Young Party of Four

Tomorrow is my anniversary. Well, my runniversary. On February 9, 2016 I started this running journey. I can't believe it was one year ago that I opened up the C25K app (for the third time in my life), hit start workout and went for it. As usual, I had high hopes but I knew I had already started this journey twice and not followed through. I wanted to make a positive healthy change in my life though and running seemed to be a (fairly) inexpensive hobby that didn't require any special equipment (though I have spent money on shoes and few other items along the way that make running more enjoyable) and I could do it at any time of day on any day of the week. Sign me up! Those first few weeks were torture. I was tired. I was sore. I had shin splints like it was going out of style. My legs burned after a run and ached for a day or so after. I often felt like I wasn't doing enough because I couldn't always keep up with what was expected of me with that crazy app. But ...

This week we managed to check quite a few things off of our bucket list. The week itself was pretty low key though. (Beware: Super pic heavy post coming up!) We started our week by having Kenzie's 4-year-old well check on Monday. After a quick breakfast and some play time at Chick Fil A since we never went for her birthday, we headed over to the doc's office. Her appointment went really well. She did so great! She is officially 41 inches tall (77th percentile) and 37.6 pounds (70th percentile). Her weight percentile has jumped; however, when you compare it with her height, it makes her the perfect BMI apparently. They also took her blood pressure for the first time ever with the cuff. It was pretty cute. I had to google blood pressure in children and learned that the levels are dependent on sex, age, and height percentiles. So, after all that, I figured out that her BP is at the 50th percentile so it is spot on for where she should be. The doc also had her bend forward so ...