Lolli's teacher called saying she was complaining of an ear ache. When I picked her up, she did seem rather distraught about it, so I told her I'd call the doc (who is amazing and got her in at 6:15pm, just 3 hours after I called!). Turns out she does have a double ear infection despite not having had a cold or anything else recently. That sort of made me feel bad for telling her repeatedly that if we went to the doctor and there was nothing wrong with her, Santa would find out and might deduct the co-pay from her Christmas gifts ;) My kids love going to the doctor and they ask frequently to go, so it's hard to tell when they really need to or not.
Anyway, when Lolli's exam was over and it was time to leave, Poppy refused to get out of her chair. She looked at the NP and growled, "I. have. a. COUGH!" and then proceeded to give a pathetic little fake cough while crossing her arms definantly. Thankfully the NP played along and listened to Poppy's heart and lungs, then advised her to drink lots of water, get some rest and pick up a sticker at the front desk. Poppy was satisfied with that.
Cute story to tell, but I'm honestly terrified that I'm in way over my head with her. She's not even 2.5 and she's faking an illness to get attention. Fabulous. Can't wait for her teen years ;)
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Recipe book
Lolli brought home a recipe book from school today. It's filled with directions for making their favorite foods.
Here are Lolli's:
"Watermelon, strawberries, and cucumbers - you just cut them up
Olives - You put them on pizza and you put them on the stove too.
Corn - Chop it up and put it on the stove or oven for 7 minutes.
Apples and blueberries - cut them up in slices."
Apparently she's a vegetarian LOL
Here are Lolli's:
"Watermelon, strawberries, and cucumbers - you just cut them up
Olives - You put them on pizza and you put them on the stove too.
Corn - Chop it up and put it on the stove or oven for 7 minutes.
Apples and blueberries - cut them up in slices."
Apparently she's a vegetarian LOL
Monday, November 14, 2011
Hobby Lobby
Lauren and the girls went to Hobby Lobby tonight to pick up 16 yards of fabric to make curtains for the loft. Lauren chose dark blue silky stuff 'cause it was cheap and hair won't stick to it. Lolli, however, had her heart set on Lauren making the curtains out of dark blue fabric covered in glitter and sequins. Lauren decided to let Lolli pick out her favorite fabric and Poppy, too. Lolli chose purple sequined stuff and Poppy chose black sequined stuff. They each waled their bolt up to the cutting station and said, "1/4 yard of this fabric please" which was adorable :) At first when the fabric was cut, Lolli was bummed that it seemed like such a small piece. Then Lauren opened it up and wrapped it around her neck. Voila - an instant scarf, very fancy and shiny! Poppy loved hers, too. Very worth the $3 it cost; they'll play with these forever!
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Baby's room :)
Lauren's been feeling a need to give this baby its own space. Since she couldn't talk Zach into selling the house and moving into a bigger one, she took matters into her own hands. After she rearranged the living room, she found the perfect armoire on Craigslist that opens up and transforms into a very functional work space. $100 and a bit of heavy lifting later, Zach's office is officially moved out of the loft. There's still a lot of other stuff to get out of there before they can start putting baby gear in there, but there's still like 6 months to go, plus we all know Zach and Lauren's kids don't sleep in their own rooms 'til at least their first birthdays so there's no real rush. Eventually they plan to close off part of the loft to make an actual 4th bedroom with a walk-in closet. Hooray! Lolli said she's very excited to help paint it and get it ready for a baby!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Indy Monumental Marathon
Whew! Considering my longest run ever was 14.4 back in May AND I'm 12.5 weeks pregnant now (which means I've been sleeping the past 2 months instead of training), I wasn't expecting anything fantastic out of this race. In fact, beforehand I gave myself about 50:50 odds of finishing. By mile 20 I was pretty sure my odds had increased to 90:10 but I wasn't ever 100% sure of a finish until we hit mile 25.
We stuck with the 5:00 pace group through mile 11, even though we were walking 2 minutes out of every mile. We knew our 2nd 13.1 was going to be miserable regardless, so negative splits weren't something we were concerned about trying to achieve. Around mile 11 I got crazy hip pain (darn you, relaxin!) that lasted a little beyond mile 12. It sucked. We made it to the halfway mark in 2:34:31 or something like that, which we were pretty pleased with considering we had another 13.1 miles to go.
