Mason is 12 months old. One whole year old. What an amazing year it has been with him in our lives. We are incredibly fortunate to be his parents. Happiest First Birthday to our amazing baby boy!
Feeding: Mason has 2 bottles per day. One before nap and one before bedtime. He usually has 8 oz. Using the same Honest Co. formula.
Sleeping: Still sleeping like a champ. He sleeps from about 8 to 8 at night. He naps for 2-3 hours midday. We feed him, then sing to him, and he snuggles up and falls asleep. They are the best moments.
Growing: Mason is BIG. He weighs 24 lb. 13 oz. (92nd percentile) and is 31 inches tall (90th percentile). He is mostly wearing 18-24 month sizes. Still in size 4 diapers.
Mason visited the dentist for the first time. He did great! No cavities and they weren't concerned about his tiny chip in his front tooth.
Mason is working on running and climbing. He is such a busy boy.
He loves wrestling and tickle time with us, especially his daddy.
He loves to eat crackers, peas, bananas, waffles, and oranges. Truly, he will pretty much eat anything. He eats with us and does mainly finger foods. He is not about biting his food, he just puts the whole thing in his mouth. He also prefers to put handfuls of food in his mouth rather than one at a time.
He tried cows milk and he spit it out. Which is fine with us, because we generally have almond milk at home.
He says: daddy, cracker, ball, duck, and mama (very rarely).
He loves balls, cars and stacking things. He makes car sounds when pushing cars.
His hair is fine and very blonde. He still doesn't have much of it, but it is coming in.
His eyes appear to be hazel, but we still aren't quite sure!
We celebrated his birthday at the park with family and friends. I will make a post dedicated to the party soon.
He's our pride and joy. We sure do love him!
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Fitness Progress 10
New Goals:
1. Run 4 miles!
--- Done! I ran/jog/walked outside for 2 hours.
2. Take a deload week, and continue Push:Pull:Legs!
---Done! Deload week was completed. I decided to move on from Push:Pull:Legs onto a program with more conditioning involved.
3. Bench press body weight.
---Almost!! I can bench press 105 one time. 5-10 more pounds to go, depending on the day! ;)
4. Focus on more Spartan-training circuit pre-cardio or on the rest day.
---Done! Started Charlie Mike program that involves heavy lifting and lots of circuit/conditioning training.
5. Go hiking in the snow!
---No hikes, but lots of walks and trips up the canyon.
The Push:Pull:Legs program was a success in my book. It helped me gain a lot of strength in a short amount of time. I also really focused on improving my form and knowledge about each lift. Once I felt like I had plateaued and felt defeated by the program, I decided to move on to a different program. Ashley Horner's Charlie Mike workout program is what I started. I am in the middle of week 2 right now. It kicks my butt! It will last 6 weeks. I took some before progress photos to compare in 6 weeks. (I will post it below)
The first week of Charlie Mike tested my one-rep max for the main lifts. Then for the rest of the program you use that weight to calculated how much weight to use for reps. It also has you time your mile run and 1000M row. My starting one-rep maxes are as follows:
Bench: 105
Squat: 155
Push Press: 85
Deadlift: 200
Mile run: 7:10
1000M row: 4:56
We will be testing these again at the end of the program. I am hopeful I will see results!
The Spartan race is in two weeks! I have been doing a lot of burpees in this Charlie Mike program. Also have been working on strength exercises that hopefully will help me with the obstacles.
I have been counting macros most days. Prepping rice, overnight oats, and other small snacks. Currently my macro split is 40% carbs, 30% protein, and 30% fat.
Here is my progress photo:
(11 months postpartum)
New Goals:
1. Complete Spartan Race!
2. Bench bodweight
3. Deadlift 2x bodyweight
4. Complete Charlie Mike
5. Go for a bike ride!
1. Run 4 miles!
--- Done! I ran/jog/walked outside for 2 hours.
2. Take a deload week, and continue Push:Pull:Legs!
---Done! Deload week was completed. I decided to move on from Push:Pull:Legs onto a program with more conditioning involved.
