the new jakey...

Got gum?



Got gum in hair.



Got gum out.



Got no hair!!!


hmmmm... Got BIG ears!

12 weeks down!! 6 to go!!

I can't believe it! If this were a pregnancy I would be starting the last week of my first trimester! The time goes by so fast!

Yesterday Meredith and I ran 18 miles... our longest training run in our preparation for running Big Sur on May first. (We were supposed to do this last weekend but we had to tweak our training plan because I was away last weekend and felt it would work better for me to miss a 13 mile training run instead of the 18.)

My quads are so sore and it is pretty hilarious watching me try to go down the stairs. This past week I started incorporating hill work because Big Sur has BIG hills I'm told. This meant that my legs were still sore going into the run. By mile 15 I was like,"Three more miles?? Are you kidding me??" My legs were killing me! I dug deep and slowed down considerably but refused to stop till I reached the 18 mile mark.

Afterwards Meredith and I were comparing how we felt and she said that she was trying to assess how, if this had been the marathon, how much she would have had left. I told her that at mile 15 I truly felt like I had nothing left and really had to dig deep to get to the 18. So if this had been the marathon already I doubted I could have finished.

However, being that it was a training run, I was so proud of myself for running the whole thing! I realized that since running Richmond I really have not had and "I'm proud of what I just did!!" moment.

Yesterday was it for me!!! I felt like I dug deep, gave every ounce I could give and didn't stop till I accomplished my goal. I left everything I had out there on the road. There wasn't any point where I felt like I didn't give it all I had and that feels so good.

All this to say... The training is going GREAT!!!! So far.

Now...

All you highway workers out there on Route 1, I'm cheering you on. Please, please get my marathon route fixed!!!

TMI

WARNING!!! and please do not say that I didn't warn you... because I am warning you...
If you shy away from candid discussions of body parts with children... more accurately candid discussions about MY body parts with a 3 year old Jake then look away my friend... LOOK AWAY NOW!!

It all started last night when Jake and I needed to rush out of the house to pick up Julianna, Drew, and Kyle better known by Jake as "my kids". (yes Tiercy right after I hung up with you!)

I needed to go to the bathroom and was in such a rush that I didn't close the door properly. In all of 2 seconds Jake sashayed into the room to join me. Now I should probably tell you that we are in the thick of potty training with him and he is VERY curious about how the whole going pee and poop works for different individuals.

He peeks between my legs and says, "You going pee pee with your penis, Mommy?"
"No, honey, Mommy doesn't have a penis. Only boys like you and Daddy have a penis."
He peers closer. (I am getting stage fright and trying with all my might to end this quickly!!) "What's that?"
"Hair. When you get bigger you get hair there. Daddy has hair there too, remember?"
"NO HE DOES NOT!! MY DADDY NOT HAVE HAIR ON HIS PENIS!! THAT'S NOT FAIR!! DON'T YOU TELL ME!!!"
He storms out of the bathroom. (Not sure what that was all about because he showers with Daddy fairly often.)

Naively I think this is over. Right? This will never be brought up again, right?

Please?

This morning Jakey comes up to me and smiles at me so sweetly that I am about to kiss him right on the tip of his cute button nose.
"Mommy? You got a hair penis?"
(cue needle scratching across record album)
"No... honey, I have a vagina. Girls like Mommy and Julianna have a vagina and boys have a penis."
"NO!! JULIANNA HAS A PENIS!!" (Mind you, he has never seen his sister naked.)
(Julianna shrieking from somewhere in another room) "I DO NOT!!"

So anyway, like I said, I warned you.

Now it's your turn. What crazy discussions have you had with your kids lately?