Tomorrow is the big day! :)

Tomorrow is my first 5K! So Excited! :)

Here is my official shirt and Race bib! 

This is my race outfit! 

I actually made the skirt from this Tutorial from Moms Run This Town!

I also made the headband! It's actually non-slip and when I tried it out yesterday for 4.5 miles, it never moved! I'm glad I can make my own now, since I'm a bit of a headband addict. :)

Have I mentioned that I am so excited! :)

I ran 2 miles yesterday and walked 2.5 more.

 I wanted to get in some miles, but also wanted to take it easy for Saturday. 

I'll be sure to let everyone know how it goes! :) Hopefully I will remember to get some pictures! :)

My baby girl (who is growing WAY to fast) had her 9 month doctor visit this morning!

She did so good! Only had to have one shot and cried for just a few seconds. Then she was back to happy baby! She's almost 20 lbs now! I'm beginning to feel that in my arms! lol :)

I just love her! She is so dern cute! :)

My First 5K! Finally! :)

I just signed up for my very first 5K!

This Saturday! Soooo Excited! 

I thought about it yesterday and asked my local Mom's Run This Town group if they new of any St. Patrick's Day Races this weekend and I was told about this one! One of the other ladies in our group will be meeting me there and we will run it together. They have a festival before the race, so the kids can play! I'm not sure how much Sophie can do, but I think she will have fun being outside and around people! They will have balloon animals also, so maybe I can get her one of those. :)

On Monday (yesterday) I ran my first 3.1 miles, without walking, with the jogging stroller! Since I hadn't run in over a week, I was pretty proud of myself! I was pretty upset with myself for not running in a week, so I was absolutely determined to make this one count! And I did! That's what helped me decide that it was time to run my first 5K! I've been putting it off for several reasons. The biggest was being just scared to do it by myself...But it's time for me to get over that, and time to rack up some race miles! I'm ready! :)

Also since the last time I've written, I took my daughter to the park!

This was her first time and she had an absolute blast! I've been looking for a park for a while now, and just happened to find this one and was so glad I did!

I met a fellow new mommy who has a 7 month old daughter who likes to swing too! :)

She likes to walk the trails around the park and then let her daughter play! We exchanged numbers so we can go walking together! We walked once last week, but it was sooooo windy that we had to cut it short. Then a storm moved in that afternoon and didn't leave until Sunday afternoon. We have plans to walk again this week, and I'm excited to just get outside and enjoy some adult conversation! Even if it is mostly about our adorable kiddos! :)

I am so excited for Saturday and am working on putting some green into a race day outfit! Can't wait! :) I'll let you know how it goes! :)

Happy St. Patrick's Day! :)

Leap Day!

I have to write a post on leap day, so I can see that I made a post on February 29th! :)

I took on the Nike + Leap Day Challenge and Ran 2 miles this morning! :)

It was just a quick and easy 2 miles! 

I had a lot to do today! 

My brother and I surprised my mom for her birthday by driving down to our hometown!

It was quite an adventure with an 8 month old!

More on that later though... I just have to get this post in before midnight, because I'm silly like that! 

Hope everyone took advantage of their extra 24 hours in the year! :)

Now bring on March and Spring! :)

I ♥ 3.1

I am still loving the 5K distance!

I did end up running on Friday and Saturday as well, which completed my week with 14.5 miles! WooHoo! That is the most miles I have run in a week...ever! It feels good to say! I actually had planned on taking Saturday off as a rest day and I didn't head out the door when I woke up, but all I could think about all morning was running! It was crazy and awesome at the same time! My mind was consumed with running instead of food! That's a first in my head! Haha :) I headed out that afternoon instead. It was another gorgeous day and I enjoyed it! I ended up taking Sunday off and new I needed it!

This morning, I woke up wanting to run again! My hubby had the day off, so he watched our daughter while I headed out by myself. This time, it was a cloudy, gloomy morning. That didn't stop me though! I ran the entire 3.1 miles without stopping to walk! I enjoyed every second! I love listening to my music and sometimes catch myself dancing and singing. I bet that's entertaining to all the people passing me on their bikes! HaHa :) 

I hope everyone has a great week!

Oh and by the way....She's standing now!!!

ALLLLL the time! She loves it! It's her new favorite thing! 

She's getting too big too fast! 

I just love her :)

Beautiful Morning!

It was another beautiful morning for a 5K Run! When my daughter woke me up at 7 this morning, instead of wishing she would go back to sleep and stay in bed while she pulled my hair and jumped on me for 30 min (yes this happens most mornings lol), I was excited to get up and go running! Yes excited!  I got up, put on my running gear, got the princess dressed, and headed out the door! I finally got the jogging stroller cover in the mail and decided to test it out this morning. It doesn't exactly fit well over my jogging stroller, apparently mine is a bit bigger than others, but it did the job well enough. It kept the strong wind from giving her wind burn and hurting her eyes, so I was happy! It also helped her sleep better apparently...

She is so tall that one of her feet actually stuck out from under the cover! lol I love that she will sleep while I run now! She's knocked out! Still oh so adorable in her little hat though! :)

It also makes for some wonderful wind resistance! Ha! I got a strength training session in there this morning too! I just keep telling myself, it will make me stronger! That only helps sometimes.When I'm not trying to run up an incline with the wind slapping me in the face and the stroller trying to roll backwards over me! lol :)

Today's run makes 3 days this week! Go me! I'm hoping to run Friday and Saturday also and then take Sunday off, but we will see! I'm going to attempt to keep a schedule of running 6 days a week, but I won't beat myself up if life happens and I can't. This is my new goal now though! I want to at least look a little smaller in my bathing suit when we take the Princess to the beach this summer! :) I also plan on spending a lot of time in the pool! Especially if we have a summer like last year when most days are over 100 degrees! :) I can't wait! I'm so excited to introduce Sophie to the water! I hope she loves it as much as I do! :)