Back to running

I've started running again to train for a half marathon at the end of September.  I knew I would be slower but I didn't think I would be this slow! Haha! The last time I ran while I was pregnant I ran faster than I have been now.  I'm not really disappointed about my times just because I'm happy to be able to run and I know it takes time to get back in shape.  Thomas reminds me that this race is not going to be a PR setting race but rather a "bringing sexy back" race.  Haha!
Today I ran 6 miles at a 10:15/mile pace and it felt really good.  I think the biggest challenge is getting used to running for that long mentally.  Last week when I did 5 miles I had to stop and walk some and this time I just pushed through mentally and made it without walking. 
I love that the greenbelt is only .75 miles from our apartment and there are a bunch of different paths you can take to change things up.  I am missing my running buddies in Yakima and our routes there though.  I was telling Thomas the other night how it's so much better with a buddy because when you say you are going to go running at 6am, you won't flake if there is someone there waiting for you.  I was supposed to run 6 miles on Saturday, had my clothes laid out, gear ready, alarm set, but then just wasn't feeling it all day.  Since Brooklyn woke up to eat at 6:30am this morning I figured I might as well take advantage of being awake and get my run taken care of.  I'm so glad I did. It was perfect weather and so nice to be out on a quite Sunday morning. 

Breastfeeding Part 2

I have been waiting to give an update on how breastfeeding is going til the issues have been resolved. After two months they seem to be almost resolved.
We've gone to four physical therapy/cranial-sacral sessions to help with the tight tongue and that seems to have improved a ton! I think that was causing a lot of the initial pain when she was latching on.
We have also been taking her to the chiropractor four times a week to help with the tightness in her neck and back.  We are hoping that will help more with her digestion.
The last time I went to the lactation consultant which was last week she thought I might have a yeast infection.  So I am taking medicine and giving medicine to Brooklyn so it doesn't pass back and forth between us.  Since starting the medicine I have seen improvement and even had one pain free feeding!! I am going to do one more weeks worth of medicine in hopes that the discomfort will completely go away.
I have been super diligent about boiling pacifiers, pump accessories, bottle nipples, medicine syringes.  And we are both taking pro-biotics and washing clothes with vinegar (that's supposed to help kill the yeast).  So hopefully the diligence will help. 
Another issue we have been having is that Brooklyn just gets so fussy and wants to be bounced and it seems like her stomach is hurting her.  So I had tried going off dairy a couple weeks ago but wasn't really faithful about it so I didn't notice a difference.  But after a couple of rough days I decided to give it another shot and 100% take dairy out of my diet.  So far it seems to be making a positive difference. 
I love those chubby cheeks and gotta keep them chubby :)

2 Months

This pretty little lady is two months now!

We took her to her two month check-up today and she was in the 50th percentile for height (21 1/4 inches), weight (10lbs 6 oz), and head circumference (?).

We are doing an alternate vaccine schedule where she gets all her shots but they are spread out so she just gets two shots per visit and goes in for shots more often.  I didn't think I would vary from the regular vaccine schedule til we had Brooklyn and then I just realized that her body is so small and it seemed like an overload to give her so many shots at once.  I read "The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child" and both Thomas and I agreed we felt most comfortable doing the alternate schedule. 

It's really hard making these kind of decisions. So many opinions and I am totally a people pleaser so it's hard to do something different than what some people think.  But in the end you just have to research things and pray about it and then just go with what you think is best.

Developments

Yesterday Brooklyn rolled over twice from her stomach to her back.  The first time I didn't see it but I had put her down for a nap on her stomach (it's the only way she will sleep) and when I looked on the video monitor she was on her back.
Later that day she was making some noise over the monitor so I was watching it and I saw her do it.  She gets stuck on her side for a minute or two but then pushes onto her back.
This little chica is STRONG!!!
Another recent development is her grabbing onto things (especially my hair!) but on her playmat the flower that dangles down has a handle that if you grab will play a song.  At first I thought it was an accident but I got out the camera again and she grabbed it again!

Brooklyn's First Playdate

A couple of my friends who are first time moms and just had babies came over to our house for a little playdate.  At this point the babies just eat and sleep pretty much but it's fun for us moms to be able to share stories and be able to relate to each other. 
Korbin is a week and a half older than Brooklyn and Stella is just a day younger than Brooklyn.

I think Brooklyn's screaming is scaring Korbin :)

Korbin: "Ah yaaaaa!!"

Tummy time, so much better when you do it with friends.

We are planning on starting a babysitting co-op in August where one couple watches the other two couples' kids so the other two couples get to go on a date and then we switch.  Might be a little crazy watching three infants at one time but should be so worth it to get two free nights of babysitting a month. 
I'm so glad to have friends around who have new babies.

26th Birthday

I had a wonderful 26th birthday :) Thomas planned a BBQ on Saturday and we invited our friends and their little families over for hamburgers, hotdogs, and Dairy Queen ice cream cake.  We were planning on going to a movie in the park but just had too much fun chatting and lost track of time. 
Thomas got me an I-pod touch which was an upgrade from my I-pod nano that I recently lost.  I'm excited to use the I-trip cord he ordered so we can listen to songs from the I-pod when we are traveling. 
After everybody left Brooklyn went to sleep and we rented "The Help" from Redbox and had a nice quite evening together on the couch.

Brooklyn and Korbin a week and a half apart in age.

Ryan and Graham Smith with neighbor boys Noah and Adrian

Dan and Lyndsay Howell (Korbin on playmat) Tess and Penny Smith

Thomas with our awesome neighbor Heather

Happy Birthday to me

And Brookie's gift to me was to sleep all through church and take lots of naps and give me cute little smiles :)

Brooklyn Lately

-Brooklyn has started doing a boo-boo lip and it's pretty darn cute.  It's like she's trying to decide sometimes between smiling and crying and the boo-boo lip comes out.
-She's also started sleeping in her crib during naps.  Before she would just cry as soon as you set her down but now even if she wakes up slightly she'll put herself back to sleep.
-She now sucks her hand if she loses her binky.
-She weighed 10lbs 2oz (with clothes and diaper on) when I weighed her at new mom's group this week. 
- She slept for seven hours one night this past week and 6 1/2 hours another night.
- She usually takes one 3 hours nap throughout the day.