Pool Time!

This is Gracy's first summer to play in the pool! (last year she was too little) And at our apartment the pool opened up last weekend, so of course we've already been twice. Gracy LOVES the water.  I wasn't sure that she would, especially because the water is still pretty chilly, but the sun is hot!  She loves to float in her pool toy and kick her feet, and crawl and walk in the shallow end, and most of all she loves to watch Mommy go under water and pop back up.  She thinks this is hysterical!  LOL!

Gracyn's Twin. . . Dadda!

Here are some pictures of Justin as a baby to look at and compare to Baby Gracyn.  They look so much alike it's scary!

JUSTIN                                 GRACY

Workout Progress

So, I ran my first 5k on Saturday with Sheryl, Justin's mom. It was awesome. It felt soo good! We couldn't have asked for a more perfectly beautiful morning to go for a run, and the path was pretty. Although, the last 1/2 mile was basically uphill. . . Yikes! We finished in 32:30 minutes. So now, to increase my workout regimen, I'm adding yoga to my workout schedule. I bought Jillian Michaels Yoga Meltdown video so I can workout at home with baby Gracyn playing right beside me :-)

I love this DVD! It's amazing. It has a level 1 and 2 so I'll be able to use it even as I get better at it and advance/progress. I think it's the perfect addition to my workout routine; definitely a "total body workout". I've never done yoga before and wow, I was shocked how much strength it takes! Last night was my first time attempting all of the moves. I could do most of them, which is the great thing about the DVD: There are beginner and advanced versions of each move so even people like myself that have never done yoga can get a good workout from the DVD. Jillian Michaels keeps you moving along with doing the yoga poses, to increase calorie burn. Anyway, if you like working out, burning calories, and feeling the burn (cause my abs are still feeling it today!) and if you've never done yoga, but have always wanted to try it, I would recommend that you try Jillian Michaels Yoga Meltdown (Mom, this means you!  I'm bringing it this weekend:-).

Easter Pictures

Developments. . .

Momma! That’s right, Gracy said momma! It started Tuesday morning. We spent our first night in our new apartment Monday night. The next morning Gracy was suffering from some pretty severe separation anxiety(and still is if I move more than 3 feet away from her). You can’t really blame her though, because she’s at the age that it’s common and she’s endured a lot of changes recently. Anyway, she said momma. . . and now she says it all of the time. She’ll crawl around the apartment following me and pull up on my legs saying momma, momma, momma! It’s sooo cute! I LOVE it. Although it kinda stinks that she only says it when she wants me to hold her or pick her up or get her a bottle.
Running is becoming easier and easier! I’m loving it; it feels great and I’m getting in shape. Only downside is pretty soon I’m not going to have any clothes that fit me. This is a problem I’m willing to deal with. I’ll wear gym shorts and T-shirts everyday if I need too! Lol;-) Running goals: 1-With the running clinic I’m participating in we are running a 5k in May. 2-Sheryl came up with the idea that we should run the 4 person relay in the Little Rock Marathon next year. It will be myself, Sheryl, Page, and Kathryn. I think it will end up being 6.5 miles each. Wish us luck in accomplishing our goal!

Decorating Disaster

So, we’re in our new apartment! Yay! This is why I haven’t posted anything in forever. I’ve been organizing, cleaning, stocking, and decorating. . . I’ve never decorated anything in my life. In college my roommates always made fun of me and said my room looked like a boy’s room. My Mom and Nana both like to decorate and I’ve grown up watching them and that’s really all I know. I guess I should watch more HGTV. Anyway, so in an attempt to make our new apartment feel a bit more like home and not a cold white box, I’ve been decorating. . . I actually bought some toilet lid covers at Wal-Mart. You know those rug-like covers that make your toilet look like it’s wearing a hat. Once I put the cover on the toilet I realized it looked ridiculous and nobody has used those for at least 15 years. Whoops! Needless to say, I returned it. I have a few decorating goals: 1 – I want to create something to hang on the wall in place of a headboard and 2 – I want to find a cute welcome mat. Haha. Ya, that’s it for now. We’ll see if I can accomplish these goals. In conclusion, if anyone has any good decorating tips for making an apartment warmer and more homey, they would be greatly appreciated.