Seriously So Cute

Today I went to crossfit. Just like I have almost everyday since my running injury. Oh yes. I have a running injury. Turns out I am prone (self proposed) to hip bursitis while training for marathons. 5 or something years ago I was training for the Sedona marathon, I am sure if you wanted to sift through this blog you could find the post on that... But this is the post in this round...

About 4 months ago I was feeling amazing. Training for marathon number two. The runs were easier, the weather was great, and the company awesome. Then one day I woke up n couldn't walk!!! What the heck? I had felt this feeling before... I really didn't want it to be true. Went to the doctor, took some Ibuprofen, used some essential oils, did some stretches and repeat. And repeat again.

So after all the resting and stretching and drugs I put my love for running on hold because I literally can't take two jogs without being in an incredible amount of pain... And it's been 4 months. I joined crossfit and haven't looked back. I have been trying to eat better and get stronger. I will (and do) miss running, more than I could ever explain.

I'm pretty strong. Well I would like to think I was... Until I joined crossfit. I'm not the fastest or the strongest or the fittest, but I have the most heart. This morning my heart was a little bit broken when I couldn't box jump successfully. Many factors attributed to this sad little mishap: bad decisions like eating crap all weekend, not drinking enough water, and probably not enough sleep, and maybe Mother Nature....

I started out strong with a row but could feel that there was something amiss. I. To the box jumps... Yep the box jumps 20". Not even that high! It's high but it's not the highest by any means and generally I clear it just fine... Except for today. I jumped once. Well that was ok. I jumped twice. That wasn't better. Again for a third time. I slipped but nothin major. Made my fourth box jump... Could have been better. Then came the fifth jump. Bad news. I came crashing down hard on the box like I hadn't cleared 150 box jumps the week before. And now I have a battle wound to show for it.

Just goes to show that all the decisions we make (some in our control and some not) have natural consequences... So make good choices. (In this case done eat like crap all weekend bc then you play catch up all week and that's NO FUN).

I can't believe that Isabella is 4 years old!

The other day she said to me, "mommy, my cheeks hurt!"

"Why do u think you cheeks hurt?"

"Because I been talking too much."

GO FIGURE!!!!!!

I cannot even say how much I LOVE this girl. She drives me absolutely berserk some days but mostly she is a joy an a pleasure to be around.

The other day I over heard her telling a friend or cousin "shush your mouth." I felt kinda bad because her poor friend was being subject to the words I speak often to Isabella. Poor friend!!!

Yesterday was Isabella's birthday party and I would have blogged about it then but I never blog so that wouldn't make any sense (also because I was SO busy all the day long).

First I took her to preschool then ran to target for a present (training wheels for a hand me down bike, basket, and handlebar streamers, a doll, and a birthday outfit (because earlier that morning we were talking about getting ready for school and putting on a cute outfit for our birthday and she looks at me and says, "mommy, but I don't hab a birthday outfit."))

Then on home to prepare sandwiches, hang decorations, set up the Rea party, cupcake making station, and spa day. And so the party went and all was well. Then on to more fun with an after school craft with all the chickies, plus two more ;). After they left we had act days, dinner with family, and another party for the boo bop. I think she walked away with a loot and then some!? But it was super fun!!!

Happy birthday princess!!!!

Sooooo we call it the great adventure around these parts. But we are MOVING TO FLORIDA.... Yes you read that correctly. We are moving to Florida. I think that it will be super fun for our family to move to another place and get to know other people. I am really excited, nervous, and scared out of my mind... Though if we are being honest I am just excited to get a new change of scenery. And the east coast by the ocean seems like the perfect ticket.

While we are moving to Florida, it is not permanent. And that is the best (or worst) part. Savannah is having her LONG AWAITED SURGERY!!! To lengthen her leg. We can hardly wait. We don't even know what we are going to do?!?! It is going to be hard, uncomfortable, devastating, painful, boring, full of ups and downs, but mostly exciting. We are going to lengthen her leg by 6 cm. I can't believe that they can do this. It's awesome!!!!

We are seeing Dr. Dror Paley in Florida on west palm beach. He is the world renowned surgery for this procedure. I know that this is what we are supposed to be doing. There are many surgeons out there who do this procedure but this gut is the one that you want cutting your child open and growing bone. He is the shiz. He is famous! He is hard working! His office is like no other that I have seen. He has a physical therapy office, play area for kids, patient care coordinators to take care of the kids while the parents are in meeting with him. He has a lab, a radiology department, surgical wing, post op wing. When I grow up and go to medical school I want to work with Dr. Paley ... Because he is the bomb. He never sleeps he never eats he is always on call and always putting his patients first... Actually I hope that he does all these things because he IS going to be performing surgery on my savannah.

So there are two devices. And external fixator and an internal fixator. The external one is mostly like the halos you would see on people who break their necks. There are bolts and screws, pin care, increases risk for infection, and a pretty big lifestyle change. We opted not to use this device because of Savannah's picking problem. The risk do infection would be great. Also the after scarring is horrible. I am not super vain I don't think but I saw the I test little 4 year old girl with 4 scars 5 inches long and 1 inch wide.... Luckily the Paley institute also gives the option for plastic surgery when you are done ;)

The internal device as best as I can describe it is a rod is inserted into the bone (the femur in this case) and the none must be a certain diameter in order for the rod to fit into it. This is why we have waited to do the surgery this summer so that Savannah's bone could grow. Then there is an external magnetic device that we use to turn 3 times a day 0.25 mm each time for a total of 0.75 mm/day. We have physical therapy daily at the office and this is why we must live in Florida for 16 weeks. Hopefully it is only for 14 weeks but I'm being realistic here.

It will be a great adventure. We have someone to watch the dog and we have someone to watch the house. We are taking a family friend to help watch the girls with me when Doug is not available. We have a cute little condo to rent and are equipping our car for the long Road trip. Wish is luck!!!!