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we moved right on along to carrots today in the homemade baby food chronicles!

i switch new foods every 4 days or so to give any allergic reactions time to reveal themselves. we'll see what happens. i just eyeballed and simmered raw carrots + cinnamon + water until tender then puree in the Ninja. carrots are naturally sweet like sweet potatoes so they don't need any extra sugar! they also:

slow down aging
reduce blood pressure
reduce risk of stroke
helps prevent cancer
facilitates digestion
boosts immune system
improve eyesight

my eyesight has been terrible for as long as i can remember. i've worn glasses since elementary school and only need them to see far distances and to drive. i pray the boys get Sonny's eyesight cause i am pretty much legally blind! i hope they get his teeth too cause i went through braces, a head-gear, a retainer...the whole 9. i'd love to get Invisialign as they are shifting again from not wearing my retainer years ago. i was so happy to be DONE with all that stuff i didn't care. but now i do. that's how it goes!

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so far so good!

i've been doing solo dates once a week with Chiso for a while now and today i took him downtown to the GRB for the Chevron Houston Marathon EXPO! i registered for the 5k while i was there and ran right into my Sorority sister and fitness expert, Crystal! she was there to do the same thing.

only she was using the 5k for her warmup for the marathon on sunday! superwoman status! I will be running along side her in a marathon one day, mark my words! i have yet to do my very first full marathon, but my goal is to do a half mar sometime this year.

i can't wait until this guy can keep up and run alongside me. i plan to put him in his first 1k this year and i am SO excited to watch him run across his first finish line.

we walked around and visited the booths for a little while, ate Cliff Bar samples, and eventually made our way to the 'I RUN HOU BECAUSE....' wall. i gave Chiso the marker and he started drawing shapes :D. then i asked him, 'why do you like to run, Chiso?' and he simply looked at me and replied 'because i do.'

i didn't even ask him to explain! this time.

pose for the frame! neat idea!

then we went to Whole Foods for lunch. we discussed his new friends in the child care center at our gym and also sports he would like to try this year. 3 is still tougher than 2 in my opinion but it has its highlights like all ages i'm sure! i'm loving our discussions these days. pepperoni pizza for Chi,

spring mix salad with pomegranate vinaigrette,

and a few scoops of the hot bar items for me which included: chicken fajitas w/ peppers & onions, hoke (white fish), cilantro-lime rice, and a scoop of spinach/mushroom enchiladas- they looked too good not to try! the enchilada pan was pretty much empty and i saw why. YUM.

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i got my race stuff ready as soon as i got home! the ABB 5k shirts matched my shoes this year, how cool is that? bib #55808 is ready to RUN! that said,