12 Month stats

I took Claudia to the doctor this week and the poor thing had to get 4 shots. And she goes back in a month for 4 more. But she did pretty well considering all the pokes in her little legs. She's been as Happy as ever as if she never even had them. Today she is starting to walk more then ever. She now will put her hands on the ground and get herself up to standing in the middle of the room instead of scooting over to something to pull herself up on. Its great! I see her little legs getting stronger and stronger each day. She's just not so good at the balancing part, but I'm sure she'll catch on soon enough.

So her stats are:

Weight: 17 lbs. 13.5 ounces

Length: 27 3/4 inches

So not much growth from her 9 month appointment.

At 9 months she was 16 lbs. 8 ounces and was 27 inches long. 

She is also finally cutting another tooth. It's a top one on the side. Kinda weird, she may have side teeth before she has the front ones. So funny!

My New PR

On Saturday my good friend Janica and I ran a 10K together. We did our first ever 10K together back in 2009. You can see the post here. For that race we ran it in 1:05:32.6. This time I was determined to finish in under an hour. So thanks to my handy Garmin watch we were able to complete it in 58:32 (*updated: posted race results.) Hooray! We shaved about 7 minutes off our previous time. That is pretty good. I felt pretty good the whole time. The race was very low key, there were only about 500 runners. It was along the beach in Huntington so the weather was perfect for a long run.

Now I am thinking I could get my PR even lower next time. 

I am so glad that running has become a hobby of mine, I LOVE IT!!! I love that I can set goals and see the progress that I make as I work to complete my goal. It also feels SO good to complete a long run.     I think one day I want to do a Marathon. 

Anyone want to train with me?????

The Pink Ribbon bands are in support of my sister in law who is fighting breast cancer.

We ♥ you Anna!!!!

My BABY is ONE!!!!

Claudia 1 month old 

 Claudia TODAY

Yes it has been a whole year and a week since our Beautiful little Claudia has joined our family. She is by far my best child yet. Or maybe I'm just more experienced since she is number 3, who knows! She is GREAT!!!! She is always smiling and happy and loves people. She finally decided that it was okay to walk. She's been taking some steps but the day she turned ONE she decided it was time to show us what she can really do. It has been fun. Before we had to convince her to walk without holding on to our hands or a couch or a wall, no she just does it all on her own. She even walks while holding her snacks.

Oh, how I Love my little Claudia.

We don't have her 1 year check up until next week so I am not sure how she measures up, but I pretty sure she is still on the TINY side. Which I really don't mind; clothes last longer and they are much easier to carry when they are tiny.

We had a family party on Saturday to celebrate Claudia. It was very low key and the weather was perfect! We had it at the park in our community. We played my traditional first year games "Put the photos of Claudia in order by month" and we tried a new one where you had to answer some fact questions about Claudia. For example, how much did she weigh at birth, how much does she weigh now, when did she get her first tooth, when did she take her first steps. It was really fun to play. My aunt Susan (who probably sees her the least) won the game. She follows the blog, so she did GREAT! Way to go Susan!

  
Our Family of 5!


Kisses for Mommy and Daddy

We LOVE LOVE LOVE our Claudia!!!!