Another 5k

Suzanne and I raced another 5k together again!! This time, we ran the whole way together!!!! It was much better than the first as far as that goes. But my time wasn't the greatest. Oh well we still had fun and challenged ourselves. Here are the stats:

Jennifer Elder
bib number: 771
age: 28
gender: F
overall place: 149 out of 171
division place: 18 out of 22
gender place: 76 out of 96
time: 36:22
pace: 11:43
gun time : 36:28

Growing Girl - 4 month appointment

Here are Emily's stats for her 4 month appointment (she's quite the little chub):

Height - 25 1/2 inches (85th percentile)
Weight - 17 lb 4 oz (96th percentile)
Head - 16 3/4" (84th percentile)

So all of this on top of wearing cloth diapers means she's wearing 6-9 month clothes. She's starting to grab things much better, becoming more aware of her surroundings (Gus, when we talk etc), she loves to smile, she sometimes laughs but not as often as we'd like and she LOVES chewing/sucking on her hands. That's her favorite past time.

I'm starting to get into a routine now finally. This is a typical day for her not including eating and changing diaper schedules (I want to record this for my benefit later with other children plus I'm always interested in others schedules so hopefully someone out there will find this interesting.)

7-8am - wake
10am-1:30pm (or 2 hours after she wakes) - nap
1:30-1:45 - tummy time
1:45-4:30 play
4:30pm-5:30 - nap number 2
8pm - start getting ready for bed/bath
8:30pm - down for the night

I LOVE that she takes that long nap in the morning because it works really well with my schedule since I'm not only a full time stay at home mom but also a work from home mom!! I need to get stuff done and this is a good opportunity to do that.

Haven't started on rice cereal yet. Honestly, I'm not really in a hurry for this. Many moms seem to not be able to wait for the next stage but I find bottle feeding very easy and convenient...why change that if it's going fine? I will probably start to try to introduce food once she turns 5 months old...which is very soon!!

Blog has been MAJORLY updated (again)

Ok, I've spent the last few weeks updating my blog with all that's happened for the last 6 months or so. I love having this blog for my own memories. It's a great place to keep all the pictures and stories. Anyway, here are the links to everything that's been updated:

Baby showers and prepping for baby
Introducing Emily Mae Elder
Going out in Public
Breastfeeding Woes
Jay and Jen's Wedding
Emily's kidney update
Top 5 can't live without baby items
Emily's photo sessions
Winehaven
Carefest 2009
Father's Day 2009
A day in Red Wing
MEL Vacation 2009
Movies for baby
Elder Vacation 2009

Thanks for reading!