Spring? and Tooth Emergency

1.So today is the first day of Spring! The temperature here is a balmy 25 degrees which is better than it was this morning when I went to the car and it was 12 degrees. So instead of thinking about cute sundresses, shorts, short sleeve tops we are rocking sweat pants and hoodies. I thought we were supposed to have an early spring according to the groundhog. He seems to be about with it as the weather forecasters.

2.Yesterday Charles fell and really knocked his front right central incisor back. So yesterday afternoon we rushed to the dentist office. I wish I could show you a picture of his little mouth so that you would understand how far back his tooth was knocked. The dentist took x-rays and it didn't look like his tooth had any root damage. They numbed his gum and pulled the tooth forward as much as they could. It is still pretty far back. We were told that it is good that he sucks his thumb because that will help bring the tooth more into place. This was not a fun visit at all, and I was very thankful Patrick was there to help. We are in prayer that his tooth doesn't turn colors and that it does not abscess. Then the tooth would have to be removed. We really do not want that to happen!

Crazy Busy Spring Update

 I feel so bad that I haven't been great about blogging much this spring. March, April, and May are crazy busy for us as a family. I know all of these pictures are from after Easter. Enjoy the update through pictures of the past two weeks. The picture above: Charles sporting his new shirt from the Easter bunny.

 He was so exhausted from playing with his toys. When we looked down this is what we saw. So adorable right?!

 Bath time fun. Charles received bath toys and a toy hanger for the toys from his Grandma and Grandpa. Now bath time is so much fun.

As you can see play time is always in the same spot.

In Like A Lion

I feel like roaring! I am excited about SPRING arriving soon, because I am so ready to see sunny skies, green grass, flowers blooming, and mainly just warmth and NO COATS! With the spring arriving comes bicycle adventures. We purchased a bicycle for me last September, and I am ready to expand my abilities with the arrival of nice weather. Hopefully the hills will be much easier for me to conquer now that I am beginning to get into shape.  Speaking of workouts I am increasing my running time on the treadmill. When I started I could only run for about 5 minutes at a speed of 4.5, and now I am walking at that speed and running at 5.5  for 15 minutes. My goal is to get up to 25 minutes of running and the other 5 minutes walking for a warm up and cool down. I keep myself on the treadmill for the full 30 minutes(the time limit that is set by the gym), and I took Erika's advice from her blog about imagining I am about to weigh in on tv(Biggest Loser) and the positive talks, and they really helped me push myself further on my running! I was very impressed with the results thanks Erika because I would have never thought of doing that because I don't watch reality tv.

On a positive note, Patrick and I are working out about 3-4 times a week, which is a big step for us!   I can't wait to see the changes these workouts are supposed to be making!