We slowed way down after that point. Our "running" segments because shorter and slower and we walked a lot more. Zach had some issues with muscle cramping but I never really had any problems other than I got hungry a few times (hello, I'm pregnant, I'm ALWAYS hungry ;). Thankfully there were lots of volunteers handing me Clif blocks and shots, Snickers, orange slices and Jolly Ranchers to keep me going!
The absolute worst part of the race was mile 19-20ish. We were on White River parkway and it was nothing but trees. Couldn't see the city, there were no fans or traffickers to cheer us on, NOTHING. If Zach hadn't been with me, I probably would have tripped myself on purpose to have a reason to call for a medic and be done LOL
After we got out of that stretch we could see the skyline again which gave me a big boost. We were still dawdling along, but at least we were moving. We had to pass Taco Bell, KFC, Wendy's and McDonalds on Meridian and I was DYING! Seriously considered stopping for a McDouble but Zach kept me focused.
We finally hit mile 25 around 5:43. So if we wanted to finish under 6 hours, we had to at least maintain a 15:00 pace for the remaining 1.2 miles. I was up to the challenge, so I willed my body to start jogging again. (By this point in the race, it seriously took me 3-4 minutes to transition from a walk to a jog. It was hilarious yet painful). We got going pretty well at a 13:00 pace but then Zach got a terrible cramp and had to walk. I was afraid to stop jogging so I just did so as slow as possible while he hobbled along. I'm sure we looked hilarious!
After a minute or so he got back to a jog and we rounded the corner past the 26 mile marker. Just over a minute later we passed the 13 mile marker from the half, rounded a corner and the finish line was in our sight! We took off our sunglasses (for the pics, of course ha) and discussed whether or not to hold hands across the finish. We opted for not.
And so, we crossed the finish line, Zach somehow 1 second ahead of me, and got our medals! We are officially marathoners (of the sloooow variety). We got hats that declared us "Finishers" which was cool. We lurched over to the food table and got apples and bagels. The chili, subs, cookies and chocolate milk were long gone, but we didn't really even care at that point. We were just happy to be done :)
Yesterday afternoon was awful and neither of us could move well at all. Today has been a bit better. Zach's doing better than I am, but he did an 18 mile run in October AND he's normally way faster than me (oh, and he's not pregnant) so yesterday didn't take quite as big a toll on him. Which is good - it means he can be the one in charge of going upstairs if the kids need something in the middle of the night :)
Very glad he decided to stick with me for this race. I know he could have done it faster on his own (he thinks maybe 5:30; he would have done the first half faster but maybe bonked harder in the 2nd half with those cramps). But man would it have been boring for both of us! Plus the weather was gorgeous and the course was beautiful so the 2nd half of our race was like a leisurely stroll through nature on a date ha ha
In May 2010 I did my first half marathon on pretty much no training. I finished in 3:01:28. I *really* wanted to get less than double that today, since I hadn't trained for anything over 13.1. Mission accomplished! I don't plan to do anything longer than 13.1 until at least a year after this kid is born, so I figure 2014 will be my year to PR in a full marathon :) At least I've set the bar pretty low for myself so I won't be too stressed during training (yes, I do plan to get off my butt and train next time I attempt one of these!).
Next up: The Mini Marathon in May (it'll be my 3rd). I'll be 38 weeks pregnant. It's gonna be hilarious!
We stuck with the 5:00 pace group through mile 11, even though we were walking 2 minutes out of every mile. We knew our 2nd 13.1 was going to be miserable regardless, so negative splits weren't something we were concerned about trying to achieve. Around mile 11 I got crazy hip pain (darn you, relaxin!) that lasted a little beyond mile 12. It sucked. We made it to the halfway mark in 2:34:31 or something like that, which we were pretty pleased with considering we had another 13.1 miles to go.
We slowed way down after that point. Our "running" segments because shorter and slower and we walked a lot more. Zach had some issues with muscle cramping but I never really had any problems other than I got hungry a few times (hello, I'm pregnant, I'm ALWAYS hungry ;). Thankfully there were lots of volunteers handing me Clif blocks and shots, Snickers, orange slices and Jolly Ranchers to keep me going!
