Run Forest, Run...

David and I both ran in a 10K this morning. We both had the goals to finish, which we did! David beat his time from the Cooper Bridge Run, which made him VERY proud. I met the goal of running/jogging the entire race, but came just a few moments shy of meeting my goal of finishing the run in an hour. (My unofficial time was 1 hour and 2 minutes.) Either way, neither one of us every saw ourselves participating and completing in this type of "activity" and we have! David twice and me once now. We are actually signing up for another race. Four weeks from today I will be running a 15K and David will complete a 5K while pushing Carly.

Pre-Race photo
(David had to retake this picture.
I apparently was OVERLY excited and cheesing in the first photo.)

Growing Up

Reality hit Dave and I today. Carly is growing up and will turn one next month. Last week Dave ordered Carly's "big girl" car seat. He installed it last night, and today was her first day in it. I am amazed that 11 months ago I was still pregnant and eagerly awaiting to meet Carly, and now she has moved out of her bucket seat into her larger seat.

10/24/2010 - Testing out the car seat for the first time, brings out a great face.

9/15/2010 - The day her new car seat arrived

9/17/2010 - First trip in her NEW car seat.

Still Having Fun

Carly is continuing to have fun with Jake. Occasionally they chase each other, avoid each other, or have sweet encounters like this one:

A Little Bit of Me

When we venture out as a family many people will comment about how much Carly looks just like Dave.

(April 18, 2010)

Recently I found a little piece of me foating around in Carly's personality.

I honestly walk around with a similar water bottle glued to my hand. I guess she is starting to pickup a handful of my traits.

Beautiful Morning

This morning was a beautiful fall morning in Cornelius. The temperature was cool, there was a breeze in the air, and it was wonderful. Carly and I ventured over to one of our county's parks to enjoy this beautiful morning and to meet some of our friends. This was Carly's first trip to the a park since she began walking independently two weeks ago. I wasn't quite sure what to expect of her. She really had a great time just toddling around under all of the equipment, banging on the bottom of the slide, and watching the older kids play. Although towards the end she did get quite brave, she approached a preschool aged boy who was playing with a dump truck and tried to take it away. In typical preschool form he snatched it back and shouted, "mine". She'll learn one of these days not to snatch a toy someone else is playing with.

Thankfully, I did remember my camera this time. Here are two photos of her enjoying this morning's amazing weather.

Big Morning Out

Carly and I had a BIG morning out. We met a friend of hers (and her friend's mom too) for breakfast at a local southern style restaurant. During breakfast the two girls kept waving at each other across the table and to other patrons in the restaurant. They also snacked through our meal. Carly helped me out with my pancakes (syrup free for her) and scrambled egg. (I did choose my meal according to her taste buds... I knew assistance from her was unavoidable.) I was very impressed with how well both girls did at the table for over an hour. The last time we all met for breakfast I was much more rushed, Carly had decided meal time was over shortly after our food arrived. This time they observed everything happening around them and snacked. (It amazes me how long a few pieces of pancake, egg, and Cheerios can last, Carly is not a speed snacker.)

Following our breakfast we all headed over to the local library for story time. Carly is in the infant group and has babies ranging from 4 months to 23 months. (There is also a group for 2-3 year olds and 4-5 year olds that she will get to go to later.) During this time each week we sing, listen to stories, play with bubbles, and occasionally get to play with a few toys. It is by far the BIG event of our week. I actually refuse to schedule anything over this time. Mr. George, the librarian, is so animated and welcoming to all of the children. Carly feels comfortable moving around and going to visit other parents and children during this time. It is wonderful to see her in such an element.

Carly seems to have really enjoyed her big morning out today. We got home a few minutes after 11:00am, I walked out of her room around 11:20am from putting her down for nap time, and she is STILL sleeping. (A 2 hours nap is VERY long for her, she is typically 1.5 hours to the dot.) Maybe we will have to schedule BIG mornings out each Wednesday.

Playing Together

As Carly began crawling she really took an interest in Jake. He was not so sure of her and her crawling over to him. Now that she is toddling around, he is becoming more interested in her. It has been really cute to watch them interact.