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!