3. Bench press body weight.
---Almost!! I can bench press 105 one time. 5-10 more pounds to go, depending on the day! ;)
4. Focus on more Spartan-training circuit pre-cardio or on the rest day.
---Done! Started Charlie Mike program that involves heavy lifting and lots of circuit/conditioning training.
5. Go hiking in the snow!
---No hikes, but lots of walks and trips up the canyon.
The Push:Pull:Legs program was a success in my book. It helped me gain a lot of strength in a short amount of time. I also really focused on improving my form and knowledge about each lift. Once I felt like I had plateaued and felt defeated by the program, I decided to move on to a different program. Ashley Horner's Charlie Mike workout program is what I started. I am in the middle of week 2 right now. It kicks my butt! It will last 6 weeks. I took some before progress photos to compare in 6 weeks. (I will post it below)
The first week of Charlie Mike tested my one-rep max for the main lifts. Then for the rest of the program you use that weight to calculated how much weight to use for reps. It also has you time your mile run and 1000M row. My starting one-rep maxes are as follows:
Bench: 105
Squat: 155
Push Press: 85
Deadlift: 200
Mile run: 7:10
1000M row: 4:56
We will be testing these again at the end of the program. I am hopeful I will see results!
The Spartan race is in two weeks! I have been doing a lot of burpees in this Charlie Mike program. Also have been working on strength exercises that hopefully will help me with the obstacles.
I have been counting macros most days. Prepping rice, overnight oats, and other small snacks. Currently my macro split is 40% carbs, 30% protein, and 30% fat.
Here is my progress photo:
(11 months postpartum)
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| I love my shadow hahaha! |
New Goals:
1. Complete Spartan Race!
2. Bench bodweight
3. Deadlift 2x bodyweight
4. Complete Charlie Mike
5. Go for a bike ride!
Mason is 11 Months Old!
We can't believe it. Mason is a month away from being one whole year old!
Feeding: He is taking three 8 oz. bottles of formula per day. One before nap, one after nap, and one before bed. Every day he has breakfast, snack, bottle, nap, lunch, bottle, snack, dinner, bottle, then bed. He loves food! He also really likes to drop his food on the floor to Ike. He loves all food and believes that if you are eating something, he is entitled to some of it.
Sleeping: Mason is sleeping great! One nap still, pretty religiously at noon. He will nap for 2-3 hours usually. He goes to bed between 7 and 8 at night. He is easy. We just feed him, then he snuggled us on our chest and dozes off. We put him in his crib, he wakes up and snuggles in and falls asleep. :)
Growing: He was weighed a week or so before he turned 11 months because of a doctor visit. He was almost 24 pounds. People always comment that he is our "linebacker" and that he is so big and burly.
Mason is walking all over now. This has resulted in daily battle wounds! He is enjoying his newfound way of getting around. He likes to walk around outside especially.
He can say "mama" now but doesn't use it to talk to me or about me, it seems. He can sign "more" while he is eating. And he says "ahhhhh" (like he's refreshed), when he wants water. He loves to communicate with us!
Mason has gone to the park many times since the weather has warmed up. He loves it!
During a nasty inversion, we took a small trip to Park City to get fresh air. He was so pleasant while we strolled Main Street and had lunch with Hailey, Olivia and Addison.
He had his first trip to the zoo. The orangutan was very interested in him!
Mason got RSV. He was coughing, sneezing, congested and wheezy. We brought him into the doctor just to be safe, and they told us to just keep suctioning his mucus and that he should be able to get better from home. He did!
He loves to read and will bring us books when he wants us to read it to him. It's darling.
He loves cars, blocks, tupperware, our phones, and his toothbrush.
We are so lucky this cute boy is ours!
Feeding: He is taking three 8 oz. bottles of formula per day. One before nap, one after nap, and one before bed. Every day he has breakfast, snack, bottle, nap, lunch, bottle, snack, dinner, bottle, then bed. He loves food! He also really likes to drop his food on the floor to Ike. He loves all food and believes that if you are eating something, he is entitled to some of it.
