Monster Dashin' & Pedal Pubbin'

I ran my first race post pregnancy this weekend.

A few fellow MN bloggers and I decide to sign up for the Monster Dash and I am so glad we did. We had loads of fun and I felt like my hips were going to break off all day after the race...but so worth it :)

Turner and Tate were there to support me!!!

My running partner...Andrea!!                                  We did it...good job ladies!!!

How costumes....we were the Minneapolis 'chain of lakes'! I don't have a picture of all 5 of us that were a part of that costume so you'll have to check out Jess, Syndal, or Lauren's blog to see that (if they do post about it). Andrea was loon lake!

This is what it looked like @ the finish line for the 5k...you couldn't even 'run' across which was annoying!!

After the race...Tate and I went home to relax before the fun festivities we had that evening.

My sister came up to babysit Turner while we headed out for a 30th birthday party that included a pedal pub. Tate and I had never been on one so we were excited to try it out. Despite the cold weather...it was super fun and we were actually pretty warm pedaling. Talk about workout while drinking!!!

Ready to go!!!

Fun with friends I hadn't seen in so long!!!

Dinner after @ Psycho Suzi's!!!!

Yes we are inappropriate and picking the Tiki's nose ;)

Sunday was a day spent meal planning for the week and getting the house in order. We also spent loads of family time just snuggling in bed and feeling incredibly blessed!!! 

Turner's 3 month photos

We had our really awesome wedding photographer, Kimberly Williams Photography, take Turner's 3 month photos along with some family photos! I love love love how they turned out. I am so looking forward to his 6 month photos with her.

Now I have to decide which to use for a Christmas Card...decisions decisions!

Get ready for picture overload!!!

Oct weekend...apples, pumpkins, football!!!

I'm kind of bummed I fell off the blog wagon. I was looking at my post from a year ago this weekend and loved reading everything we did. I loved reading it and seeing how life has changed so much since then. 

So I'm going to come back..I'm back to blogging. My weekend posts might not show up until later...but as long as I recap and have a place to document the good, bad and ugly (hopefully more good than the latter 2), then I'll feel good about it and will enjoy looking back at it.

So this past weekend...was a fun one!

On Friday...Tate officially ended his 2013 football coaching season. To say I was elated would be an understatement. I even had a countdown in my phone when it would end. Don't get me wrong...I love that he is a coach because it is a rewarding job and seeing him work with all the kids is something really special...but I really love him has a husband and dad better! 

Saturday was fun day...well they are always fun days because we get to spend them with Turner. He is the best! It's also the day I get most of the stuff done. I made a batch of homemade applesauce. Our neighbors have an apple tree and they give us load of apples every year. This batch I did not remove the skin...which I now regret. It's still good...but I would like it better without. Next batch I plan to make and freeze for Turner for when he will start eating that.

I got to spend all morning with him while Tate was working. He got home around noon. I was off for the afternoon (3 hours total) for a @ home party. I recently became a Norwex Independent Sales Consultant and love it so far. I have 2 parties under my belt and many more lined up. I left at 1:15 and was back by 4:15. Only gone for 3 hours and made a good chunk of change...

Saturday evening our neighbors had a pumpkin carving party. I was super excited about this. They asked us to judge for them.

We dressed Turner up in his bear hat and goat and headed over there. The carving was taking place in the garage so dressing him up was necessary...and he looks so darn cute I couldn't resist.

They had yummy food and good company!

Jalapeno dip, hot dog mummy's and spinach dip mummy's!!! Love the bread mummy's with spinach dip...such a creative idea and she didn't even find it on Pinterest (which I am sure it is probably on there).

Cat got first place and the owl took second. Tate and I voted and then I had to leave before seeing them in the dark because Turner was getting really fussy and ready for bed. Good thing we live right across the street...quick jaunt home!

On Sunday we dressed Turner up for football like we do every Sunday. We received football leggings as a gift for him and I was finally excited to put them on. He looked so adorable!!!

Sunday night Tate and I went out to celebrate our Anniversary. We had Teppanyaki at one of our favorite places. We also had some drinks and sushi. Our daycare lady came over with her oldest (10) to babysit Turner. We were only gone for a couple hours. It was also our first date since we've had him. It was nice to get out but I def did miss him!!! 

