17 months old

Today Lilly is 17 months old. It was 2 years ago this month that we started sharing the news that we were expecting. Back then my days were consumed with eating the right things, researching cribs, carseats, strollers and all those other big purchases, sitting in the nursery admiring every detail of the room and even continuing to personal train and teach classes. Now, 2 years later my life is so very different. Instead of trying to eat the right things I'm often trying to remember the last time I ate. Instead of admiring the nursery I'm crawling around picking up books and toys off the floor. Instead of teaching and encouraging others to exercise I'm having to work really hard to fit it in myself. I honestly had no idea that my life was going to change so much and that there would be days that I would question whether or not I was cut out for the job but I am so grateful that God gave me the opportunity to become a mom and even though I often wonder why he chose me to take care of his most precious gift, I sure am glad He did.

This afternoon we decided to go for a picnic and bike ride.

Lilly enjoyed sharing her food with daddy.

A quick picture before hitting the trail.

Ready to go!

Do I really have to wear this?

At first Lilly didn't like having the helmet on but about half way through we finally got it adjusted properly and she was able to enjoy the ride.

Sitting back here sure was a lot of work!