Day 8.3 - Jones Road

Annie is in Germany this week so I've been waiting for a chance to run. It was wicked cold & windy yesterday so although I worked from home, I didn't go - plus I was still resting my shins. Today it was snowy, but I'd made up my mind to get it done. After dropping off the boys I parked at the Forest View Fire Dept and ran from Fieldview to Jones and then down Jones until I got to the last "turnaround" before the gates. In total it was 3.2 miles and it took me 31:13. Wow - a palindrome!

I wore my Brooks Adrenaline 8's which already have a few miles on them, some starter tights, and my army jacket & shirt.

I'm going to try to keep on the grass / dirt trails for a while as it definitely seems to be helping my shins. Today was a hard run as there was a nasty headwind on the way out, and of course, I was too hot on the return. I specifically threw in some run hard / jog soft moments as I was trying to do more than 3 miles in 30 mins. My breathing was, for the most part, 3/3, but once I got to the pavement on Jones on the return, I was going 2/2, though I'm not sure if I kept that up the entire time back. It was a good run and I could really feel it when I finished. I walked around the Fire Dept a couple times to cool down, and then did a slow jog on my toes once around, followed up by some light ballet stretches. I started thinking about incorporating some speed work once a week, but I need to maintain my 30 mins, 3 times per week for a while to make sure I'm okay with it. Besides, my refereeing should give me some extra work & sprints, too.

Wednesday 7:02am

Not good so far. Everything tickles Allison and she's kicked me several times. Refusing to listen, too. I almost put her outside when she was screaming, but it's only 30 degrees and I thought better of it and gave her some hugs to calm her down instead. Now onto the boys...

Wednesday 2:44am

That was weird. Brennan woke up, not crying, just doing that "uh-uh-uh" thing he does to get attention. I made him a bottle and he only drank 1 oz. Maybe it was cold? After 10 minutes of trying to get him to drink it, I gave up and put it in bed with him. He had no problem with that and lay right down. Hopefully I won't see him again until 7, but I'm skeptical.

Tuesday 10:40pm

Brennan just woke up and decided to have 3 oz of milk. Guess I shouldn't be surprised. I was impressed that he ate a whole piece of pizza, but I forgot to supplement it with yogurt or anything because he stopped wanting the pizza. If he wakes up every 3 hours, that's going to be another trip at 1:30am and 4:30am........yeah......

Tuesday 9:04pm

Not a whole lot different today from yesterday. The boys were good initially, but little B was whiny from 6:30 until tub time. Alli didn't want a tub but she didn't give me any hassle. Brian didn't want a tub because we were watching Evan Almighty but when I agreed to carry him up he was fine. Brennan got Tylenol at 7, and 4 oz of milk at 7:45. Why is it Brennan can have yogurt and cheese, but not milk???

The boys had Red Baron pizza for dinner and I ate over half of it by myself - I was starved for some reason. Mrs Santilli said that Allison didn't eat much of the grilled cheese she was provided, but Alli was eating cereal the second she walked in - I even let her have cheese crackers in bed. Hey, I'm tired.

It's 9:08 now and I'm going to take out the garbage and then go to bed.

Tuesday 8:39am

Kids weren't bad this morning, but not good either. I planned to take off this morning so I slept in . Brennan tried to wake up at 6:15 with a couple "uh-uh-uh-uh" remarks, but there was no crying so I let it go and he stopped by 6:19. Alli woke up by herself at 6:55 and started getting herself dressed. In general, the kids didn't immediately do what they were told / asked to do, but found other things to do instead. Alli decided to clean up her room at one point - what's up with that?

Got Alli to school at 7:55, got the boys to Linda's around 8:10. Gonna work at the house (dishes, vacuum, trash, etc...) and then go into work.

Monday 11:05pm

Brennan woke up and had 3.5 ounces.

The big kids were good going to sleep. I read 1 book for each and that was it. Everyone was in bed by 9pm.

Monday 7:59pm

Brennan is down just now. I tossed him around playfully before putting on his diaper and he loved it. He also sat still while I got him dressed which was nice. I gave him a 4 oz bottle and around 2.5 oz I realized that I hadn't given him Tylenol and he immediately stopped drinking and put in his paci. We came downstairs and I attempted to feel his top teeth which made him reel. I gave him the Tylenol and we went back upstairs where he finished off his entire bottle without hesitation.

While doing that Allison decided to wash her hair with conditioner - oh Lord. Not sure how much she used, but the tub water feels like blood it's so thick. She & Brian don't want to get out just yet so I'm doing this. I hope to have them down by 8:30. Just by typing that, I'm sure I'm jinxing myself.

Monday 7:03pm

Georgina just dropped off Allison - both girls were pretty happy / excited. Alli had an accident and Georgina put some of Catherine's old clothes on her - overalls & panties. I'll send extra's tomorrow. G said they'll be later tomorrow as it is their Salsurita's night.

Brennan had a little more yogurt after my last post. I think I'll bring it up to the bathroom and see if I can get even more into him. Alli & Brian are eating Cheez-its while watching "Kid Songs" now. Brennan is eyeing them and.......yes! He reached in the bag and took his own cheez-it. WHen I was feeding him earlier, he kept wanting to alternate between having a bite of food and taking a drink. Is he imitating us or just learning to "wash it down"?

Monday 6:41pm

Just finished dinner w/ the boys. I had chicken fries, but Brian didn't want any. Brennan had 1.5 himself. Little B also had strawberry yogurt, some bagel, and some formula. Brian only wanted Blueberry yogurt, but I gave him strawberry because that was leftover from Brennan. He had about 2/3 of it, but then wanted Blueberry - the "white" kind. He meant vanilla and fortunately I figured it out. He had 1/3 of that so 1 full yogurt for Brian at this point. No news on Alli so I'm assuming Georgina picked her up okay. I'll put the kids in the tub around 7, and then try to get Brennan to eat some oatmeal before bed. I'll try to give Brian some more, too - doesn't seem like he ate enough.

Monday 8:32am

It's 8:30, I'm online and "working" so the morning went fine. I actually had all the kids down in the kitchen at 7am, though they were pretty finicky eaters. Alli spent a lot of time entertaining Brennan which was extremely helpful since I had to run around looking for her Barbie - we never did find it. I also got the Easter Baskets into your car, clothes for Brennan, and diapers & pull-ups for the boys. I should have done that last night, but I was tired and figured I'd be up early enough to do it.

Alli didn't want to buy and since she was doing so well w/ Brennan, I had time to make her a lunch and a snack for stay-n-play. When we got to school the green flag wasn't out yet, but Allisons assistant teacher - Mrs Jones? - got out of her car and walked right past us so I enlisted her help to get Alli inside and Alli had no problems with that. Actually, she's the one that shouted - Look! It's my teacher! She did her hair today, too :-)

Monday 5:40am

Brennan woke up at midnight and 3am - right on schedule. He ate almost 4 ounces each time. Alli was kind enough to wake up at 3am as well so I didn't have to make a separate trip. She wanted to sleep with me, but I still find the master bed / mattress uncomfortable so I slept on her spare until she decided to climb in as well. Now I'll get ready for the day.