A baby of many talents...

Justin hasn't created a blog post in a long time. Since I'm the one with most of the free time I thought I would take over. Although Justin is much more creative and better at writing.

Channing is 6 months old - as of September 1st. He's definitely a "happy and healthy" baby, as one of the last blog posts mentioned. Fortunately, he is pretty content most of the time. Unless he's tired; has a dirty diaper; or is hungry. Being hungry probably gets him the most upset...boys. He can sit up by himself, get up on his knees and rock back and forth (he wants to crawl so bad!), scoot around, and grab toys and pass them between his hands. He's eating solids a little better. I attempt it maybe once a day.

The newest thing he does is hold a toy (or sock) in his mouth and chew on it while he tries to grab something else. I guess whoever said boys can't multitask was wrong....

School starts next week. Guess what!? It's Justin's last semester! Yeehaw! We do not know where we will go after the semester ends. But I won't deny that I have a place in mind that I hope we end up.... ;) But wherever we end up, I know I'll be fine. As long as I have my two best buds!
The weather is changing here in Rexburg. It's nice not having to turn the AC on during the day. But that just means winter is coming!

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Fartlek

Have you ever tried running (more like slow jogging) with a double stroller? My suggestion is to avoid it...unless you're into pain and frustration. I'm a morning workout person. And I'm not talking about waking up before my kids at 6am and getting in a workout--I'm not crazy. I'm into doing my workout when it's convenient and I don't have to sacrifice too much. For example I don't like to exercise when I: Have to wake up earlier than normal. Stay up later than normal. Be too cold/hot for a long period of time. Or listen to a kid cry/whine the whole time. Right now I've chosen to walk/jog in the morning after breakfast and before Mckenzie's nap. That way the morning goes by quickly and I get a workout in. Justin and I signed up for a race here in Meridian and that's my workout motivation...hence the jogging with a stroller. I'm pretty sure the double stroller ways at least 75lbs with the kids in it....

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I have one child that's a pain in the neck because she has a pain in her neck! Did you follow that? Actually Mckenzie is adorable and an excellent baby, but the poor kid has torticollis. Here's what google says about torticollis, a condition in which the head becomes persistently turned to one side, often associated with painful muscle spasms. Mckenzie only wants to look forward and to the right. This has caused the right side of her head to become flat. Last Thursday I took her to the physical therapist that specializes in this problem and received lots of good stretches that I need to do with Mckenzie 2-3 times a day. She also wants Mckenzie to have tummy time about 5 times a day for 5 minutes each time. The only time I can do these stretches successfully with Mckenzie is when she is falling asleep for a nap. And it takes about 10-15 minutes to complete the stretches each time. We're hopeful that w...

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