Look who is one month already!

Baby A is officially one month old today! Ben and I tried measuring her... looks like she is about 21 inches long now (she was 18.5 at birth so she's already grown 2 and a half inches!) and our bathroom scale isn't the most accurate but she is about 9.5 to 10 lbs (she was 7 lbs 6 oz at birth so 2 to 2.5 lbs gained!) Now if only she would sleep more than 2 hours at night things would be even better!

Happy One Month Baby A!

With the Easter Bunny

Our Sweet Girl

Wish she slept like this more often

Love her more than life

Icebreaker round 3... Back in the Saddle!!

After almost nine months out of my kart(s) I am back!!  This weekend was my first race after having Adilyn.  It was 24 days later and not a moment too soon.  Friday afternoon we ventured out to the track to get all set up.  Papa brought BOTH karts so I could start getting some seat time in the shifter before we go to Grand Junction in a couple weeks.  I started out in the TAG 100cc leopard engine kart and had a blast.  It is so much more fun than the KT 100 karts we ran last year.  By the end of the day my practice times were .5 to 1 second faster than anyone else so I felt ready for my first race.  The shifter was an absolute blast to be back in.  I have a lot of work to do but being so new at it I felt like I picked it back up pretty well.  By the end of the practice day I was 2 seconds off Bonnier and Tyler's times which I thought was pretty awesome since they are both so amazing.  I didn't race the shifter this weekend because that would have been a little too ambitious for my first weekend back, but I hope I will be able to start hanging out in the back with the Heavy shifters soon and start picking up speed back there.  In the TAG class I started second in the first heat (peapick) and finished first.  I started forth in the second heat (reverse peapick) and finished first.  The main is determined by your other finishes so I started first and luckily ended first.  Sissy was right behind me in second so that was fun and Colby finished in third.  I hope this class can grow a little bit more because it's definitely more fun with more racers but we will see.

This is Francis, my 125cc shifter kart

Another shot of Francis... so sexy 

About to take off in Francis for the first time in 9 months!

Warming up Francis before heading out

Making passes during practice, ahhh to be back in the seat.

100cc Supersportsman Tag Podium... That's right, FIRST PLACE after a 9 month break, that's how we do it!

This was Adilyn's first trip out to the racetrack.  Obviously as a new mama I was a little hyper sensitive to everything but she did absolutely amazing! She spent the weekend in the motorhome and Nana supervised while mama was on the racetrack.  There was a huge motorcycle event out at MMP so the track was extra noisy.  I was worried that all the engine sound might bother Baby A but that was a dumb thought since she heard engine noise my entire pregnancy.  Even when super loud bikes went by she didn't even react, she hopefully already knows those are just normal sounds she will hear regularly for her whole life. It was a little tricky juggling feeding times with racing times, it seemed like every time she got hungry I was up next for a race, that made for a stressed out mama.  We are all still adjusting and learning so it will only get easier (I hope!).  

Too funny not to share... Officially a track mama changing diapers in a driving suit! 

Nana with Baby A in the motorhome (or Adi's Play Palace as it's been called)

Mama taking a breather with Baby A in the motorhome

And a final note, for all my friends who race out at MMP you are probably aware of those itty bitty bugs that like to bite your ears and in your hair.  Last season my ear was so swollen I thought it was going to rupture... This year one of those damn little bugs got the corner of my eye.  I woke up Sunday morning and looked like I spent the weekend with Rocky.  NOT pretty and incredibly painful.  Oh my glamorous life.

I lost the battle with that bug.

Adi's first Easter!

Just catching up on some posts since our little mama has arrived! It's amazing how time flies, even being at home. I'm finally adjusting to a bit of a schedule and getting in to a routine with working out and venturing out with other adults in the real world. Getting back to the race track will certainly help make me feel back to the old me!
Anyway, miss Adilyn had her first major holiday with Easter last Sunday. We were so excited to get her dressed up in her cute dress but all her clothes even the newborn sizes are all so big! She still looked adorable! Nana, Papa, Aunt Leslie, Roger and Grandma Hone came over for breakfast. Adi was only 10 days so we still weren't supposed to leave home before the two week mark so it was a pretty low key day but still fun.

