Friends

Last night, we went to dinner with our dear friends, Clint & Theresa. We went for 2 reasons: 1. losers bought winners dinner at PF Changs for winning the Biggest Loser Couples Challenge and 2. This month is both of their birthdays.
**we lost the weight loss challenge. :(




And for all of you who don't live near us and don't get to see Breeson on a regular basis, this is how sad he is that you don't live near him...

**this is the look we always get when he's about to cry...it breaks our hearts.

Race for the Cure

Yesterday, I ran the Race for the Cure 5K, in Celebration of my Grandma Swartz (BC survivor since 1985) and Rebecca Wertz (our Pastor's wife, who just conquered her 2nd round of BC).
It was pretty cool being a part of 53,000+ participants.
**Denver's Race for the Cure is one of the largest races in the world. When I would turn a corner, I would occasionally glance behind me - it was neat to see so many people.

I woke up at 5 a.m. so Jamie and Breeson could drop me off at the Light Rail. Since it was like 40 degrees, we felt it was best not to take Breeson out in the cold for the race. So I did this one alone. When I got off the train, I followed the crowd to the START line. Since I was by myself, I weaseled my way to the front! :) I was like 10 people from the start line. However, I didn't stay there the entire time. I mean, c'mon, I live in Denver - home to thousands of hard-core runners! I will say it was a bit discouraging when a lady pushing a jogging stroller passed me, along w/ guys dressed up in banana suits. Also, I never did catch up to the 10 year (?) little girl that was in front of me. Seriously!?! Ugh. My time was right at 10 min/mile, which is what i figured. It was COLD running that morning. Since I rode the Light Rail in, I didn't want to be carrying a coat while running. Also, I didn't have my camera, so Jamie took a couple snaps before we left the house, and the bottom two I took from our local news page. I'm just thankful it wasn't snowing here in Denver.

"Winner, winner chicken dinner"

...or should I say, "Winner, winnner PF Changs dinner".

Well the winner is...drum roll please...
Clint and Theresa!! They lost a whopping 39 lbs combined. That is double the amount of weight we lost. ;)
Together, Jamie and I lost an even 20 lbs. Jamie lost 11 and I lost 9.
The losers have to take the winners to PF Changs for dinner.
Since Jamie and I (obviously) have more to lose, we'll be eating salad and water while they splurge. HA!!


I am almost back to my pre-pregnancy weight. I'm currently at 128. The problem is, my body is so different than it was before, even though I'm close to the same weight. For those of you who've had a baby...you know what I'm talking about. The major difference is that prior to pregnancy, I was running A LOT. In fact, I had just finished my first 1/2 marathon when we found out I was prego. I was a lot more fit and in-shape; all that to say, I've still got some work ahead of me. Jamie's not too far from his goal weight. He can still lose a few lbs. We'll keep working on it. Our next goal in mind is to have lost a few more by Christmas. I am not complaining about my weight right now. In fact, I'm okay with it. I just need to tone up, you know, start the ab workouts. :( No fun.

Oh and sorry I never took pic's last night. Since I didn't take any BEFORE pic's, I figured what would be the point in taking AFTER pic's. Oh well...

Final weigh-in

Back in June, we decided to take on the challenge of Biggest Loser Couples against our friends, Clint and Theresa. We had 3 months to lose weight. Today was our last weigh-in.

Tonight is the night we'll know who won!!
I will say this, we didn't do too bad, although I know we could've done better.
To celebrate, Clint and Theresa are coming over to eat ice cream!! ;-)

I'll try and post pic's later, along with the results. Stay tuned.

They say women are born this way...

4 months

Breeson, you're 4 months old today. You are growing like a weed! Plus, you're getting heavier and heavier to carry around. I won't be sad when you can start crawling and walking on your own. You're starting to really work out mom and dad's backs.
You have such a beautiful smile. I love walking into your room in the mornings b/c that's when you're the happiest. You give us the biggest smile when you first see us stand over your crib. Some of the things you enjoy is watching TV,
(constantly) chewing on your fingers, sitting in your Bumbo on the kitchen counter watching us work, playing in front of the mirror and checking yourself out, playing with your toys, laying on your play mat, and for a few seconds - entertain yourself in the exersaucer, which we're still working on. You're always moving and hate to sit still - which also scares me when I think about the future. You're also beginning to really enjoy your stroller. You especially enjoy it when you're facing out so that you can see what's going on around you. Which, you've always been that way. You won't let us hold you facing you towards us for very long, for fear of "missing out" on something. You're a very observant kid. You're still not sleeping through the night (*sigh*), but I usually get in a few ZZzz's while I'm feeding you. :) Throwing fits has become a norm, you usually throw at least 3 a day. Sad to say, but we have to leave you in your crib and walk away. We love you too much to let you continue throwing them. We'll continue to work on that as you get older. You really think Dad is a pretty funny guy. I think you two are going to be good friends. He can't wait to take you out on the golf course. You know you're going to be our retirement, right!? Dad can make you laugh and laugh, but when I try and do the same funny faces, you immediately stop and look at me w/ a blank face. What are you thinking?? "Mom, stop. You're not funny". :( Oh well...I know you love me too in a different way.
Well, here's to 4 months. We're so blessed to be your parents. We love you and are thankful God is allowing us to take care of you.

Race for the Cure

I signed up for the Race For the Cure 5K for October 4th. I just hope it doesn't snow. You never know in Denver. !?
If you want to support me and my goal of raising $150, go to my page

I'm running in honor of my Grandma, Doris. She is a Breast Cancer survivor for almost 25 years now. Praise God!!