Cannon being a perfect happy baby
Brigham staying in his bed until someone comes to get him (but 7 months is nothing to complain about)
Cannon's sweet smelling breast milk only diapers
Brigham's interest in potty training
The delusion that I could train for a triathlon at this moment in my life. 5k is my goal now.
Showing posts with label Triathlon Training. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Triathlon Training. Show all posts
04 March 2009
07 October 2008
Things I Forgot
When collecting my Kids Lately tidbits, I forgot to record a couple of things.
Cannon just might be the most content baby ever. Really. The child does not cry. He fusses to tell you he's hungry and as soon as you pick him up, he stops fussing. I am quite certain that he's only "cried" as in "really really cried" two times. I sometimes worry that he's too content. But then I realize I'm probably looking a gift horse in the mouth. But still, should I worry about this? Really. He's so so content. He doesn't really interact much -- he smiles here and there, but doesn't really make eye contact. I realize he's only 2 months old (tomorrow!) and there's definitely a sliding scale as to when babies "normally" do things, but I still can't help but worry a little. For the record, though, I am totally appreciating his contentedness. He is an angel and exactly what I've needed for a 4th baby. I am loving him so much. But should I be worried?
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Brigham is no longer using his binky at night. We're completely done with it. About 3 or 4 weeks ago, Stanton put him down for a nap without it by accident. That was all the motivation I needed. We didn't make a big deal about it, it just disappeared. He found a few stashed around the house, but all I had to do was ask him to throw it away. It doesn't hurt that he loves to throw things away (a trait he inherited from his mother). Yesterday I caught him throwing away his church tie. Thank goodness I caught him.
Another Brigham thing...I wonder if he's ready to potty train? Everytime he pottys in his diaper he comes up and says "Mom, I tinko (tinkled)." The girls never did this so I'm not sure if it's a sign he's ready. I really don't know if I'm ready to do that right now...
And Brigham really does start every sentence with "Mom,..." I love it.
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Chloe has been writing words lately. She will disappear for 20 minutes or so and come back with a grin on her face and notebook in hand. Here are a couple of things she's written lately:
It says "Bruch yooor teeth" Fitting for a daughter of a dentist, right?
This one says "Buthrs (brothers), unbrelu (umbrella), cat, bat, wichat (I wish I hadn't written it correctly on there, sorry Chloe), hat, mom, dad, sisdr"
I am loving loving loving her spelling. I love to see a little mind at work sounding out words. Sometimes I think kids' versions of words make more sense.
I just noticed that she wrote the second "l" in unbrelu underneath...and backwards. Wow, my heart is officially warm right now...
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And this is not about the kids...but a tri training update: I'm now swimming 300 meters, running about 2.5 miles, and biking 11 miles. It usually goes swim + run on one day then bike the next. And when I say "running" I mean run 9 minutes, walk 1, run 3, walk 1, etc. It's part of the training schedule and it is genius. Knowing you've got a minute to catch your breath makes it so much easier to push through the sometimes tough running. Today was the running and it was harder than usual, but I also added some incline (mild, just between 2-3.5 on the treadmill) so it would be more like road running. I know I need to get out and bike and run on the road, but there's no kids club on the road, so I'm trying to add some incline and resistance when I run and bike. It sure is tempting to leave things flat, though.
I haven't really lost any weight, but I feel better and can suck it all in more easily. I have also noticed my love handles are getting a little smaller. Also, at the recommendation of my friend Brooke, I bought a sucker-inner (you know, like Spanx). It sure makes me want to work out more so I can look that smooth and skinny without the help of really tight spandex.
I love this triathlon training program so much. I'm doing the 10 Week Sprint Distance Program -- Beginner (it's in pdf format, so I don't know how to link it, of course). It's awesome and exactly what I need right now to get me motivated and working out.
