Hmmm....

Yep...I still stink at blogging. Sure do. I am really going to try and be better about it. I mean it this time.....really.

Alex is the most amazing little person....it seems as though each day is a new adventure. I cannot believe that she is almost 2...2, wow. Does not seem like that long ago we were rushing to the hospital (after I pleaded that we were not going...because I was not ready). Our newest adventure is Potty Training. Lots of fun there. The thought of public restrooms is enough to freak me out.....throw a 22 month old in the mix, and boy do you have trouble. The other day after swimming lessons, Alex had to go potty. This involved an arsenal of TP laid out perfectly so that she did not touch anything (seem a bit excessive....maybe, but we are in a gym locker room....yuck!!). Alex wanted to touch everything....I kept saying "Don't touch, stop, don't touch that". Well, i apparently said it enough to make a woman start laughing at me. Whatever.....it was quite an experience. Here is a photo of her first official poop in the potty....in the comfort of her own home :)

My hubby is still attending OSU and is finishing his engineering degree. Things are going well for him (Dean's list) and I am very proud. It takes a lot out of him to be gone so much but he still does so much for our family and I am thankful for that. Work is still going well for me....too busy but that means job security so I cannot complain. My gym/fitness routine is getting back to where it used to be....and that makes me feel better all around, mentally and physically. Hope to run another half this year and break 2 hours.

So...I will get better at this blogging thing. Now...back to work...

I am no good....

at blogging. In a nutshell, quite frankly, I really suck at it. I will try to get better...I promise. Things have been very busy at work and at home.

So what has happened since my last post.....Alex celebrated her first Christmas, New Year's and Birthday!! She is still amazing me every day. Not a day goes by that I don't sit back for a minute and think of how truly blessed I am to have such an amazing family. Since I haven't much time to write (it is 9:30pm and I am getting ready to hit the gym!!!), I will post a few picks. Again, I promise to post more often and to provide more frequent updates to what is happening.

What do I open next?????

Seriously...is it really that cold outside?

Sleeping beauty

Birthday pics coming soon....as soon as I download them from my camera!

Foot Update

An update on my broken sesamoid.....

For the past 3 weeks I have been in a hard cast and on crutches. This was after my first follow up with my doctor. Apparently the initial try at the walking boot was not working at all because there was no improvement in my foot. So he went to hard cast to completely eliminate any activity that could be done. Went back this week and had the cast removed so he could re-evaluate my foot. Still not healing the way it should. I begged to not be re-casted because I wanted to shave my legs. So I am still on crutches but I have my removable cast back on. I still can't put any weight on my foot but at least I can shave and shower like a normal person.

Back to the doc in 3 weeks to see how things are progressing. He is hoping to start my physical therapy around that time to begin rebuilding my leg muscles. My legs look hysterical side by side.......

Congratulations Troy!!!

Ahhh....another Buckeye wins the Heisman!! Well deserved indeed!!!

Who ever knew

that moving lab spaces would be so time consuming. For those who are unaware my job position is one of an operations manager for a research center at the Ohio State University (GO BUCKS!!).
I knew this venture would be difficult (and painful at times) but I was not prepared for the amount of disconnect by my people. My office door opens 100 times each day with the same questions and I reply with the same answer, "Wait until I hold the move information session. All questions will be answered at that time." Then they turn around and say that Heather told me this and Heather told me that, while we all know damn well, I have told them nothing. Geez!!!!
I can't wait for this move to be over with....and to make it even better, we move the week before Christmas (just when everyone is in a great mood!). I am just thankful my boss keeps a bottle of wine in his office....it may be time to uncork!

Give me a break.....

....but not this kind!!

I went to the doctor yesterday because my foot has been bothering me. Come to find out....there is a bone that is broken into 2 pieces hanging out! The bone is one of my sesamoid bones (http://www.nefca.ca/find-ft-nurse/images/foot-prob/ft-anatomy6.gif). My doc said to think of them as "tiny kneecaps" for the ball of your foot.

I am in a "moon boot" for 2 weeks. Then back to the doc for more X-rays and potentially an MRI to see how it is progressing. The absolute worst case scenario is surgery to insert a pin to hold the 2 pieces together. In the meantime I get to feel like a lazy ass because I can't run, ride bike or do the elliptical machine. I can however lift weights.......I will be the freakshow at the gym walking around in a moon boot doing arm curls!!!

I hope this just heals on its own.......

My Little Bumpkin...aka Alex

I must say she is quite animated!

Adventures of Alex Part 1

Apparently, my 8 1/2 month old angel is the bully in her day care class.

One day last week all the babies were awake and playing on the floor (some can sit upright on their own and some have to be propped up in their boppy’s). Conjure up a mental image of a room full of babies all happy and content just playing and enjoying their day?

Here comes bandit Alex crawling around doing laps. And what was she doing while doing these laps….she crawled up to every baby and took their pacifier out of their mouth, dropped it on the floor and then laughed about it. She did this to each baby about 3 times and eventually all the babies were crying except her (I guess the look on her face was priceless….I can just envision her little grin). They couldn’t get her to stop so they had to put her in a swing just to get the other babies to calm down.

I apparently have a very smart yet very evil child. What more could I ask for!!

Random Question

Do all babies eat soap bubbles? Every night when I give Alex her bath, the first thing she does is put an entire handful of soap bubbles in her mouth. The strange thing is...I really think she likes them...she grins and laughs...all while having soap bubbles fill her mouth.

I guess threatening her with rinsing her mouth out with soap as an adolescent will not work.