They Grow Up So Fast!

Ok, I am actually quiet sad about this. Keiren has now officially graduated up to a big girl bed. We had to take apart her crib due to a recall and my grandmother had a twin bed that was unused, so we hopped at the opportunity to get a new bed for free. So my man and I took down the crib and put up the twin while she was napping the other day. She woke up and we showed her the new bed and she was all excited. We even got her a Tinkerbell bedspread, she really like that. The other morning I came home from working a very late shift and checked on her like I always do and there she was all snuggled up in her new bed looking so peaceful and beautiful. It hit me then just how big she is getting. Man where have the last two years gone. Maybe it's time to start thinking about another one? .........

Such a Cutie!

Checking In

Ok did my first work out for week one. Had to rest for a day in between my initial test. I can really tell how out of shape I am by how sore my legs are. But did a good day 1 week 1 work out and about 30 mins of my Pilate's DVD. Keiren had a good time swimming, a bit apprehensive. She didn't want to put her feet down to stand up in the 2ft pool. She also just wanted to play rather than listen to the teacher. So we'll have to work on that. We go again tomorrow. Not much else going on. Working on a couple of pairs of socks. I really have fell in love with doing socks. And while I was on vacation in Bend I made my man take me to a local yarn store. I picked up a book on how to do socks two at a time. I have a pair started for Keiren with some left over yarn that I had to practice with. So yeah that's about it. I will leave you with a couple of pictures of Keiren from our trip to Bend.

Update (aka... long post)

OK so what have we been up too the last few weeks? Actually lots. We went on vacation for a week at my grandparents in Bend, OR. That was a lot of fun, we didn't do all that much, but a week away from everything is soo nice. Went to the museum, did some shopping, ate lots of food. And then we all got sick! Why is it when ever we go on vacation we end up getting a cold? Is it because we finally slow down and our bodies just can't handle it or what. Well we had a good time anyways. Good to see the family. While we were down there we were told that my mother-n-law broken her ankle. She ended up having surgery to fix it. She broke every bone in her ankle along with dislocating it. Very bad, but she is doing well besides having to be in a chair 24/7. Keiren is getting so big and so very smart. I feel like in the last few weeks she has grown up so much. She is constantly asking questions and wanting to know what everything is. Very inquisitive. I love it! We signed her up for swimming lessons, I have been meaning to do this for a very long time and finally got around to doing it. We start tomorrow at a local pool that actually has salt water instead of chlorine. I guess it's easier to learn how to swim in, more buoyant. So we'll see how it goes. I think she will really like it once she is comfortable. I have decided to start somewhat of a workout routine. I had lost some weight but it is gradually creeping back on. So now need to do some exercise. I have no excuse not too, my work has a gym. So I have copied/stole some ideas from a friend. I am going to do these: http://twohundredsquats.com, http://twohundredsitups.com, and http://hundredpushups.com. They are a gradual build up over six weeks. I'm really excited about it, hope I can keep with it. It would do me really good. So today at my lunch break I took my initial test. I can do 15 modified push ups ( on knees), 40 good crunches/sit ups, and 31 squats. Which is a lot better than I thought I would be able to do. All that lifting of a 27lb baby really pays off more than I think. I also walked a very fast mile on the treadmill. So tomorrow I will start the real routine of doing this every other day. Next I need to work on getting better at running.

Sweet, I now know how to post from my cell phone. Super excited about that!

Well hello. Now daddy knows how to update the blog so hopefully between the two of us we can keep on top of things. Well Keiren had her two year check up about three weeks ago all is good. She weights 26 lbs and is 2' tall, but her head is still off the charts. That would be the Woolcott side of the family. But she needs the extra space for the huge brain that she has. The doctor was asking Keiren questions about where different things were on her body. Like where's you feet, your head, and stuff. Keiren started to point and name her teeth, hair, eye brow, elbow, armpit, and neck. The doctor was very surprised at all that she knew all of these things.

Our cousin Caitlyn had a concert that she played in last weekend and I got to go watch. To be a part of this band, that had kids from all over the state, her teacher had to submit a CD of her playing Then she had to be picked by a committee to play in the band. She was the only student from her district to be selected and the only eighth grader to be chosen. Her teacher was very proud that one of his students was chosen. While I was there I was standing on my grandma's lap facing the stage conducting just like the person on the podium.

For the last couple days daddy and I have been fighting a cold. I got a flu shot at my two year check-up. But wouldn't you know it I get sick anyway. On Wednesday night my temp actually got up to 103.9 degrees. Mom and dad were very concerned but when I went to sleep it lowered and when I got up on Thursday it was below 99 degrees. But we went to the doctor anyway and we found out that even though I haven't shown any signs of one, I have a major ear infection. All of this happens on mommy's vacation. She's upset that she gets to spend her vacation looking after 2 sick people. Cross you fingers she hasn't gotten sick herself. Well I guess that's all for now. Will try to update more often.

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