Alice Anne

Alice Anne Kendall was born April 17, 2014. (Two days after her due date I was induced). She weighed 8lbs 8oz and was 21 inches long.

Dean and Jane totally love her. We are all doing pretty great, especially since Grandma Quincy showed up a couple days ago and I've been catching up on sleep. Alice is a growing machine. She's already 9lbs at 2 weeks. She's figured out day and night. She sleeps pretty great at night and likes to be held during the day. She looks a great deal like Jane did. I wonder if she still will in a couple years.

If you want to see excessive amounts of baby and kid pictures check out the kid blog KendallKidz@blogspot.com

Here's a few Easter pictures. It was pretty low key, just a couple small presents and an egg hunt in the front yard. The kids were thrilled.

Big belly, Crossfit Open, cousin play

I don't have time to unjumble all these pictures, but here's what I've got for the last couple of months:

We had the Kendalls come and visit. They helped us pain our house! My Dad was here the week before and did a bunch of house projects with us, too. It's almost like a new house. Just a little more to go.

James warming up for a Crossfit Open workout--the crossfit open is a worldwide competition involving 5 killer workouts. you post your scores and find out where you stack up. I did it last year. James is doing this year.

This is 275lbs. It was a PR (personal record) for James and it was at the end of a workout and he did it THREE times! so proud.

We decided that we needed a couple of super pregnant crossfit pictures for the sake of posterity. Dean and Jane look a lot cuter than I do, though. Yes, we are starting them young.

I have no Idea why the blogger uploads these sideways, and I don't have time to figure it out. sorry.
This is a basic kettlebell swing (that is 35 lbs if you are curious)

This is just 65#. I didn't want to freak anybody out by doing a lot of weight, but I have only cut back on my weights 10-20% overall. That means that I do quite a bit of 95# exercises, but rarely more than that.

I want to get a couple videos of things that I'm proud I can still do-- handstand push ups, pull ups, double unders(jump roping). Only time will tell if those extra 20 lbs are making me stronger overall.

These pictures are super cute--too bad they're sideways again! This is the day before our 6th Anniversary. I was 36 (and a half) weeks pregnant. 3/21/2014

All the exercise has made this pregnancy by far my easiest. We'll see how it goes and how much I can keep up after the baby.


These pictures are from Feb. 1. We walked to the park with Logan and Sydney while Jason and Nicole went on a date.

The people around us thought we were insane--4 year old twins, a two year old, a one year old, and I'm obviously pregnant again!

As a side note-- Today I am 37 weeks. We had an ultrasound last week and they estimated the baby at 7lbs 3oz. (Dean was born at the same time and he weighed 6 lbs 8 oz.) I was dialated to 1cm yesterday and the doctor didn't seem to think anything was going to happen soon. I'm actually not anxious for the baby to come. I feel pretty good overall (with the exception of a few nights where I've had insomnia). I know that things can get rough emotionally right after the baby, and I'm okay waiting a few weeks for that. The problem is that the baby is going to be HUGE if she stays in for that long. I don't think I'm built to handle 9.5 lbs babies!

Baby bump picture fail.

um. It's ridiculously hard to take a picture of yourself. I gave up quickly, but this is as close as I got. At least Dean looks cute. I can't figure out why the picture rotates when I upload it. (does that mean I'm getting old?)  I am 28 weeks tomorrow, so I figure I'm at half-belly. People tell me that I look "cute" in that I'm-trying-to-comfort-you tone of voice. The second trimester was smooth going. Experience dictates that the last month feels like three, so I'm trying not to get too excited. I keep thinking that this is easiest pregnancy (physically) so far, but then I remember that I'm not to the hard part yet. 

Odds and Ends

I was looking over pictures and realized we had some good ones from the summer that I never shared.

More inventions:

Cute little cousins:

My kids really have a thing for goggles. Dean once wore them all day at church.

Notice the double socks. Jane likes to choose her own outfits and she always wears her sunglasses upside down.

Concentration face:

Joy-in-destruction face:

Dean managed to get mascara on his eyelashes. The fact that he let me take this picture is proof of how proud he was. He almost never looks at the camera for me.

This is the July 4 Run Wild 5k. Rod and Anne were in town, so we slipped out and did the race quick in the morning before anyone noticed we were gone. We bought this picture because it has both of us together! that is about 2.5 miles in when I sped up and passed James. (I had a very enlightening moment when I made a technique adjustment, and started passing people right and left.) I PR'd my 5k at 24:31 and James came in at 24:52. It was fun.