I can't believe October is almost over. It is by far my favorite month!! I love all things about October!

*Fall colors*

*Crisp air*

*Our Anniversary*

*Halloween...duh*

*Football*

and many more...seriously, the best month there is!!!

T-W-O

Happy Anniversary Tate!!!

 

T-W-O year ago...we were joined together as one in marriage!!!

 

 

There is no one else I would want to take this crazy ride with! No one I would rather argue with, get mad at and smile with! You truly are my better half and every day make me want to be a better me!!!

 

 

Thank you for loving me the way you do! Thank you for being the most patient husband ever! Thank you for holding my hand through this awesome experience called parenthood!

 

 

I love you more today than I did yesterday and I will love you more tomorrow than I did today! Our love keeps growing and it feels amazing!

 

Love you with all my heart!!!

 

xoxo,

Turner - 4 months

October 2, 2013

4 months...I can't believe how FAST he is growing up!

Baby Stats:
Weight

15 lbs 2 oz (57th percentile)

Length
26.25" (90th percentile)

Sleep
Turner goes to bed @ 7:30 and we get him up @ 9:30 for one last feeding and goes right back to bed. We've tried eliminating that feeding by feeding him when he goes to bed but it wasn't successful. Getting him up @ 9:30 to feed is working right now and he's sleeping through the night so we will stick with it until we change his routine when he starts solids.

Daily Routine
 Finally have a nice routine down. Turner wakes @ 6 am and I nurse him. He gets fed @ daycare at 9, 12 and 3. I nurse him again for his 6 pm feeding. Bed at 7:30 and then one more quick night feed at 9:30.

Feeding
Feeding schedule, see above. He is still on only breast milk. Nursing is going a lot better than it did a month ago. I try to exclusively nurse him on weekends as I have noticed a dip in my supply during the week. He gets 6.25 ounces if we give him a bottle.

Diaper Size
Still doing cloth diapers and it's still going good. We are in the process of moving the snaps on the diapers since he has grown so much since we started using them.

Clothes Size
3 months cloths are a bit snug on him but he fits into some of them. He wears 3-6 month size and some 6 month clothes. He wears 6 month PJ's as it seems he grows out of those first.

Hair Color
Light brown color.

Eye Color
He's our lil' blue eye boy for right now!

Milestones/Likes/Dislikes
On 9/6/13, he rolled over @ daycare from tummy to back. On 9/9/13, he finally rolled over for mama from back to tummy. He does both ways now very fast and all the time. I shot this video a few weeks back when he was just learning to roll.

- He's interested in everything. My water bottle, our cell phones, the remote, etc. He likes to play with things also. His paci, his bottle, and Sophia is a HUGE hit with him...he loves her!!!

- Turner is officially no longer being swaddled at night or nap time. We had decided to transition him into no swaddle. He kept fussing when we put him down and at night with his hands by his mouth and we were thinking that it wasn't going so well. One night he was fighting it so hard I just decided to now swaddle him at all...sure enough, that is what he was trying to tell us. He has slept so much better since not being swaddled. It also makes us less worried since he is rolling so much that he will have his arms there for him when he does roll over.

- Turner attended his first college football game and it happened to be at our old stomping grounds. Tate was excited to show off Turner to everyone and to show Turner where he use to play.

-Turner is now sitting up on his own...and is getting better and better every day at it. He sits up for a good 30 seconds before tumbling over. It's the cutest thing...he just looks like a big boy when he sits up.

- Turner gets the biggest smile when Dad gets home. He just loves him so much and it's a joy to see there relationship grow. When I pick up from daycare, he gives me the biggest smile and 'hug'. It literally melts my heart.

- Turner is a very active little boy. He just loves moving around. If you put him on his back, he will most likely roll to his tummy so he can move around in circles.

Turner,

Your personality is coming through more and more every day. I just love this phase and I know I will probably say that as each month that goes by. Your smile brightens up my day and your laugh is just precious. Getting you to laugh is so easy and I love it. You are such a good baby. You know what you want and try very hard to go after it even though you can't crawl or walk yet...you seem to find a way. I often wonder what you are thinking because you have the best facial expressions. I love your open mouth kisses and your constant grabbing of my hair (even though it hurts). It just shows you are learning so many knew things. I'm excited to teach you many new things and to love you more and more every single day!!!

Love...your mama