Happiness in training

I've been training for my second half marathon for about 4 weeks now and I have only 1 week left!! I have been kicking my butt in gear. Normally I would take more time to train and get ready, but I wanted to do a cheap half marathon and wanted to do it in a city that wasn't out of my way. So I looked up the half marathons happening while I was still pregnant and found the best one for me! It starts and ends in my hometown and I invited my mom to do it with me. She accepted and has been doing fantastic!! 9 miles in an hour and 28 minutes is not easy at all.  I have had to listen to my body, not wanting to kill myself running, but needing to push just enough to change and adapt. I have been changing as I notice I can run longer without stopping and going farther distances. I also have been thankfully dropping the weight that I gained from my pregnancy. No fun when you don't fit in your normal or maternity clothes. Grr. Sucks to be in between sizes. But hopefully give it one more month and I'll be close to my old self . . . except stronger and more fit.

There has been another kind of training going on . . . POTTY TRAINING!! I'm happy to say Alyx is finally potty trained. Even lasting the entire night without an accident. It is such a relief not to have to worry about changing him anymore. A few days ago I had to buy more diapers and it made me happy to think about how long they will last without Alyx using them. My first kid successfully potty trained! :)

But whatever it is that training is for, it generally takes a lot of time and tons of patience and help from others. There are times when I have broken down crying from frustration and get mad at myself for not being better. Sometimes, all I really need is a break from whatever it is I'm working on. Just to give me a breather. Or with Alyx I waited for him to get a little older. Structure is important however. We not only need breaks, we need someone to support, encourage, and push us a little. Good thing we have family to help us out. :) 

Power of my children

Did you know my boys have superpowers?

Well they do . . . . no seriously! I'm not the only one who thinks so.

All children have energy. Some more than others, but no joke, Alyx has ALMOST boundless energy, That kid is hard to tire out!! But not only that, he can turn his puppy dog eyes on you and it is hard to resist his cute little face. I never knew children could learn that at such a young age.

William will amaze you with his love and smiles. His hugs and kisses have great healing powers. I've known scary people melt from his hug. Also when you are in so much pain or really really down, he will cheer you right up. He loves to cuddle, which for me is a VERY important characteristic. I am a HUGE cuddler and sometimes it is very much a need in my life to cuddle with someone I love and who loves me.

Vincent . . . . awww my little sweet baby boy, he has his mother wrapped around his little finger. Close to 2 months and he has such power over me. IT is EXTREMELY difficult for me to put him to bed. I can be super dead tired at night and I'll end up staying up just watching him smile at me. He has been doing more baby babble so we will sometimes have mini conversations too. Or during the daytime, he will just lie against my chest, perfectly happy to sleep there and even when I should be cleaning or doing other things, I'll just let him rest there for a while and I can't get him in his crib!!! He's so freaking adorable and I love holding him! :)

I'm sure that this is just the beginning of their powers as they will learn more with time. They are so dear to me and help Jason and I so much. I never imagined my life could be this wonderful. But I'm happy and look forward to our future. :)