Today marks a big milestone for Minius ... that's what we're calling the baby for now. Mike came up with it. Afterall the baby is a 'mini' 'us'. :) Today Minius is half baked. It's going by so quickly this time.
Through the pregnancy I've kept up my running up to date and some days are great and some are awful. Getting through the first trimester was difficult. There were smells that I would come across in one particular neighborhood on my runs near home that usually had me kicking my legs into gear to escape for fear of losing the food I'd consumed so far that morning. David has become quite the running buddy. He loves checking out the scenery and learning new words. Plus who can't deny that the park at the end of the run doesn't make him happy either. I figure if I'm going to strap him into the stroller for about an hour while I run then the least I can do is let him play afterwards.
So far this year I've completed the following races ...
- Kaiser Half Marathon - February (second half marathon completed but first that I ran in its entirety)
- Pleasanton Half Marathon - April
- See Jane Run Half Marathon- June
- Diva 5k - May
- Bay to Breakers (12k) - May
- Garden of the Gods 10 Mile - June
Hoping I can keep up the running as long as possible. Doctor hopes so too.
We're keeping strong on not finding out the sex of the baby and working a little bit on names. We both keep going back and forth on which sex we'd prefer. Both would be a great addition to our family!! David even goes back and forth on wanting a brother or sister ... it's quite cute really. We're getting there!!!!
This year as we celebrated David's birthday, we also celebrated the life of Grandma Bunny, whom we lost on June 22nd. It's so hard to know that David's happy day shares a sad day but she is a phenomenal memory to have and we only wish that he could've gotten to grow up more with her. He loved his Great-great. And I know how much Grandma Bunny wanted to meet our new little bundle arriving in November. But sadly it was not meant to be.
She was an amazing woman that lead an extraordinary life, loved fiercely and could make a room stop and listen to her. I only hope that I can live a life in a similar fashion ... everyone that came across her loved her instantly. Even in the end, her nurses teared up as in just a few short days they had become very attached to her and were immensely effected by her passing. She was a spitfire all the way til the end which was a great way to see her go.
Her mermorial service was beautiful too and Debbie and Gary did a great job letting everyone see all the great and even more in Bunny in her passing. Many a people showed to pay their respect and honor her life. It was quite the event and the church literally had to kick us all out at the end of the night because everyone was enjoying themselves recounting times with Grandma Bunny. It's an event that Bunny would've loved.
As for celebrating David ... it didn't all happen on one day but rather for some time. Spoiled by the whole family as always he still didn't quite get that it was his birthday but maybe next year we'll truly be able to celebrate and focus on David.