Sleeping: Mason is sleeping great! One nap still, pretty religiously at noon. He will nap for 2-3 hours usually. He goes to bed between 7 and 8 at night. He is easy. We just feed him, then he snuggled us on our chest and dozes off. We put him in his crib, he wakes up and snuggles in and falls asleep. :)
Growing: He was weighed a week or so before he turned 11 months because of a doctor visit. He was almost 24 pounds. People always comment that he is our "linebacker" and that he is so big and burly.
Mason is walking all over now. This has resulted in daily battle wounds! He is enjoying his newfound way of getting around. He likes to walk around outside especially.
He can say "mama" now but doesn't use it to talk to me or about me, it seems. He can sign "more" while he is eating. And he says "ahhhhh" (like he's refreshed), when he wants water. He loves to communicate with us!
Mason has gone to the park many times since the weather has warmed up. He loves it!
During a nasty inversion, we took a small trip to Park City to get fresh air. He was so pleasant while we strolled Main Street and had lunch with Hailey, Olivia and Addison.
He had his first trip to the zoo. The orangutan was very interested in him!
Mason got RSV. He was coughing, sneezing, congested and wheezy. We brought him into the doctor just to be safe, and they told us to just keep suctioning his mucus and that he should be able to get better from home. He did!
He loves cars, blocks, tupperware, our phones, and his toothbrush.
We are so lucky this cute boy is ours!
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Fitness Progress 9
Progress on Goals:
1. Do the Push-Pull-Legs type of training.
---I've been doing this and loving it!
2. Keep nutrition on point!
---For the most part, yes! I've really gotten rid of my sweet tooth, so that has been really helpful. I just need to be a little better about tracking my macros!
3. Run 3 miles without stopping.
---Yikes! I actually intended on doing that today, and didn't go to the gym because Mason was up all night teething. However, I have a plan to do that tomorrow morning!
4. Take more progress photos. Weekly?
---Not weekly but I have taken a set of them.
5. Try skiing!
---Tried and LOVED. Investing in ski gear currently!
I have been really loving the new training regimen I am doing. I have been seeing great results in my strength and in my physique. Cardio days are harder for me to get out of bed though. It is much easier to get to the gym if I know I am lifting weight, but it has been good for me to improve upon my cardio fitness.
Here are some progress photos (9.5 months post-partum):
I have been feeling really good about my progress this month. I did notice how asymmetric by body was after having Mason and working out has really remedied that issue! Yay!
New Goals:
1. Run 4 miles!
2. Take a deload week, and continue Push:Pull:Legs!
3. Bench press body weight.
4. Focus on more Spartan-training circuit pre-cardio or on the rest day.
5. Go hiking in the snow!
1. Do the Push-Pull-Legs type of training.
---I've been doing this and loving it!
2. Keep nutrition on point!
---For the most part, yes! I've really gotten rid of my sweet tooth, so that has been really helpful. I just need to be a little better about tracking my macros!
3. Run 3 miles without stopping.
---Yikes! I actually intended on doing that today, and didn't go to the gym because Mason was up all night teething. However, I have a plan to do that tomorrow morning!
4. Take more progress photos. Weekly?
---Not weekly but I have taken a set of them.
5. Try skiing!
---Tried and LOVED. Investing in ski gear currently!
I have been really loving the new training regimen I am doing. I have been seeing great results in my strength and in my physique. Cardio days are harder for me to get out of bed though. It is much easier to get to the gym if I know I am lifting weight, but it has been good for me to improve upon my cardio fitness.
Here are some progress photos (9.5 months post-partum):
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| 9.5 months pp vs. 4 months pp |
I have been feeling really good about my progress this month. I did notice how asymmetric by body was after having Mason and working out has really remedied that issue! Yay!
New Goals:
1. Run 4 miles!
2. Take a deload week, and continue Push:Pull:Legs!
3. Bench press body weight.
4. Focus on more Spartan-training circuit pre-cardio or on the rest day.
5. Go hiking in the snow!
Mason is 10 Months Old!