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I was just looking through my iPhoto folders and found these pictures. I love when I find things that I forgot about. Finding forgotten about cute photos of the kids is like finding a 10 dollar bill in Stanton's jeans when doing the laundry. Not as great as finding my wedding ring in a pair of pants pockets 7 months after I lost it (which really happened), but definitely as great as finding money when doing laundry.
Cannon just might be the most content baby ever. Really. The child does not cry. He fusses to tell you he's hungry and as soon as you pick him up, he stops fussing. I am quite certain that he's only "cried" as in "really really cried" two times. I sometimes worry that he's too content. But then I realize I'm probably looking a gift horse in the mouth. But still, should I worry about this? Really. He's so so content. He doesn't really interact much -- he smiles here and there, but doesn't really make eye contact. I realize he's only 2 months old (tomorrow!) and there's definitely a sliding scale as to when babies "normally" do things, but I still can't help but worry a little. For the record, though, I am totally appreciating his contentedness. He is an angel and exactly what I've needed for a 4th baby. I am loving him so much. But should I be worried?
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Brigham is no longer using his binky at night. We're completely done with it. About 3 or 4 weeks ago, Stanton put him down for a nap without it by accident. That was all the motivation I needed. We didn't make a big deal about it, it just disappeared. He found a few stashed around the house, but all I had to do was ask him to throw it away. It doesn't hurt that he loves to throw things away (a trait he inherited from his mother). Yesterday I caught him throwing away his church tie. Thank goodness I caught him.
Another Brigham thing...I wonder if he's ready to potty train? Everytime he pottys in his diaper he comes up and says "Mom, I tinko (tinkled)." The girls never did this so I'm not sure if it's a sign he's ready. I really don't know if I'm ready to do that right now...
And Brigham really does start every sentence with "Mom,..." I love it.
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Chloe has been writing words lately. She will disappear for 20 minutes or so and come back with a grin on her face and notebook in hand. Here are a couple of things she's written lately:
It says "Bruch yooor teeth" Fitting for a daughter of a dentist, right?
This one says "Buthrs (brothers), unbrelu (umbrella), cat, bat, wichat (I wish I hadn't written it correctly on there, sorry Chloe), hat, mom, dad, sisdr"I am loving loving loving her spelling. I love to see a little mind at work sounding out words. Sometimes I think kids' versions of words make more sense.
I just noticed that she wrote the second "l" in unbrelu underneath...and backwards. Wow, my heart is officially warm right now...
And this is not about the kids...but a tri training update: I'm now swimming 300 meters, running about 2.5 miles, and biking 11 miles. It usually goes swim + run on one day then bike the next. And when I say "running" I mean run 9 minutes, walk 1, run 3, walk 1, etc. It's part of the training schedule and it is genius. Knowing you've got a minute to catch your breath makes it so much easier to push through the sometimes tough running. Today was the running and it was harder than usual, but I also added some incline (mild, just between 2-3.5 on the treadmill) so it would be more like road running. I know I need to get out and bike and run on the road, but there's no kids club on the road, so I'm trying to add some incline and resistance when I run and bike. It sure is tempting to leave things flat, though.
I haven't really lost any weight, but I feel better and can suck it all in more easily. I have also noticed my love handles are getting a little smaller. Also, at the recommendation of my friend Brooke, I bought a sucker-inner (you know, like Spanx). It sure makes me want to work out more so I can look that smooth and skinny without the help of really tight spandex.
I love this triathlon training program so much. I'm doing the 10 Week Sprint Distance Program -- Beginner (it's in pdf format, so I don't know how to link it, of course). It's awesome and exactly what I need right now to get me motivated and working out.
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I was just looking through my iPhoto folders and found these pictures. I love when I find things that I forgot about. Finding forgotten about cute photos of the kids is like finding a 10 dollar bill in Stanton's jeans when doing the laundry. Not as great as finding my wedding ring in a pair of pants pockets 7 months after I lost it (which really happened), but definitely as great as finding money when doing laundry.
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