Nearly 8 months and trouble continues...

Roman is nearly 8 months old and has found himself in all sorts of trouble. He definitely keeps us laughing and gasping over his new found tricks, expressions, and mobility. He gets himself into situations he can't get out of and also surprisingly gets himself out of situations i didn't think he could get in to. If you can crawl over or under it, if you can use it to pull up on, if it is within his grasp than it is free game.






Ascending the stairs with increasing speed... Now to teach him to descend -NOT face first.




"Daddy couldn't fix his computer- so I thought I would show him how to do it."

Maggie and Roman- fast buddies...





All this mobility comes with its fair share of bumps and bruises- and crying- as we find out that some things are not meant to climb on, through, over and around. Some things are sharp, some things are heavy, some things are off limits, and some things don't move. All this exploration made for one busy month. Can't wait to see what happens in his next month of growth.

Memorial Day 2010

Memorial Day Weekend 2010 was spent cheering Matt on at his Crossfit Regionals Competition in Jacksonville, FL and introducing Roman and Maggie to the ocean. While Matt stayed in Jacksonville with his fellow competitors, Roman and I stayed with Marcia (my younger sister) in Brunswick, GA about an hour away. After the competition was over we all relaxed up in Brunswick and visited St. Simons Isle for some fun on the beach.



Matt looking quite tired above and well who could blame him after competing all weekend long.

Daddy keeping a close eye on Roman as he ventured into the waves with no hesitation.








Roman loved eating the sand when mom wasn't watching.

Maggie looking like she is hating it- but think we got a picture of her mid shake...she dove into the waves no problem.



Sand mustache for Roman (above)...

Below is Maggie and her posse of friends. She had a blast running around the beach- oh and diving into people's coolers for any snacks they may have left unattended (how embarrassed was I). note to self: Feed the food driven dog BEFORE going to the beach.
Friday and Saturday we made the hour long commute to watch Matt compete in his team affiliate competition. His team was made up of 3 guys and 3 girls who competed in 4 different workouts. The pictures are in reverse order but the workouts consisted of the following:

Friday: Workout #1: One Rep Max Clean and Jerk followed by as many muscle ups and chest-to-bar pull ups the team could do in 2 minutes per exercise. Matt got a personal record (225 lbs) on his Clean and Jerk as did many of his fellow competitors and they started out the competition at the top of the leader board.

Saturday: Workout #2: Flip 2 tires down a 50 meter course - once at the end, 200 burpees to be completed using both tires divided evenly jumping in and out of tire between each burpee and then flipping tire back to start position and stacking them on top of one another. Time was called when the entire team was all standing on top of the tire. Matt's team finished in 10 min 24 sec.

Sunday: Workout #3: Row 5000M done 10 x 500M divided among team members. Matt rowed 4 of them and this was his best split below:

Sunday: Workout #4:
60 front squats
200 M farmers walk carrying kettle bells
200 M Run,
60 push press
200 M Farmers Walk with kettle bells
200 M Run
60 dead lifts
200 M Farmers Walk with kettle bells
200 M Run

matt's team finished in 19:08

The team hanging out in the gym before the row.

Out on the field flipping the tires

Mid-burpee

Pullups

Muscle-ups (on the rings)

On the court for lifting

Maggie trying to stay cool under the bleachers. Roman got tired of being in his stroller so that was parked while we stood by the fence cheering on daddy.

225 lbs overhead

Roman's new tricks

Mom got Roman a $0.99 ball to play with and it was a great investment

And here is the beginning of trouble. He loves to climb things and the latest fun trick is climbing the stairs, so we have to keep a close eye on him as he motors around the house.

7 months old...now what?

Now what? you ask... Here is what.... 2 bottom teeth, lots of talking to be had in the form of "ba ba ba" and a first swim lesson with dad in the pool. i have yet to get photos or video of any of the above so I don't have anything to post but wanted to at least document that we are crossing some mighty big hurdles these days.

Teething is what it is - lots of drool, some cranky days and chewing on everything.

Talking just started happening yesterday. Can you call it talking when the words are undecipherable and it is the same sound over and over and over again? Well, we do. We needed another accomplishment to add to the books. Crawling, standing up and teething wasn't enough. So depending on what you want to hear, you can decipher him to be saying "mama" or "dada" but in reality I think he combined the two as to not upset the parents as to what his first word might be and he went with "ba ba". Whatever the meaning, we find it very entertaining except when he practices talking to his stuffed elephant in the crib when he should be napping.

Swimming- now we are secretly thinking we have the next Michael Phelps on our hands because lets face it...in 18 years we need another swim prodigy. Michael will have blown his money by then and his rotator cuff will be calling for early retirement so we are grooming what is to be the next Olympic swimmer. Whether or not that comes to fruition is yet to be seen- but i can tell you that his first lesson with daddy went very well. He started splashing from the moment he got into the pool. He had his bottom up on top of the water (the diaper may have been assisting) and was not afraid to put his face into the water until he gulped a large mouthful of highly chlorinated water. But even so, that didn't deter his spirits. His easily distracted one track mind made it a little hard for him to concentrate on the lesson of blowing bubbles in the water. The little girl in the swim goggles and hot pink swimsuit screaming in excitement or the lady doing laps on the other side of the pool were so much more attractive than this bubble blowing business. I have a feeling our evening baths in 4 inches of water will not carry the same enthusiasm as they used to now that we have introduced him to the most giant bath tub of all- a swimming pool.

The outdoor pool opens in 2 weeks which has a water park attached to it and again will only serve to confirm Roman's suspicion that this bath tub at home just isn't really all that great. But after seeing Roman's blue lips and shivering body today in the pool, the outdoor summer heat will be welcomed by mommy and Roman.

Will try to post pictures as soon as i get some....