Feeding: He takes three 8 oz. bottles a day with solids in between. He has a bottle before his nap, after his nap (or at 3 if he doesn't nap like usual ha!) and before bed. We are still loving and using the Honest Company formula. Mason loves cheerios (the plain kind), blueberries, peanut butter, avocado, applesauce, tofu and chicken. Really I could probably just say he loves everything, because he really does. He eats anything we offer him. (Except for Great Grandma Larae's jello at Thanksgiving hahaha ;))
Saturday, January 9, 2016
Fitness Progress 8
Progress on Goals:
1. Run a hilly mile in 8 minutes with HR in a good range.
---Done! It was 7:58 actually, haha! Close, but I did it!
2. Make a meal prep menu.
---Done! I need to make more options to switch things up, but for now I have one I can work with each day.
3. Target transverse abs 4 times a week.
---Eh... I think I've been doing it usually 3 times a week, but I have been really conscious about target and strengthening my overall core during other exercises.
4. Do 20 burpees in a row.
---Done. To be honest, I probably could have done more, but stopping at 20 was good with me. ;)
5. Get up the canyons for a hike in the snow!
---Done, kind of. When we went to Sedona, we did a few hikes and there was snow!
I've been consistent in the gym and have been mostly good about my diet. I am incorporating ideas of IIFYM, carb-cycling, and clean eating all into one. It has been good to me so far.
I have been trying to find a good balance between muscle-building and increasing my cardio endurance. I think I've found something that will work for me. I will be doing the Push-Pull-Legs kind of training. This is where you dedicate a day each to upper body push movements, upper body pull movements, and legs. I do 3 exercises per day. The same ones every week. I do 5 sets of 5 reps, so I lift pretty heavy compared to my 10 rep exercises. Every week, the goal is to increase the weight by 5 pounds on each exercise. Because of the high volume exercise, it is important for each muscle group to recover fully, so only 3 days of heavy lifting per week. Then add cardio and stretching in between for a schedule that looks something like this:
Day 1: Push
Day 2: Cardio
Day 3: Pull
Day 4: Cardio
Day 5: Legs
Day 6: Yoga/Abs
Day 7: Rest
I did okay on vacation. I tried to make smart choices, but definitely didn't turn down the opportunity to indulge in treats, like gelato! Came back and got right back into the groove.
New Goals:
1. Do the Push-Pull-Legs type of training.
2. Keep nutrition on point!
3. Run 3 miles without stopping.
4. Take more progress photos. Weekly?
5. Try skiing!
1. Run a hilly mile in 8 minutes with HR in a good range.
---Done! It was 7:58 actually, haha! Close, but I did it!
2. Make a meal prep menu.
---Done! I need to make more options to switch things up, but for now I have one I can work with each day.
3. Target transverse abs 4 times a week.
---Eh... I think I've been doing it usually 3 times a week, but I have been really conscious about target and strengthening my overall core during other exercises.
4. Do 20 burpees in a row.
---Done. To be honest, I probably could have done more, but stopping at 20 was good with me. ;)
5. Get up the canyons for a hike in the snow!
---Done, kind of. When we went to Sedona, we did a few hikes and there was snow!
I've been consistent in the gym and have been mostly good about my diet. I am incorporating ideas of IIFYM, carb-cycling, and clean eating all into one. It has been good to me so far.
I have been trying to find a good balance between muscle-building and increasing my cardio endurance. I think I've found something that will work for me. I will be doing the Push-Pull-Legs kind of training. This is where you dedicate a day each to upper body push movements, upper body pull movements, and legs. I do 3 exercises per day. The same ones every week. I do 5 sets of 5 reps, so I lift pretty heavy compared to my 10 rep exercises. Every week, the goal is to increase the weight by 5 pounds on each exercise. Because of the high volume exercise, it is important for each muscle group to recover fully, so only 3 days of heavy lifting per week. Then add cardio and stretching in between for a schedule that looks something like this:
Day 1: Push
Day 2: Cardio
Day 3: Pull
Day 4: Cardio
Day 5: Legs
Day 6: Yoga/Abs
Day 7: Rest
I did okay on vacation. I tried to make smart choices, but definitely didn't turn down the opportunity to indulge in treats, like gelato! Came back and got right back into the groove.
