We have been keeping ourselves very busy here in Illinois. Sean and I joined a gym, and go several times a week. We are really taking this Challenge very seriously. We have both come to realize that we actually like going and working out. We have two good friends, Stefanie and Sean, that joined and work out with us. Stefanie and I really like the Elliptical! We hop on those machines (after someone had to help us figure out how to turn it on), crank our music up and away we go. Our first attempt the machines won, but 1 week later we are able to do the 33 minute fat burning program. I really like doing the cross training program until it flashes "Now reverse your strides" and I have to go backwards. I have never been a person who can walk backwards well, so I hold on the arm bars for dear life and feel the burn. We cover about 2.6 miles right now, but we hope to get closer to 3 by the end of the month.
The Seans are much more into the circuit training with the weights. I think that it helps Sean G. a lot that Sean H. was a college wrestler with weight lifting background. Sean H. knows what machines to use to get every single muscle group in your body. Sean H. has set a routine for the boys and for us girls. The boys obviously push themselves much harder because they are boys! I think they secretly try and out do the other to look tough. They both have been really sore, while Stefanie and I have been a little sore but very manageable. The other big difference between the boys and girls: germs! Stefanie and I wipe down every machine after we use it with the disinfecting spray and wipes. The boys laughed and said we don't do that, we are not germs freaks! Well we sill see who is laughing when they get some nasty germy gym disease.
How is everyone else doing with your training? We want to hear all about it! We need to make sure everyone is getting the support and motivation they need. Every time I feel like I can't do anymore, Stefanie, Sean or Sean just say "how is that wedding dress" and I keep going. So let us know what we can do to help you!
Enough about us, how about some Killian stuff?
Killian is a walker now. She just takes off whenever she feels like it and goes all around the house. She loves to take all of her toys out of her toy cart and put them all over the floor. Luckily Tater could care less about her toys and doesn't touch them. She loves to play with her big bouncing balls right now. She will bring one over to Sean or I and say "ball, ball". This means she wants us to hold the ball while she smacks it. When we drop the ball she shakes her head and says uh, huh. Picks it back up and goes to the next person. We are teaching her to kick the ball too. Mostly, she just misses but she is getting the idea.
Killian playing with her Puppy ball!
Mommy and Daddy bought her a cabbage patch newborn baby. We tried to look for a baby at Christmas time with blue eyes and reddish hair, but never found one. We finally settled for a blue eyed, blondish baby that just had a patch of hair right on top. Killian loves her! She carries her all around the house. Every time she sees her she yells "Oh, baby" and must have her. She gives her hugs and says aw. Then she gives lots of kisses, which usually end in her biting her face or arms. Not really sure where that came from, but she doesn't bite people just toys.
Killian's Doll - Makena Rain
Killian has just started the phase where she MUST put her food into her hair. We really try to keep an eye on those hands at all times, but that split second you look away BAM banana all on her head. She still feeds the dog while she eats. She has gotten better because now she only feeds him what she doesn't want to eat or when she is done she starts throwing her food off the tray. She has been introduced to a lot of foods and seems to like all of them. It is just a matter of her choices on the plate. She will eat one thing at a time. All the egg, then bread and then her fruit or veggie. But the next time she eats that meal it can be completely different order. One day she will eat green beans the next day they are Taters.
Killian's Doll - Makena Rain
Killian playing with Daddy!
Her newest words are Happy and Sarah. Sorry all you Graff Aunts that wanted to be number One. However, Wawa is a very very very close second right now. She has the first part of Wa but then that usually leads to random crazy talk. She is starting to say Killian too. It either comes out like Ki or Killllligan. Unfortunately, for my sister she has become very curious of the whole breastfeeding of baby Sam. She stares at Sarah and constantly says Boobbie! We are trying not to laugh, but we usually fail. You might be asking how she learned this word and I will have to take the credit. I was tickling her one day as I was changing her into her pajamas and got her little baby boobbies and said it once. And now it has stuck, and yes she now tickles herself and says boobbies. Now mommy really has to watch what she says.
Love it,love it, love it!! Thanks for the update on what is going on in Illinois. I can't wait to see Killian, she is changing so much and so fast! Paula you are going to look great in your wedding dress!! Sean, you may never take the suit off- you will be so striking. I am proud of your dedication to getting in shape! It motivates me!
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