Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Giving it a "tri"!

Well, as if the Foerschlers aren't busy enough, I've decided to add something else to our daily grind.  I'm going to do my first ever triathlon.  January 13, 2013! Yep, I'm crazy, but there is some thought behind this.  Here is how I justify adding this our already hectic lives:
  1. I will be done nursing soon, so I need to do something to burn the same amount of calories as nursing does.
  2. I'm doing a "mini" indoor triathlon, so it's not that bad, right?! (eek)
    1. 500 yard swim
    2. 6 mile bike
    3. 2 mile run
  3. I've swam my entire life, so I need to be incorporating this into my workout.  And for most, swimming is the hardest part of the tri, so hopefully for me it will be the easiest.
  4. I enjoy competing, but I'm not sold on making a goal to do a 1/2 or full marathon.
  5. According to my dad, this is when I should be doing a tri...before I get too old.
I do question why I see the need to compete in a triathlon.  I mean, as a working mom, I'm daily completing a decathlon:
Event 1: wake up and get out of bed
Event 2: nurse the baby
Event 3: shower
Event 4: get the baby dressed
Event 5: load everything in the car (baby, food, pump, computer, etc)
Event 6: work (by this I mean, at my job)
Event 7: pick up baby before the babysitter is too exhausted
Event 8: fix dinner, eat, feed baby
Event 9: bathe the baby
Event 10: put everyone to bed

And that's why I feel like an Olympic Gold medal winner every night! haha!

But, I am very excited to do this.  I've always wanted to, so I guess right now is as good a time as any.  I'm hoping my sister and dad will do it with me (no pressure).  I'm hoping to be better at managing my time so I can get in the workouts and have quality time with the Fam.  I'm excited, yet nervous.  Biking will most likely be the most difficult for me as I've never done that in a competition.  It will be quite the adventure.

So, it's time to dust off the old cap and goggles and get busy training!  1 day down, 10 and 1/2 weeks till the race!

And the moral of the story is...well, I'm not sure yet.  I'll come back to this after it's over. :)

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Overflowing

First of all, I don't usually blog while at work because there just is not enough time, but today is a special day!  No, Wes isn't walking.  No, he didn't sleep 12 hours. And NO, I'm not pregnant!

Today, Wes (and Jackson) made this momma's heart overflow with joy.  My heart was so full that the only thing I could do was smile and cry.  And here is how he did it...


Is that not the sweetest thing you've ever seen?  These two boys are such good friends at such a young age.  I am SO blessed to have one of my best friends go through this motherhood journey with me.  I'm pretty much living my dream: raising my kid along side one of my best friends, Jami.  And better yet, she gets to stay home with her son and take care of my little boy.  Thank you God!  Now don't get me wrong, I do get a little worried that Wes will like Ms. Jami more than me, but lets face it, I'm momma.  That won't happen.  But I do love the way he smiles and laughs when he sees Jami.  Does my heart good to know he is loved and cared for while I'm at work helping kids communicate.  My cup runneth over!

Check out these boys in action:




And the moral of the story is...God's plans put even our wildest dreams to shame.  God is the ultimate story topper! :)

Monday, October 15, 2012

11 months

Yes folks, another month has passed by and our baby, big boy, is now 11 months old.  And let me tell you, he is so much fun!  He is such a good little boy.  Ladies in the nursery at church ask me all the time, "has he always been this good of a baby?"  I have to smile and say "yes", even though I have no other children to compare him to.  God has blessed us with a well tempered baby.  I hope that doesn't mean he will be challenging when he is a teenager! :)


Wes at 11 months:
  • has 4 teeth: 2 on the top, which are really big, and 2 on the bottom
  • still nursing-I'm looking forward to weaning, but I know I will miss that time with him
  • cruises around on everything
  • starting to stand alone
  • can crawl up stairs (another thing he learned in the church nursery)
  • claps when we clap or say "yay"
  • signs "more" and "all done" with about 50% accuracy (how about that data for this SLP mom?)
  • imitates actions with objects
  • has haircut #5 scheduled
  • still sleeping through the night
  • is totatlly a momma's boy (which I will enjoy becuase I know very soon all he will want is his daddy)
  • continues to jabber A LOT
  • loves to dance with Grandpa Tim
  • gets into things he shouldn't on purpose and laughs when I say "no Wes".  I then remove him from the area, in which he then looks at me and crawls right back where he was while laughing and smiling, saying "come get me mommy"!
"what mom?"

you think this will slow me down?

just doing a little silent reading

It's hard to believe he is almost a year old.  Just a year ago I was quite plump and had no idea the joy and love I was going to feel.  We are looking forward to celebrating his birthday and thanking God for the incredible blessing of our sweet Wesley Joel.

And the moral of the story is...savor the moment, before it changes.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

baby wildcat

It's no surprise to most people that Jonny and I could hardly wait to take Wes to Manhattan and let him experience Wildcat football.   Don't get me wrong, we had a blast.  But that first game was pretty hot, especially holding an extra 20 pounds!  We still have our season tickets and are enjoying our trips up to Manhattan.  The best part is getting to see good friends.  As it gets colder, we are so fortunate to have our good friends, the Grieves, let Wes and I hang out at their place if it's too cold for our little Wildcat.

Everyone that sits around us loves Wes and has shown him so much wildcat love. 
enjoys seeing himself in the camera

"I guess I'll nap since we're gonna win"

how do ya like the guy behind us?

Olympic silver medalist showing some wildcat pride
 The second game we let the grandparents watch Wes and enjoyed a game with the Kleins.  It was great to hang out without our boys, although we missed them. :)
enjoying a game baby free
 Of course we had to take Wes to the sunflower showdown and let him see a good beatdown on those hawks.
brrrr!

snuggly little wildcat

One of the games Wes and I stayed at the Grieves' house to hang out with the boys.  I'm guessing these boys will be getting into some trouble in about 18 years.
future wildcats and possibly roomates
 And the moral of the story is...Wes is so blessed to be born a wildcat! :)