spring is here

i am SO glad spring is here (knock on wood)!!!!!!!! last week the weather was in the high 50s/low 60s most of the days. lauren and i were able to go on walks 5/7 days this past week. i just enjoy getting out of the house & getting some "mild" excercise. plus it breaks up my day and gives lauren a chance to nap. seriously, she isnt a big day sleeper/napper. so walks and carrides help that out!

yesterday lauren went to church for the first time! she did great...slept the whole time (even w/ all the strings &brass instruments playing --which was beautiful btw). i had to feed and change her once but she did great. pastor walt got to see her too! on april 11th, we will be getting lauren baptized, so she had to scope it out first!!

on saturday we put together the new grill heath bought. it is very nice! it was quite the tedious (sp?) lil project but we got it done. not to mention it was quite cold out, so all the little tricky pieces were hard to hold in the cold& wind. but, we did it. then on sunday we grilled out for the first time... brats, of course. and they were soooo yummy! gosh i love grilling. and since its spring... the time is here!

not much is going on this week. today lauren and i might have a few visitors, but thats up in the air. mostly im looking forward to another long walk once the temp gets higher. it's supposed to get up to 60*....so im pumped :) no running yet (mainly bc of breastfeeding)....but im excited for when i can start taht again. it LITERALLY, has been a year since ive ran.

xoxo
jenna

different every day

they dont lie to you when they say that your baby changes everyday...in lots of ways! i cannot believe how big she's getting (chubby cheaks!) and looking older each day! she looks SO different from the day she was born. she is 3 weeks today!

also, we got her birth certificate yesterday along with her social security card! congrats lauren, you are now a 'person' in the eyes of the great state of minnesota, woot woot!

on a "me" note, im hoping to start running again. i have a2.5mile route figued out and ill start there, just two days a week. i have missed running and need to get my prebaby body back! i cant believe im admitting this but, i was 127 before i got pregnant and was up to 170 the day before she was born. so far ive lost 25lbs, but have about 20 more to go! we're getting married 8 months so i have time, but i want to get into shape before then. after all summer is around the corner!

ok that's all for now. lauren is sleeping now (finally). for whatever reason she isnt a real good day napper. she sleeps good/decently at night but just cant seem to fall into a deep enough nap sleep during the day. i worry she isnt getting enough sleep. anyway, gonna enjoy some "alone" time... or "minutes" is more like it! ;)

xoxo
jenna