5K and Baby Changes

Over the past week or so, I've thought multiple times about how I should get on and blog, but I just haven't gotten around to it. Now, I'm sick, so I have a little time to do different things. For instance, tonight I knitted. I desperately need to knit because I'm knitting for a couple that have an alpaca farm. They have a trunk show coming up in late November/early December, and I have things that I'm supposed to have knitted for that. So, I decided to use my time on the couch to get some knitting done.

I needed to take a break from knitting (it's getting close to bedtime), so I decided to finally write on here. There are some things that are very important to update. First of all, I ran in my first 5K a week ago. I was quite nervous, and I started way too far in the front (a newbie mistake!), but I finished without walking once. I finished in 35:18, which was a little more time than I wanted to finish in. I was thrilled to have finished, though! So, now I'm looking forward to my next race...the Jingle Bell Run in 3 weeks. I took this week off because my foot was hurting. It ended up being a good thing, since I got sick. I'm hoping very much that I'll be back to full strength by Monday so that I can restart running on Tuesday.

All sorts of changes have been going on with Baby Girl. She's toddling around the house now, for one. It's so sweet to see her walking as quickly as she can, trying not to fall! However, this is now opening up a new world of things to get into for her. I've had to lock up the puzzles and Little Miss' Memory Game because I was so sick of constantly picking them up. If one of the diaper drawers are left open, we'll be cleaning diapers up from the floor. The one good thing, though, is that she's learning to pick things up. Last night, Little Miss left her crayon container in the middle of the floor, and daddy tripped on them, spilling them all over. Baby Girl wanted to wander the floor, so I suggested to her that we pick up the crayons. Wouldn't you know that she gladly helped and was so proud of herself for putting the crayons away!

A second change with Baby Girl is that she's talking so much more. She says Mama all the time, which of course I love. She also says Dada, especially right around the time that hubby gets home from work. She cracks me up with she sees our dog, Boxer. She calls him Baba, although last weekend, I did get her to say Boxer. It was very clear, but it only happened twice. I'm thinking that she said it and decided it was just so much easier to say Baba!

Next change...hugs and kisses! I think it was Tuesday that I was holding her, and I can't even remember what prompted it. I think I might have said something about giving mommy a kiss. What I do remember is my sweet baby leaning in and giving me a big, juicy, open-mouth kiss. I laughed, and I asked her for another kiss, which she gladly gave. It was so sweet. So then Wednesday, she reached around to give me a full-fledged hug. So, I got the idea to ask her for another hug a few minutes later. When I asked for a hug, she smiled and put her little arms around my neck for a hug. I am loving this stage!

First steps

Today has been an eventful day at our house. Not because we have had a lot going on, though. On the contrary, it was actually an in-house day. We took Boxer to the groomer, and I went to my local yarn shop for some knitting and visiting. That pretty much covered my time away from home today. The eventful part of the day actually happened at home, while I was gone. Baby Girl started walking today. She's taken a step here or there, but today, she was taking multiple steps (7 or 8) and would perform it on demand. It was pretty exciting to see when I got home. Of course, she wouldn't walk for me right away when I got home. She was so excited to see me that she just wanted me to hold her, and the fastest means of transportation is still crawling. But, after a few minutes of being held, I stood her in the middle of the floor, took a few steps back, and called her to walk to me...and she did! I forgot how thrilling it is to see that!

So, hubby and Little Miss went to the gym to go swimming, and I had supper ready a little earlier than I thought they would be home. Baby Girl was begging for food, so I made the decision to go ahead and eat without them. We were eating stir fry and rice, and I was feeding Baby Girl because I didn't want to have to clean up the rice mess. But, I stepped out of the room to get a little more rice, and her bowl was within reach. So, when I came back in, there was broccoli on the floor, greens on the table, and a strip of red pepper in her hand. Apparently, my child likes colorful food, as long as it isn't green! She ate all the non-green veggies and lots of rice, then grabbed the greens and one by one started throwing them on the floor. Each time one would hit the floor, she'd look at me and say, "Uh-oh." Uh-oh...right.