Wordless Wednesday

One Year Ago

We found out that we were going to have another baby!!! What an exciting day. It was so different from the day we found out that we were pregnant with Brody. Both were equally exciting and fun, but Brody was a surprise. Talk about shock. I think we walked around in a daze for about a week. Beckett, on the other hand, was planned. It took us several months, but we weren't in so much shock with him. What an amazing feeling it is to see those two pink lones appear on that test. Knowing that the rest of your life is going to change, knowing what an adventure you are about to go on. I don't think I will ever forget that feeling...just pure excitement. I had taken a test the day before, waited the two minutes, and it was negative. I set the test on the back of the toilet and went back into the living room to do something for Brody (Brent was not home). When I went back into the bathroom about 30 minutes later to throw it away, I could see a VERY faint line. Of course I didn't think too much of it because the instructions say not to read a test after 10 minutes - that an evaporation line may appear and give you a false positive. I did get a little excited...just wondering...but decided to just take the other test first thing the next morning. I got up the next morning before church, while everyone was still asleep to take the other test. It became positive immediately!! I had planned on thinking of a fun way to tell Brent, but at that point, I just ran in the bedroom and woke him up waving the test in his face. Talk about a good way to give a man a heart attack! LOL. Anyway, he was super excited too. Although (typical Brent) I could see those worry wheels start turning immediately: Okay, now we are going to need to budget more diapers, clothes, wipes, formula, etc etc etc. Guess thats just the accountant him!

So anyway, that was what was happening one year ago. What a difference a year makes!!!

A Goal of Mine...

I want to run a 5K!!! Then maybe a 10k...but that would be waaay down the line. I am not one of those people who can completely cut out sweets and carbs and stuff...I just don't have the willpower to do it. I love to eat! So, I have just got to make myself get into a good exercise program. Since Brent has started running, it has really made me want to get into it as well. I have seen how it has helped him drop those extra pounds...without dieting at all. And it would be something that we could do together. Now, I know that I am not someone who is going to get up at 5am for the rest of my life to go running. That's just not me. But I would love to train enough to be able to run a 5k...even if it's just once. Just to be able to say that I did it.

So, this is the program that I am hoping to follow.

www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

It starts you out easy, but is supposed to have you ready to run a 5K in 2 months. Sounds do-able, huh? I actually started this back in the fall, not too long after Beckett was born. But it didn't work out for several reasons. 1)Beckett was still waking up every 3 -4 hours and I was just plain exausted, 2) Brent runs in the mornings, so the only time I have to run is in the afternoons. It started getting dark early about the time I started this, so by the time Brent would get home from work to watch the boys for me, it was already getting dark, and I didn't want to run by myself in the dark. So, I just stopped and decided to start back up in the Spring or so. I may start walking in the evenings here pretty soon, and then start the Couch to 5K program up in a couple months...when the days start getting longer. I really want to be able to run the Smackover Oil Run 5K with Brent in June. I think I can do that. Wish me luck.

Canvases

A friend of mine painted me some canvases for Beckett's room, and they finally came in a couple weeks ago! I am really pleased with the way they turned out. I didn't really want to do a "theme" in his nursey, b/c I knew that I would probably want something different in his room when we convert it to a big boy room in a couple years, so I wanted to buy things that I might be able to re-use. I just gave her an idea of the colors and sort of what I was wanting - I think she did great! Hopefully I will be able to use them for a while.

I still have a few things I want to to his room. It is nowhere near how I want it.

They really have great detail in them.

Today has been a pretty lazy here. Brent took Brody to school this morning, so Beckett and I did a few things around the house while he was gone. We picked Brody up at noon, then came back home for lunch.

Beckett has been asleep for the last couple hours, so Brody and I are watching The Incredible's. We are about to go pick up Brooke at school, then come back home to let them play for a while.

Kind of a boring day...but nice in a way. I am so thankful for these days that I have at home with my kids. Happy Thursday!

Wordless (Almost) Wednesday

Just a few fun pictures from our week:


Brody insisted on Beck wearing a cap saying, "But he's gotta be a baseball player like me mommy!"
Beckett must want to play football instead :)
This is what happens when an almost 3 year old dresses himself...

Check out Brody's mad guitar skills! :)

Which is which?

Which is Beckett and which is Brody? Any guesses??