It's weird how when you look back on your life, some years it seems like nothing eventful happened while other years, everything seems to happen! The past 3 months particularly have been very hard for my family. There has been 3 different deaths when one normally is pretty overwhelming itself. My heart continues to ache for the losses and the families (including my own) that it effects.
So there was an earthquake this morning! A 4.3..or a 3.8.. the news is still trying to figure it out! I was already awake because Bekah woke up around 3:30am... so I was laying sown and when it happened, I thought that Ryan was having a seizure! I asked if he felt that and he said it was the wind.. which I knew it wasn't.. poor guy. He was so sleepy! :)
Well, Bekah Lee is doing good. She is really struggling with bowel movements. She is mainly still breast fed so I refuse to have dairy, spicy food, and chocolate but there is still a problem. She has a Dr. appointment on Monday so we will just have to see. She eats a little baby food almost every day (prunes, peaches). The poor girl! I feel pretty helpless and I also feel guilty when she can't go potty! I hope that she isn't lactose-intolerant..
We have family photos today and JcPennys! We have never had professional ones taken of just the 3 of us! Well, a couple during our time in Washington but that was during the family photo shoot. I'm excited that this will be our own thing in the sense that we can make it into what we want. We are also getting Bekah's 6 months pictures taken. Hard to believe this month she will be 7 months old! She is rolling from her back->tummy more which is exciting. No crawling yet but I am okay with that. We move in April to a 2 bedroom which would allow for a lot more romping room for her :)
I'm starting to work out again which feels so good! I think it will really help to build my confidence back up! I think when your a bump on a log, it's easy to feel bad about yourself.
Hopefully we will get the family photos up soon! I'm so excited!

To run.. or not to run.. THAT is the question..

A dream that I have always wanted to come true is to run the Chicago Marathon. Ryan and I are adamant about supporting each other with our dreams and he said that if I was to do it, that he would do it with me! Enrollment opened today.. it costs $135/person. I don't know too much about how it works for Ryan and I running together.. so I have to investigate. We would have to finish the race in 6 1/2 hours.. which would be about 15 minute miles.. which would be pretty slow for running so I know that we could do it. Currently we are out of shape. I ran cross country in high school so I know it's possible to run a long distance in a few weeks time. I remember doing a 10 mile run.. and though it sounds exhausting, I know it's possible! A part of me says "I enjoy being lazy and I just don't know if I will have time to train.." but another part of me REALLY thinks that if I want to do it, that NOW is the time. We were planning on trying for a second child at the end of this year/beginning of next year.. so that means I couldn't do it next year. I need some encouragement! What do you guys think? It would be a lot of work but the race isn't until Oct. 10. (10/10/10!!) It seems so impossible but I know it's not.. anyone wanna run with us? :)

~~This is me in high school with my friend Shannon down state for Cross Country :) ~~