Fitness Progress 6

I am feeling great! I've been getting back in the swing of things and getting used to the new gym and scheduling daycare for Mason as well.  Parents are only allowed to schedule 2 days in advance.  And parents with children under 2 are required to schedule in advance.  So I have forgotten many times and not had an available time slot to go.  So I do yard work, go for a run, do an at-home workout instead... But those are never quite as effective as going to the gym and being totally focused.
I keep considering going back to working out at 5 AM every morning.  It would save me money (by not utilizing daycare) and it would have me up available to help Jeff get out the door every morning.  The only thing holding me back is my precious sleep! Right now, I've been going on the weekends at whatever time I can while Jeff is home, and 8:30 AM on weekdays.  It works great for Mason, because it is right after he wakes up and eats.

I registered for the Spartan Super in Las Vegas on March 19th.  This race is 8+ miles and 25+ obstacles.  I am excited for this!

All my pants fit! Woo hoo! I never thought this would happen and had come to terms with the fact that babies expand hips, and my hips may never return to their original size. But it happened and I'm okay with that!

My diastasis recti (split in the abdominal muscles) has not healed yet.  I still have about a 1.5-2 finger width split on the lower half of my abs.  I need to be better about doing specific exercises that work the transverse abdominal muscles to aid in closing this gap.

My current weight: 110 lb.

Progress on Goals:
1. Increase push-ups and pull-ups.
---maintaining! I could maybe squeeze out one more pull-up!
2. Follow JEFFTAT program every week.
---stopped doing this until I can commit 6 days a week to it, because I want to use the program the way it was intended.  Hoping to kind of start this over soon, or make my own regimen.
3. Continue meal prep and exhibit portion control with treats.
---not super structured meal prepping, but healthy eating and definitely controlling treat portions.
4. Continue 6x per week lifting.
---only lifting about 3 times a week, because I keep forgetting to schedule daycare in advance!
5. Mountain bike with Jeff.
---sadly haven't been. We did go hiking though!!

Progress Photo:
(It's just of my core, but I haven't seen much progress in other areas)

New Goals:
1. Add cardio to training slowly (milk supply) in preparation for the Spartan race.
2. TRY the 5 AM workouts for a week.
3. Drink more water!
4. Target tranverse abdominus.
5.Get to bed earlier. (around 9:30 PM)

Mason is 6 Months Old!

This cutest, happiest baby is already 6 months old! Half-of-a-year old! Times sure flies when there's a baby in the home.  We couldn't be happier.

Sleeping: He has transitioned in the last week or two to a 2-3-4 sleep cycle.  He did this naturally and on his own and I just followed his cues.  I am a little shocked because this is only 2 naps a day, but he is such an easy-going, happy boy again.  For those of you who are unfamiliar with this sleep cycle, the baby wakes up in the morning is awake for 2 hours, down for a nap, awake for 3 hours, down for a nap, awake for 4 hours, bedtime.  Before I clued in to his body language and cues, I was trying to get him to take 3 naps a day.  The first nap would be great! The next two he threw fits, especially for the 3rd nap.  It was basically impossible to get him to settle down and sleep.  I tried everything I knew to get him to sleep and it just wasn't happening.  Aside from transitioning to that new sleep schedule, he has been disturbed by teething a few times.  Other than that, our sleep-champ is still rocking the sleep category!! All night long and easy to put down.

Feeding: Mason is getting about half breastmilk and half formula.  He loves both.  He does bottles and nurses. He eats 6 oz about every 3 hours during the day and then 7-8 oz for his feeding before bed.  Mason also started solid foods! We started a little over a week after he turned 5 months old.  So far he eats: sweet potatoes, applesauce, bananas, peas, avocados, and oatmeal. His favorite is sweet potatoes.  We are making the baby food at home, which has been fun for me!  The only bummer lately is that he will refuse to breastfeed if I am not full enough. It is causing a decline in my supply, obviously.  I believe it is the teething because it is harder to get the milk out.  I have been trying to nurse after he takes 3-4 ounces from the bottle, rather than nursing first (what I normally do).  He will usually eventually nurse.

 

Growing: He is still climbing the growth chart, yay! He weighs 16 lbs. 12.5 oz. and is 27.5 inches long. (35th and 85th percentile, respectively). He is long and lean, so he can wear a few 3 month tops, but mostly 3-6 month, 6 month, and some 6-9 month clothes.  Baby clothes sizes are kind of a joke sometimes haha!  He wears size 3 diapers.

Mason loves his swim lessons.  He is so calm and happy in the water.  The class lasts 30 minutes every Saturday morning for 6 weeks.  We love dedicating that time to something that is especially for him!
 

Mason is an independent sitter and has been for weeks now.  Right after my last post about him, he picked it right up.  They learn so quickly!

He is laughing more, but still does his silly little cough too! And if something is funny, it is only funny the first and second time.  After that, just big smiles from that boy, no more giggles.

He loves blowing bubbles, standing up, tummy tickles, bath time, Ike, whiskers (especially Grandpa's), his calamari toy, being surprised, jumping in his jumperoo, and silly sounds.

Mason has a tooth making its way in! He has been teething for weeks so it's nice to see his misery has been for a good cause. ;) It just broke through the gums a couple days ago so it's not very obvious yet.  He has handled teething pretty well, with just an occasional dose of acetaminophen and lots of loving and snuggles.

We can't imagine life without our baby Mason!