, just to reassure everyone when I say toss, I really mean bench pressing her over my head and she barely looses contact with my hands...just enough to make her laugh.)
I love it that you have become such a great workout partner. Stroller fitness would be much less fun if you cried the whole time. You seem to love the music, the sprinting, and the other kids that want to play with you. I have to admit pushing you in the stroller while sprinting is not easy, but it's like a double workout, so thank you for that.
The only thing that makes me sad is that I can tell you are already breaking away from all the holding and cuddling. You so badly want to be mobile and I can tell you have had it with laying in our arms. While I'm so excited to see you crawl for the first time, I hate feeling you slip away a little bit as your grow. You are going to be a very self-sufficient little girl, I can tell already. I know I have very little time left to "force" you to sit in my lap and cuddle with me.
The last 4 1/2 months have been the best months of my life. I love spending my days with you and seeing the new little things you do daily and watching you learn and discover new things.
I love you little girl!
The first thing we do every morning is to change your diaper. I don't know what it is about being on the changing table, but you LOVE it! You laugh like crazy, make faces at me, blow raspberries and laugh again. It's very helpful now that you suck on your toes, because you pull your feet up to your head and hold them there until I'm done changing you. That, more than anything else you do, cracks me up!
You have started belly laughing at the strangest things. Sometimes kissing your cheek does it, sometimes nibbling on your toes, sometimes sprinkling Monkey Butt on your booty does it. The one thing that for sure does it every time is tossing you in the air and catching you.
Your neck and head are just now stable enough for us to be able to do that, and while I worry about a face full of spit up, it's totally worth it. (And, just to reassure everyone when I say toss, I really mean bench pressing her over my head and she barely looses contact with my hands...just enough to make her laugh.)
I love it that you have become such a great workout partner. Stroller fitness would be much less fun if you cried the whole time. You seem to love the music, the sprinting, and the other kids that want to play with you. I have to admit pushing you in the stroller while sprinting is not easy, but it's like a double workout, so thank you for that.
The only thing that makes me sad is that I can tell you are already breaking away from all the holding and cuddling. You so badly want to be mobile and I can tell you have had it with laying in our arms. While I'm so excited to see you crawl for the first time, I hate feeling you slip away a little bit as your grow. You are going to be a very self-sufficient little girl, I can tell already. I know I have very little time left to "force" you to sit in my lap and cuddle with me.
The last 4 1/2 months have been the best months of my life. I love spending my days with you and seeing the new little things you do daily and watching you learn and discover new things.
I love you little girl!
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Sounders win the US Open Cup!
These are out of order. Top picture is the beginning of the game and the bottom picture is warm up prior to game time. We had nice seats!
And, for the third year in a row the Sounders have won the US Open Cup!!! What an experience seeing them play at Century Link field with over 36,000 fans! Once again Sounders fans are unlike any sports fans I have ever seen! Cheering, clapping, singing, booing, jumping up and down the entire time.
Final score was 2-0, both goals being scored at the end of the match. I have said it before and I say it again...soccer players may be the most athletic athletes out there. They cover a ton of ground very quickly and it's pretty much non-stop running for 90 plus minutes.
Great team, perfect weather, better friends, and a win! Was a great evening!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Stroller Fitness
I tried a new class at the Y yesterday with my friend El, Stroller Fitness. We went into it thinking it may be a little too easy for us.
I was still sceptical after the instructor came up and told us it's a "brutal" class and to make sure and pace ourselves.
After the 10 minute warm up I knew we were in trouble! It was by far the hardest class I have EVER taken at the Y period. We made it though, it was hard, but we did it. Call me crazy, but I'm looking forward to going again tomorrow!
Tons of sprinting and running lines while pushing the stroller, planks, sit ups, push ups, knee ups, and a bunch of other stuff. I am so sore today I don't really know what to do with myself.
Some of the class we push the strollers, some of it we leave them parked and you know what Sky didn't cry the whole hour. She did great interacting with all the other kids and adults. I think this is just what I need to not only get in shape, but socialize her so she won't be so afraid of other people.
Next Monday starts a 6 week fitness challenge. Monday we weigh in, have measurements taken, and time our work out (how many sit ups/push ups/pull ups/lines we can run in a certain amount of time) and then at the 6 week class we take all the measurements and times again and see how much we improved. I will for sure have to go to class three times a week to hit my goals, but I'm looking forward to it!
I also have to give something up for the 6 weeks and I think I have decided it will be beer.
Mostly I'm looking forward to getting Sky used to other people so she doesn't freak out as much if Mark and I aren't the ones holding her.
I was still sceptical after the instructor came up and told us it's a "brutal" class and to make sure and pace ourselves.
After the 10 minute warm up I knew we were in trouble! It was by far the hardest class I have EVER taken at the Y period. We made it though, it was hard, but we did it. Call me crazy, but I'm looking forward to going again tomorrow!
Tons of sprinting and running lines while pushing the stroller, planks, sit ups, push ups, knee ups, and a bunch of other stuff. I am so sore today I don't really know what to do with myself.
Some of the class we push the strollers, some of it we leave them parked and you know what Sky didn't cry the whole hour. She did great interacting with all the other kids and adults. I think this is just what I need to not only get in shape, but socialize her so she won't be so afraid of other people.
Next Monday starts a 6 week fitness challenge. Monday we weigh in, have measurements taken, and time our work out (how many sit ups/push ups/pull ups/lines we can run in a certain amount of time) and then at the 6 week class we take all the measurements and times again and see how much we improved. I will for sure have to go to class three times a week to hit my goals, but I'm looking forward to it!
I also have to give something up for the 6 weeks and I think I have decided it will be beer.
Mostly I'm looking forward to getting Sky used to other people so she doesn't freak out as much if Mark and I aren't the ones holding her.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Weekend Round Up
This weekend was a little crazy, because our power was turned off Friday afternoon. Mark was working on re-wiring the house, so the city turned off the power. That meant Sky and I packed up and spent the night with Bob and Michelle. Always fun spending time with them, and Sky LOVES Grace and Kiers.
The more attention they pay her the bigger her smile!
Sky and I want to a martial arts competition, shopped a little and spent Saturday afternoon watching college football with the Beckham's. I cooked taco's and Mark was able to join us after he was done.
The best part was that the city turned our power back on Saturday evening, and we didn't have to wait until Monday afternoon like we thought we would.
I was thankful Sky and I got to come home, sleep in our own beds and chill on the couch all day watching football with Mark.
I have discovered that I need about 3 more Steelers onesies to get through a whole Sunday of football. Sky spits up on them faster than I can wash them!
I have also discovered that I do know how to watch the Steelers lose and not yell my head off...Sky doesn't like the yelling so much.
The more attention they pay her the bigger her smile!
Sky and I want to a martial arts competition, shopped a little and spent Saturday afternoon watching college football with the Beckham's. I cooked taco's and Mark was able to join us after he was done.
The best part was that the city turned our power back on Saturday evening, and we didn't have to wait until Monday afternoon like we thought we would.
I was thankful Sky and I got to come home, sleep in our own beds and chill on the couch all day watching football with Mark.
I have discovered that I need about 3 more Steelers onesies to get through a whole Sunday of football. Sky spits up on them faster than I can wash them!
I have also discovered that I do know how to watch the Steelers lose and not yell my head off...Sky doesn't like the yelling so much.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Perfect Sunday
BTW - Power was back on Saturday night! The guy from the city came out and turned it back on after the re-wiring was done. So we are happy at home watching football all day!
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