The Goodwin Chronicles: 10 Weeks Old

Calan was 10 weeks old yesterday and I can't believe how quickly the time is passing by. I am both thrilled and heartbroken to see him grow so fast. I guess only a parent could understand that. We are about to have some big changes in our lives - 1) we bought a house in Petaluma and are moving there this Saturday and 2) I will go back to work on 11/2. Again, I am so excited and a little sad about each of these events. Moving to our own home that is twice the size of our apartment will be wonderful, but I will also miss the city and our proximity to so many unique landmarks - Golden Gate Park, the Pacific Ocean and just the city itself. BUT I am so grateful to have more room to spread out, as it has been getting pretty tight in here! I am also excited to return to work, but am so sad to be away from Calan. I know I will adjust and I'm so happy that I am able to spend the first 3 months of his life here with him every day.

Calan had his 2 month Dr's appt last week and he is doing very well! He weighed 11 lbs 6 oz and measured 23 inches long. He is definitely getting chubbier as time goes by, but still not a rolly polly like I thought he'd be! He also had to get 4 shots and I have never seen a face so red or heard a cry so shrill. Needless to say he did not care for the shots and I felt helpless seeing him get so upset. I thought I was going to break down and cry as well, but luckily my mom was there to help me and we made it through. After the appt, he was tired pretty much the rest of the day, so he just slept.

That same day, we signed our loan documents and closed on our new house, so it was quite hectic. On Saturday, Neils and I left Calan with my sister, Erin and her fiance, Jason so we could get some work done before we move in. The house looked kind of like a circus with red, yellow and turquoise paint on the interior, so we had a lot of painting to do. We spent most of Saturday taping off the downstairs and only got to primer 2 walls. We were freaking out about how we were going to get this all done in a week, especially since we weren't doing a great job of painting with the vaulted ceilings and nooks and crannies.....so, we hired painters! My father-in-law has a good friend that is a GC and he and his crew are working on the house all this week! Thank God!!! I am so excited to see the results when they are done.

Below are some pics of Calan from the past week, as well as some photos of Sidne (mother-in-law) and I from the Nike Women's 1/2 Marathon this past Sunday! It was Sidne's first time to walk the event and my 4th time running it. I was not able to train fully for the event (since I was pregnant/recovering), but I still finished it feeling mostly okay :) Next up: Avenue of the Giants 1/2 Marathon in May!