The absolute worst part of the race was mile 19-20ish. We were on White River parkway and it was nothing but trees. Couldn't see the city, there were no fans or traffickers to cheer us on, NOTHING. If Zach hadn't been with me, I probably would have tripped myself on purpose to have a reason to call for a medic and be done LOL
After we got out of that stretch we could see the skyline again which gave me a big boost. We were still dawdling along, but at least we were moving. We had to pass Taco Bell, KFC, Wendy's and McDonalds on Meridian and I was DYING! Seriously considered stopping for a McDouble but Zach kept me focused.
We finally hit mile 25 around 5:43. So if we wanted to finish under 6 hours, we had to at least maintain a 15:00 pace for the remaining 1.2 miles. I was up to the challenge, so I willed my body to start jogging again. (By this point in the race, it seriously took me 3-4 minutes to transition from a walk to a jog. It was hilarious yet painful). We got going pretty well at a 13:00 pace but then Zach got a terrible cramp and had to walk. I was afraid to stop jogging so I just did so as slow as possible while he hobbled along. I'm sure we looked hilarious!
After a minute or so he got back to a jog and we rounded the corner past the 26 mile marker. Just over a minute later we passed the 13 mile marker from the half, rounded a corner and the finish line was in our sight! We took off our sunglasses (for the pics, of course ha) and discussed whether or not to hold hands across the finish. We opted for not.
And so, we crossed the finish line, Zach somehow 1 second ahead of me, and got our medals! We are officially marathoners (of the sloooow variety). We got hats that declared us "Finishers" which was cool. We lurched over to the food table and got apples and bagels. The chili, subs, cookies and chocolate milk were long gone, but we didn't really even care at that point. We were just happy to be done :)
Yesterday afternoon was awful and neither of us could move well at all. Today has been a bit better. Zach's doing better than I am, but he did an 18 mile run in October AND he's normally way faster than me (oh, and he's not pregnant) so yesterday didn't take quite as big a toll on him. Which is good - it means he can be the one in charge of going upstairs if the kids need something in the middle of the night :)
Very glad he decided to stick with me for this race. I know he could have done it faster on his own (he thinks maybe 5:30; he would have done the first half faster but maybe bonked harder in the 2nd half with those cramps). But man would it have been boring for both of us! Plus the weather was gorgeous and the course was beautiful so the 2nd half of our race was like a leisurely stroll through nature on a date ha ha
In May 2010 I did my first half marathon on pretty much no training. I finished in 3:01:28. I *really* wanted to get less than double that today, since I hadn't trained for anything over 13.1. Mission accomplished! I don't plan to do anything longer than 13.1 until at least a year after this kid is born, so I figure 2014 will be my year to PR in a full marathon :) At least I've set the bar pretty low for myself so I won't be too stressed during training (yes, I do plan to get off my butt and train next time I attempt one of these!).
Next up: The Mini Marathon in May (it'll be my 3rd). I'll be 38 weeks pregnant. It's gonna be hilarious!
Thursday, November 3, 2011
People are noticing...
Last night Lauren was asked by a stranger if she was expecting for the first time this pregnancy. She isn't sure whether to be excited or embarrassed (only 12 weeks). What makes it even more interesting is that the women brought it up in between lamenting on why God would do this to her and begging for a gun so she could put herself out of her misery. What a joyous story to tell this baby some day HA!
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Poppy pushes
Yesterday after Lauren brought home the heartbeat bear, Poppy carried it around for hours imitating the whooshing heartbeat sound. It was pretty funnier. BUt what was even more hilarious was when she came over to Lauren and told her to push. So Lauren pretended, and Poppy "caught" the baby and handed it to her. Then Poppy proceeded to push out her own baby. Hysterical!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
The heart's a-beatin'!
Lauren went to Lynda's today to try again to hear some fetal heart tones. She was a little bit nervous but prepared for not hearing it again (and asking for a referral for an ultrasound). But guess what!!! Lynda found the heartbeat in less than a minute. It was strong and clear, around 160 beats per minute. Hoooooray! Lauren recorded it on the Build A Bear sound thingie and took it to the mall and stuffed it in a bear. She can't wait to pick the girls up from school so they can hear it!
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