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Tornado Disaster

So most people have seen that there were tornados in Tennessee. We were right next to it. The tornado hit 1/2 a mile from our house. Thankfully we did not have any damage. Many people were not as fortunate. Monday night we knew that storms were coming. We thought it was just going to be thunder storms, but around 11:30 we got an alert that we were in a tornado watch. By midnight we were in a tornado warning. We woke the boys up at 12:30 to take them downstairs. We watched on the television where the storm was. at 1:15 we were in the clear. The tornado traveled 80 miles on the ground! That's unheard of! There was so much destruction. The cities are still trying to figure out what we need. Relief efforts are going to be starting this saturday by local groups. Thankfully my boys handled the situation so well. Even though we had to wake them up in the middle of the night they were so good. Nash was begging to go back to bed. The second his head hit the pillow he was gone! H...
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Take 2

I got busy with life and there were other things that took priority over my blog. Though I loved writing, I needed to focus on me and my family. Since its been a while let me update you. I had my second baby. A little boy named Nash. Sweet guy! I had to have an emergency c-section because I had no fluid and he was breech. They were going to try and flip him but when we got to it he went into distress. I remember thinking I just wanted my baby to be okay. I never wanted a c-section. It scared me! I mean it is major surgery! Will thought it was pretty cool to watch! He was the first to hold our little guy! My recovery was way different than expected. But once I was able to run again I got to it! I think that helped a lot with my scar tissue not building up. I had to find different sports bras since I was nursing! I love  Senita  Athletics nursing sports bras. Super easy to nurse right after my runs and covered everything I needed. I feel better being covered when I nurs...
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Tantrums!

Yesterday we were having a great day until all of a sudden a tantrum came out of no where! I had absolutely no idea what caused it. Nothing I did was working. I ended up putting him in timeout but that didn't seem to be working. When I would go back in to try to calmly explain to him why I put him in timeout and try to figure out what he wanted he would just start hitting. I pinned his arms down, and so he head butted me! I couldn't handle it. Thankfully my brother came to the rescue. He was able to sit down with my son and just talk to him. He then took him downstairs while I had a moment to just calm down. Thats been something that I have been trying to work on as a mom. I am working on when he starts to have a meltdown of any kind I am working on making sure I do my best to keep my voice calm. I see that he responds better and calms down faster than if I raise my voice. My mom always says "Parenting is not the the weak of heart." I have realized that is the t...
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18 Weeks and a 3 Mile run!

First real run while pregnant! I am not running for times I am really running to be healthy during this pregnancy. I was pretty healthy last time but I didn't really workout other than the occasional walk with my friend who was due 2 weeks before me. Which was great for me I just wish I had concentrated a little more on that. After getting back into running and really loving it, I wanted to keep it up even if I didn't races. Well I knew I would have to learn how to run with a stroller. It’s harder than you think. I tried last summer when I was totally not I shape and it was HARD!!!! So my brother pushed the stroller for me. I have built a base level for my cardio which makes it easier to add the stroller. Still not the easiest but it’s easier than last time. I read a blog post from hungry runner girl about running with a stroller. She talked about how training with a stroller makes the races easier. That made total sense to me. I mean it’s like when swimmers wear what...
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Midday walk!

Today the weather is actually really nice! We decided to still bundle up my little guy and go for a walk. We didn't run because it was a  spur of the moment thing. But we kept a good pace while we were walking. Thats the thing about working out anything is better than nothing. Now obviously there are standards that get you the optimum results but if you only have time to go for a walk because you don't have time to shower before you are on your way or something that is totally okay! This is my walk workout we did today.   Its not a super fast pace but with the hills we did its better than sitting on the couch watching a movie with my son again! Not that I don't love those moments those moments melt my mommy heart! But those moments aren't the best when you don't get up and do something! I got my step goal while we were out walking! My watch measures movement to measure the steps, so while I am pushing the stroller I have to also push with one hand. Mostly i...
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Yoga, Kind Strangers, and BUTTONS!

Okay so I got to try out my yoga mat today! I loved it! I loved the cushion it gave when you were sitting, or using your hands during movements like downward dog. It felt stable and it felt relaxing. Before I was using just a towel. The towel was super thin but it worked for what I needed it to. Now going to a mat that has some cushion I think its perfect for beginners as they build strength in their joints like wrist and ankles. I felt stable and that it gave my foot extra support because it was filling in the gaps from my foot to the floor. Like the arch of my foot. It wasn't like it was flat against the floor but I have been feel over where my balance was and better support when standing on one leg. Also its cute! I have a thing for the color blue so almost everything I buy is some shade of blue. My son had to make sure he was just as involved as I was! Tonight he was little bit more engaged in what I was doing. When I would do downward dog (that is his favorite pose)...
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Shopping during lunch...Not good for anyone!

My mom and I are trying to eat more salads during the week instead of just at dinner. We cook extra meat during dinner so we have left overs to go with our salads. Its the best! When we get home from the store we chop every thing up and put it in separate containers so that at lunch you can just pick what toppings you want and toss it all together in a delicious salad! Well we decided to do that this week. So we needed to go to the store. I volunteered to go since my son was begging to get out of the house! I didn't really pay attention to what time it was just that he was begging to go somewhere. Well of course its lunch time. Now I had snacks in my bag for him because he is always hungry it seems when we leave the house. I left home once without a snack because I thought that we had just eaten lunch he won't be hungry....I have never made that mistake again. Well while shopping for all the good veggies I got him some cherry tomatoes because those are his favorite. He wi...
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