St Patty's Day

Truth. We celebrated St. Patty's Day by going to the beach with our good friends. We thought by going to a less crowded beach, traffic would be ok. False. It was probably just as bad. We did get lucky with a parking spot though :) Later in the evening we had some burgers & some green velvet cupcakes. It was a great day!

4 months!!!

On March 9th Carly turned 4 months :) This is what we've been doing since then. This week was Carly's first time swimming in a real pool (because the bathtub is has been her pool in the meantime). She did really good. We did floating on her back and I dunked her quite a few times (ok so only up to her eyes so far but she is only 4 months). We also practiced kicking on her tummy, although she seemed more interested in drinking the water in that position :) At her 4 month appointment she weighed 12 lb 13 oz in the 25% and was 25 in long in the 75%.

Carly's new sounds

It's been fun listening to Carly's new sounds & new volume range. This video is from this morning.

back into running

I couldn't figure out why my knees were hurting so bad when I ran. And I really wanted to be able to run. I was sure it was my form, or the fact that I was only running on sidewalks or roads, or maybe because I've put some weight on since having the baby. Over the past couple of weeks I've heard really good things about Brooks. I almost wanted to think that a pair of shoes could eliminate my knee pain, but I kind of brushed it off at first. Then last Sunday I was talking with a friend about running and she mentioned that she got a new pair of running shoes every 6 months. First of all I couldn't imagine doing that, but then again, I don't run every day like she does. I started thinking about my own shoes. When did I get them? Oh yeah, it was in Vancouver, WA.... Which means I got them at least 4 years ago... We did buy another pair of running shoes out here, but my toes were hurting (I guess I didn't allow enough toe room when I bought them oops). And since the pregnancy my feet have actually grown and those shoes don't fit me at all anymore.

I started talking with my brother, who is a hardcore runner and currently works at a running store. We started talking shoes. He explained some things to me about running shoes and found me a running store - comparable to the one he works at in Idaho. He found Running Wild. I went in Monday night and watched me walk. I had only taken 2 steps and they already knew what I needed. They told me that I over-pronate when I walk. They pulled out a few different shoes that were a good match for me - designed with a stiff inner border (medial aspect of the shoe) to keep me from over pronating when I walk. It makes great sense. I have really flat feet so I would be over-pronating. They had great customer service and I bought the shoes that felt light and the most comfortable. These happened to be Mizuno Wave Inspire 8.

I went for my first run on Tuesday - just 1.5 miles - but it was amazing. I was paying special attention to my knees and actually expecting them to still hurt. Previously, as soon as I began jogging or running, my knees would immediately hurt. So I couldn't believe I completed even that amount of a run without knee pain. Woohoo!!! I've been on a total of 3 runs this last week with absolutely no knee pain. My shoes were expensive, yes, but I consider this to be an investment toward my health and fitness. I've already started looking at races. Ultimately I would like to get up to doing at least a half marathon. I would like to do races along the way working up to it (not just running a half marathon when I can make it that long) because I want to be competitive and do well. My sister-in-law and I are hoping to run a race together this summer. Very exciting!!

Smiling for the Camera :)

Carly just started smiling for the camera! Weird I know! So yesterday I was getting some snap shots and she was being awfully smiley all of the sudden. Well today, she saw the camera and as everytime I was ready to take a picture and said Carly to get her attention - she smiled. Like she knew I was taking pics and she knew she was supposed to smile.... My baby is psychic! We are loving all of her words and how cute & snuggly she is! Her headband I decided to make this morning before church - it's super easy - click HERE for tutorial.

Beach Baby

 We went to the beach today! I've been dying to take Carly swimming. Today wasn't a swimming day obviously, but carly did get her legs wet in the ocean :) It was super windy but Carly did really good.

This pic was taken later (no BYU is not playing just yet, but they are later tonight - Carly was too excited!). Daddy & Baby watching TV (actually it's baby einstein lol). Thanks for the cute BYU tshirt Amber & Evan!

half rolling and talking

Carly has proven to be a little chatterbox! We love listening to her talk. She always has a lot to say. Even though she still hates tummy time, I'm trying different things - like turning her on her side. She tolerates it sometimes but other times it'll make her just as mad. This week she's been awesome at keeping her head up. Honestly, I think it's because she's so curious - she loves looking around. At church on Sunday that was all she wanted to do - look around. She's been getting mad when I lay her down anywhere because she'd rather be sitting. Yesterday we went in the backyard (like we did every day last week) but she did not want to be laying down. Once I sat her up on my lap she was perfectly happy. She's starting to notice the boats going by. Today on our walk she saw some birds. I mean, she really saw them, she was actually looking at them :) She's started sitting in her bumbo for longer since she's holding her head up. And I've been able to put her little homemade shoes on her!