Bad mom

So, I just realized that I didn't take one single picture of Kellyn on Christmas. Oops. Well, here are some other pictures of her. Maybe I will remember to take pictures next Christmas! :)







She was trying so hard to crawl towards me, but she ended up eating the blanket.




Such personality.... already.




You can't see it here but her shirt was soaked. She has now become a bib baby. She is a slobbering machine!

Her hair is CRAZY when she gets out of the bath :)

I love how she sucks her thumb... soo cute!

America's next top model??

I sat her in the chair while I fixed her bottle. This used to work- she would just sit there. Now, she is trying soo hard to sit up on her own, so she pulls her head up and then she falls. Well she fell and then decided since she was down there she might as well pose! :)


Sucking the thumb. I am so happy she found her thumb. It has made my life a lot easier. If I put her in her crib awake she will suck her thumb and put herself to sleep. :)

Workout went well this morning. 5:30 is early!

Go away!!

These last 10 pregnancy pounds have out stayed their welcome. I gained about 35-40 lbs while I was pregnant. The first 25-30 lbs just melted away, but these last 10 lbs have obviously gotten comfortable on my belly, hips, and thighs. GO AWAY!!! I will worn you know... this blog may turn into a running blog. It will help hold me accountable. I promise I will still update about Kellyn! :)
I have been trying to workout. I work out when I can. I am usually up by 7 am, go to work at 4:30-8:30 and then work out until 9:30 ish. This is when Ryan is able to pick up Kellyn or if I don't forget my socks or sports bra. It seems like something always comes up and working out gets put on the back burner. This is no longer happening. I have made a goal to work out 6 days a week.
Before I got pregnant I would get up and workout at 6 am. I prefer to do this... but when i was getting up with Kellyn at 4:30 working out an hour and a half later was not even close to being on my mind. Well, she is now sleeping 10-12 hours every night so I no longer have an excuse. Starting tomorrow my butt will be getting up at 5:30 and working out. Ryan usually leaves at 6:30, so I will be home before he has to leave.
Another problem... I have NEVER been a distance runner. At least not a real distance runner. I can run a good 3 miles on the elliptical, but that isn't really running. I want to be able to run at least 3-5 miles every day outside or on a treadmill (when the weather is bad). Currently I can run a mile on the treadmill without dying... so I will be gradually increasing this. My goal is to be able to run 3-5 miles by spring so I can run outside pushing Kellyn in the stroller. My long term goal- put an extra emphasis on the long part- is to be able to run a Marathon. Ha, maybe in 5 years! :)
So, my plan is to post every day about my workout. This will help me actually do it! Good bye 10 pounds, I hope I never see you again!!

3 Month pictures

She found it!!

That is right my friends, Kellyn has found her thumb! She has been trying to find it for about a week. she would suck on the side of her hand, but couldn't figure out that she needed to stick her thumb out. Last night she finally got it. I have been waiting for this... I really don't want to have to break her of sucking her thumb, but she NEEDS to learn to self sooth. Normally when we lay her down at night her pacifier will fall out and she wakes up. Last night I laid her down and she woke up, but I just left her there and she sucked on her thumb and went to sleep on her own. This is HUGE news in our house. She has also slept all night long the last two nights. She was waking up at 4:30 -5 ish every night, but the last two nights she has slept for about 10 hours!! Now, if she could change her own diaper...:) I will try and get a picture of her sucking her thumb today. She looks so cute!

Kellyn is still sleeping! She went to sleep at 9 last night and it is currently 8:22 and she is still sleeping. I checked on her at 5:30 to make sure she was still breathing... and she was.
Nothing really new to report. She is trying really hard to sit up on her own and she scoots when she is on her belly. If she could figure out her arms she would be crawling.



This picture cracks me up. She was all bundled up and not happy about it.


Help me!



She sticks her tongue out at me a lot...

Pretty girl

I was trying to get a good picture of her hair... it is crazy in the morning!

Here is a video of her "dancing"... sorry I turned the camera the wrong way so just cock your head a little bit! :)