With Mama

Our Little Easter Princess

With Nana and Papa

Just the three of us <3

checking out the sleeping babe

With Grandma Hone

With mama and Ozzy!

Another sleeping picture

With Auntie Leslie

Back to yoga! Namaste!

Elephant Yoga

Sunday was my first day back to yoga! It kicked my butt! Well my shoulders and arms really but today's class with Joi definitely kicked my butt and quads! It's only been a couple hours and my legs already burn. I just hope I'm ready for the track on Friday and Saturday!

The Eagle Pose that kicked my legs and butt today!

Adilyn Grace is finally here!!!!

Better late than never! Adilyn Grace finally decided to join us Wednesday March 28, 2012 at 8:59 am.  She weighed 7 lbs 6 oz, she was 18.5 inches long.  We absolutely adore this little lady!!

Two become three March 28, 2012

Two days old, ready to leave the hospital

8 days old and so adorable!!

Adilyn Grace Hone’s Birth Story

On Monday March 26 we had an appointment with Doctor Kinghorn to see if Adilyn was any closer to coming.  After four weeks in a row of no change and an “unfavorable cervix” the doctor decided induction was the safest route to take since I was past my due date.  We were scheduled for checking in to the hospital Wednesday March 28 at 9 pm to begin medication at midnight.  The plan was to deliver Adilyn Thursday morning so our regular doctor could be there. 

On Tuesday my back really started aching and my Braxton hicks contractions were feeling stronger.  Ben and I carried out our morning as usual and then he headed off to work.  I did laundry and washed dishes during the day and tried to get comfortable but my back was really starting to hurt.  At 6 pm I went down to the Motor shed to have dinner with Ben.  We ate Paradise Bakery and hung out for a little bit.  Ben found out he had time off to use so we decided to head home.  On the drive home my backaches seemed worse. Ben and I crawled in to bed around 8 pm planning to stay up late watching movies so we could sleep all day Wednesday before the late night induction.  

Around 10 pm I really couldn’t get comfortable in the bed.  I moved from the bed, to the exercise ball, then to the bathtub and back.  By midnight Ben asked if he should start timing my contractions.  He timed for about an hour and they were anywhere from seven minutes apart to eight minutes apart.  We figured it was just more Braxton hicks.  Ben fell asleep around 2 am and my contractions started getting stronger and closer together.  I started timing them around 2:45 am.  The time crawled but flew by at the same time.  I moved back and forth from the bed to the bathtub from 3 am until 6 am while timing contractions.  They started at about five minutes apart, then four minutes apart and then three minutes apart.  Because of the scheduled induction I was really in denial that I could be in labor.  Occasionally my contractions would go back to four and five minutes apart, which also made me think it wasn’t real labor. 

At 6 am Ben woke up and told me to get out of the bathtub and come to bed! I told him my contractions were three minutes apart and that I thought my water might be leaking.  He called my mom and let her know we were headed to the hospital.  Ben quickly tried to get me moving so we could get to the hospital but by this point each contraction was so strong I could barely move.  It looked like Adilyn was going to be coming on her own and not have to go through the induction and medication that night!  I really wanted to take a shower and get cleaned up before going in but this proved more difficult than I had planned. 

Finally by 7 am I was showered and dressed but in even more discomfort.  Ben started panicking about rush hour traffic and that I was going to deliver in his truck.  We finally got loaded and on the way by 7:15 am.  We arrived to labor and delivery at 7:50 am and got checked in to our room by 8 am.  Doctor Smith was there for the delivery because our doctor, Doctor Kinghorn, had Wednesdays off.  I was put in hospital clothes and crawled in to the bed with Ben at my side.  I lay on my left side and held his hands.  The nurse had to check to see how close I actually was and she was shocked and said I was already at nine centimeters! She said the baby had lots of hair and when I felt ready to go ahead and push!  Talk about cutting it close!  At some point my mom showed up too, she rubbed my back and talked me through the last of the contractions.  After about five more very intense contractions Adilyn was ready to arrive.  One more contraction later she was here at 8:59 am! The doctor handed me our beautiful baby girl.  I can now say I have seen my tougher than tough husband shed a tear. Ben cut the umbilical cord several minutes later and we had our princess.  I can finally understand when people say you do not know love until you become a parent.  I have never loved something or someone so completely until Adi.