I did a little Crossfit competition at my gym in June. It was called the Row Down and I did pretty well. I made it through the first cut-- you had to be in the top ten to move on after the first 3 workouts. I was pleased to make it that far. The next round was a plank. they had us sit like this until the first three fell. I didn't make it. Planks are not my best. I held it for 2 min with 25lbs on my back, and I was the second to fall. (the third girl fell at 4 min! I didn't have a chance.)

We live!

The big news is that we are pregnant again! Due April 15. I'm 14 weeks now and feeling a little better-- though I desperately want a nap most afternoons. I'm getting very chubby very fast this go. I've only gained 2 pounds, but my tummy pokes way out. I'm wearing my fat clothes already. It doesn't bother me much.. I know it only gets worse. I'll be thrilled to look like this next year this time.

On a note of lesser importance, but still fun for me. I've started coaching Crossfit at H-town where I've been working out for a year and a half. I love it! James is crossfitting, too. He likes it. He is often saying, "My goal is to stay stronger than Jenny on an absolute basis." I'll have to get a lot stronger to challenge him there. I'm better than he is, and it is nice to be best at something.

You can skip this paragraph-- On exercise this pregnancy: I haven't slown down a lot. Right at first my heart rate was out of control, so I sometimes had to tone it back from where I would have, but after a couple months that faded. I did over do it one workout. It took me a while to recover/ cool down immediately after. I think that I need a little more rest to recover pregnant, but I don't know if that is because of the pregnancy or the fact that my diet wasn't as good. Right now (14 weeks) my endurance is better than ever, but my strength has gone down a bit. I only notice it on the heaviest weights. When I do cleans at weightlifting I have to do 105lbs when I would have done 115 before. I expect that to continually decline as I progress. Of course, I'll have to start modifying in a couple months. I don't know how long I'll be able to do impact.

James has a big new calling--second counselor in the bishopric. It hasn't been too bad so far. he's just gone a lot on Sundays. He definitely prefers it to elder's quorum president. A lot of that is that he just doesn't feel ultimately responsible. In wards like ours, there is an impossible amount of work that needs to be done and leaders have to choose where to spend their time. As EQ president he always stressed that he wasn't doing enough. In the bishopric, he just does as asked and doesn't worry.

I haven't taken very many pictures the last couple months. In Aug. James got fancy and turned the camera off auto focus. Since focusing is far beyond my skill, all of the pictures are totally fuzzy. These are the ones we managed for Sept:

 Naps have been a struggle since we gave up pacifiers. Dean doesn't usually need one, but Jane ends up sleep deprived. This was one sleepy afternoon where they wouldn't sleep in their beds, but couldn't quite manage it all day.

I'm not actually sure what is on their faces... I just wonder why Dean is so proud of stuff on his face. He was the same when he managed to get my make up too.


Here's a video overload on my Youtube channel.
 http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLllcQmFYzKusJHYA_Harow
These Date back to April (potty training), May (Jane's birthday), through this week. If you were only going to watch one or two. I recommend the dancing (103 0095). The most recent invention (103 0105). or the growling (103 0104)

Jane turned 2!

Jane is turning into a little lady.

 She was all about the candles. We let Dean blow one out, too. I think we relit them 10 times. I was really happy with the cake. It was the first gluten free cake I've had that was any good. It was also whole grain (go for oat and brown rice flour). It didn't have sugar either (I used Agave to sweeten it--which I can't decide if it is healthy or not).

 I don't buy expensive things for my children. I ran out and got some party crowns and necklaces and the kids were plenty happy. Grandma sends all the presents they need :)

Jane's throne. She LOVES it.

We saved some of Jane's presents for the next day, because she was a little overwhelmed by the chair, wand, book, and panties. She got  a little dog that barks and walks the next day.

 Ariel is trying to be cute on Jane's nightgown, but Jane has her beat. Thanks for being so generous Grandma Quincy!

Jane is adorable, agile, lovable, sassy, small, soft, and sweet. I really love her "Kank-ooo" (thank you). She'll purse her lips and run at me from across the room sometimes when I ask her for a kiss.She snuggles and hugs. Her tantrums are hilarious. She is rather dramatic and will pause to watch you for signs that her performance is moving you.