New Goals:
1. Do the Push-Pull-Legs type of training.
2. Keep nutrition on point!
3. Run 3 miles without stopping.
4. Take more progress photos. Weekly?
5. Try skiing!
Mason is 9 Months Old!
Mason is a busy, thriving, big 9-month-old!
Eating: 8 oz. of formula 4 times a day. And solids in between those feelings. He eats like a champ. He still loves pretty much everything. His favorites seem to be peanut butter bread, applesauce, and chicken (or my chicken-less chicken).
Sleeping: he transitioned to one nap right before he turned 9 months old. It has been so good for all of us. It was surprising because I though he was too young, but he thrives with his new schedule.
Growing: he has had a major growth spurt. We can tell by looking at him! But also by his clothes and measurement. He wears 9 month, 12 month, and some 18 month clothes too! He weighs 20 lbs. 15 oz. (72nd percentile) and is 30 inches tall (93rd percentile). He's back up to closer to the percentiles he was born at. They suspect this is where he will stay.
Mason joined us for a big road trip. We drove for 18 hours to get to Sedona, AZ then 7 hours to get to San Diego, CA then 9 hours to get back home. He was such a total trooper! He made the trip so much fun!
We stopped at the Hoover Dam during the road trip to stretch his little legs.
Mason is crawling all over the place. After being coaxed to crawl by cheerios, he hasn't stopped!
He cruises around on his push toys like a champ. He doesn't need any assistance, except for turning. He can stand for 20 seconds or more, and took his first step on Christmas Eve.
He can click his tongue, wave hi and bye, "sing" to songs, and say "dada".
He still chews on his crib like crazy. It looks horrible with all the paint missing haha. We went to his doctor appointment and when she checked his mouth, she was surprised and said "oh my! He was white stuff in his mouth!" And I calmly replied, "it's just paint." She said, "lead-free?" "Yep!" No worries.
Mason is such a flexible baby. He hung out with his buddy Owen while we climbed at the gym.
We love being Mason's parents. He is such a good baby!
Eating: 8 oz. of formula 4 times a day. And solids in between those feelings. He eats like a champ. He still loves pretty much everything. His favorites seem to be peanut butter bread, applesauce, and chicken (or my chicken-less chicken).
Sleeping: he transitioned to one nap right before he turned 9 months old. It has been so good for all of us. It was surprising because I though he was too young, but he thrives with his new schedule.
Growing: he has had a major growth spurt. We can tell by looking at him! But also by his clothes and measurement. He wears 9 month, 12 month, and some 18 month clothes too! He weighs 20 lbs. 15 oz. (72nd percentile) and is 30 inches tall (93rd percentile). He's back up to closer to the percentiles he was born at. They suspect this is where he will stay.
Mason joined us for a big road trip. We drove for 18 hours to get to Sedona, AZ then 7 hours to get to San Diego, CA then 9 hours to get back home. He was such a total trooper! He made the trip so much fun!
We stopped at the Hoover Dam during the road trip to stretch his little legs.
Mason is crawling all over the place. After being coaxed to crawl by cheerios, he hasn't stopped!
He cruises around on his push toys like a champ. He doesn't need any assistance, except for turning. He can stand for 20 seconds or more, and took his first step on Christmas Eve.
He can click his tongue, wave hi and bye, "sing" to songs, and say "dada".
He still chews on his crib like crazy. It looks horrible with all the paint missing haha. We went to his doctor appointment and when she checked his mouth, she was surprised and said "oh my! He was white stuff in his mouth!" And I calmly replied, "it's just paint." She said, "lead-free?" "Yep!" No worries.
Mason is such a flexible baby. He hung out with his buddy Owen while we climbed at the gym.
We love being Mason's parents. He is such a good baby!
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