Ethan's teeth are coming in! It's a good thing as he's been a little chew-crazy these days. Poor guy, he's just trying to get some relief from those aching gums.
He's almost crawling. He gets up on his hands and knees and rocks back and forth but then does the army crawl thing to get around. It's so funny. He moves pretty fast for a little guy and if I head into another room he'll soon follow, protesting loudly about being left behind.
I'm running a half-marathon this year. I had this big, lofty plan when I was still pregnant with Ethan that I was going to run a marathon within a year of having him. Ha. I obviously forgot about how hard it can be to find time or energy to do the dishes some days, much less run. (Oh wait, maybe that's just laziness...) I don't know what I was thinking.
Anyway, I finally found a teammate (about a week ago) to run half of our area's big marathon with the last weekend in October. I'm really excited!
Rian's running in a kid's marathon. He's so funny. "Mommy, I love marathons." He runs everyday at school and they keep track and then I keep track of how much he runs here at home. The kids have two months to run 25 miles in half-mile increments and then on the 25th of October they participate in a 1.2 mile race. Rian is pretty excited. He calls it "my marathon". I asked him if he wanted to go for a walk/run the other day and he said no. I then asked him if he wanted to go running for his marathon and he jumped off the couch and got his shoes on.
Wow, Lacey! Good for you! That's so cute that Rian is running, too. 1.2 miles is quite a run for a little guy! I started running, too, about a month ago. I go first thing in the morning after Noah wakes up & eats. If I don't make myself go first thing, then I usually don't end up going. I used to HATE running, but for the sake of saving money, its the cheapest way to exercise. I'm up to a little over 3 miles while pushing the boys in the jogger. I felt pretty proud of myself for that little bit... I can't imagine doing a marathon or even a half marathon. Jonny raced in 5K's in high school, so I was thinking maybe I'd run a 5K with Jonny next summer. Anyway, good job, Lacey!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome that you run too! Wow, Jessie, 3 miles with a jogging stroller is so great. I'm totally impressed. When I run with Ethan in the stroller, it's a much harder run. Good job! I used to hate running as well but have come to really love it. Plus I really need to lose this baby weight. Hey, we should run a race together some day.
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ReplyDeleteFirst, your boys are ADORABLE!
Second, Donnie was watching something this morning about the Portland Marathon, and they said it's important to soak your feet in cold water afterward, so it would probably be a good idea after a half-marathon, too. :) I also read something about soaking your legs, up to your hips in cold water, because of the swelling. You probably already knew that, but I didn't. :)
Anyway, good for you, and good luck!
- Amy
GO RIAN GO! I didn't know that young children run. Rian is better than I am at running because I don't run.
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