Hard Working Men

The men in my life are both hard workers.  I guess that explains why I found them like this yesterday afternoon.

 Is this what happens when I am in the kitchen making supper?

This recliner has magical powers.  I swear it does.  It puts people to sleep, like "I am not tired, don't want to close my eyes, wait, why can't I keep my eyes open any longer sleep."  It's powers are not lost on anyone in our family, especially the baby.  Put him in your arms, take him to the recliner, give him 10 mins, and its off to baby dreamland.  Trust me, magic powers like that come in handy a lot with a baby.  

And what is a blog without a classic cute baby trying to eat their hand picture?

Pretty Little Toes

I have a great husband.   Of course sometimes he is guilty of the normal mistakes that husbands make, but I too admit I make plenty of mistakes myself.  But I would say that 99% of the time he earns top marks is husband hood.

A few nights ago I challenged him to surprise me with something...anything.  I just wanted to be surprised.  Sometimes life can become really predictable and we could all use a little surprise from time to time.  Like I said surprises can be anything, and honestly I expected him to show up one day when he got home from work with my favorite candy bar or say he was taking me to dinner.  He did neither of those things.  This is what he did:

That's right folks, a Matt Langford pedicure special.
Really blew me away here.  Like I said, a far cry from the dinner I was expecting.    So this afternoon, I got to enjoy a relaxing foot bath, a scrub, buffing, a nice rub, all capped of with blue nails!  This especially felt good considering the 4 miles that I logged today at the greenway.

Sorry ladies, he's taken!

Two Things Thursday

There are two gems I want to leave you with today:

1.

I often have this thought, and then I saw this and quickly changed my mind.  There are definitely things that Duece knows about me and the rest of the world most definitely does NOT need to know. Um K.

and 

2.

There is nothing new about this picture, if you have been on pinterest in the last century you have seen it pinned a million times.  But after today's death march run, I found it fitting.  I totally forgot how much it sucked to suck at running.  I. will. do. better.

Setting My Goal

I don't make New Year's Resolutions.  It makes me sad the number of people who promise to make a change in themselves (and don't follow through with it for more than a few weeks) all because of January 1.  I just don't do it.  Of course that doesn't apply to everyone out there, and kudos to all of you that resolve to change something and succeed at it.

That being said, what I am about to tell you will look strangely like a New Years Resolution.  Don't be fooled...it is not, it is actually just a case of really unfortunate timing.

I am doing the Oak Barrel Half Marathon

Am I crazy?  Quite possibly.  But running seems to be all the craze these days and I am all about doing what the cool kids are doing (with the exception of making a resolution of course).

So on April 7, 2012, I will huff and puff my way through the hills of Lynchburg, TN in an effort to cross the finish line...ALIVE. 

But Chelle, this sounds and awful lot like a resolution to me.

I know it does, I told you it would.  Like I told you before, it is really just unfortunate timing that my goal of running a 1/2 marathon coincides with all of the other people that swear this year they are going to do XYZ. Today I am 7 weeks post-partum and finally got the go ahead from my doctor to start an exercise regime to include training for a half marathon.  

I joined the DailyMile.  Mostly because my friend Shannon from Why Not On A Tuesday wanted a friend on there, but also because it would give me a way to keep up with how often and how many miles I need to run.  So if you are feeling particularly feisty, you can find me on DailyMile!

Happy Trails!

Ringing in the New Year

Our New Year's celebration might not be exciting like it was last year, but there is something to be said about relaxing at home with your loved ones, listening to your neighbors shoot fireworks, having your baby in your arms and your dog cuddled in your lap.

A perfect way to end the year:

Neil smiled at me, AT ME.  Not because he had gas or because he didn't know he was doing it, but in response to something I did.

Here is to many more smiles in 2012!

One Month of Madness

And by madness I mean total and absolute adoration.  Our little man is one month old today.  It has been quite the adjustment going from not having to baby to well...having a baby.  But this month really has flown by.  It seems like I was just being told it was time to push and now I have a baby that is growing like a weed.

About Neil at one month:
-Not quite sleeping through the night, but most of the time he is down to one wake up.  He is a pretty good sleeper with the exception of those nights that he things 3 am is play time, which it most certainly is not.
-Likes to be close to people.  He doesn't necessarily have to be held all the time, but he just wants you to be close to him.  He especially likes it when you get in his face.  The boy has no boundary issues.
-Uses the bathroom like a champ.  His favorite is to pee in his diaper, make you think he is finished and then pee on you.  Gotcha Mom!
-No more newborn clothes here, I think I have a future chubster on my hands.
-Likes his pacifier but can't quite figure out how to keep it in his mouth for very long.
-Has started getting control of his own head.  This makes trying to nurse him very interesting sometimes.
-He has discovered that he can control is legs as well.  This means that he loves to kick...anything in close proximity to him, including your face.
-Travels well (mostly).  Being a good car baby really is a blessing for us because with both of our families being 7 hours away, we spend a lot of time on the road.
-Very hot natured.  I always worried about not knowing how to dress a baby, but Neil definitely prefers not to be dressed at all, so that works out well for both of us.
-Started taking a bottle from Dad.
-Started taking naps in his crib.
-His favorite song is "Down by the Bay" sung by yours truly.

This kid never crys...I swear.  PSYCH!

I realize what I have turned into, a mommy blogger, that only manages to find the time to blog when she wants to talk about how cool or awesome or totally adorable her baby is.  *raises guilty hand* Yes...that's me.  I am sorry, but that is my life.  I wake up with the little guy in the morning and I go to bed with him at night.  One day I will get an adult life back and do cool things like drink to much and make bad decisions (kidding).

In the meantime I will enjoy being a mom.  Everyone always says it goes by so fast and we all know it is true, we don't have to be told.  In my opinion all good things in life go by way too fast!

My Boys

This is one of the things I love about being at home with my boys.  They both love to nap on me.  I can't wait for Neil to realize what an awesome big brother he has!