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January 23, 2017

Cannon // 7 Month Check In

Cannon is now 7 months old and is such a ball of fun and love!

He is now 18 lbs 1 oz (45%) and 27.55 in (65%)

The biggest thing that happened over the last month was celebrating Cannon’s first Christmas.

Christmas baby photo

Even though he didn’t really understand what was happening, he loved the lights and spending time with family.

Cannon is working on crawling and does “laps” around his crib every night. He is not quite on the move yet, but I don’t think we have long.

baby, crib, sleeping

This month was Cannon’s introduction to solid foods. We decided to go with baby led weaning because we liked the idea that Cannon was in control of what and how much he ate instead of us.

Baby led weaning

He is doing really well and likes most foods, the one he doesn’t seem to like is chicken but he loves broccoli and brussel sprouts so I am not complaining. I was a little nervous giving him peanut butter and eggs as they can be dangerous if your baby is allergic. Since we have no family history of food allergies, our pediatrician encouraged us to introduce early and everything has gone well so far.

Even though it is January we try to get Cannon outside as much as possible as long as it’s above freezing.

Hiking, Baby, 6 months old

He loves being outside and playing in the snow.

We just started swim lessons at our local community center. Cannon LOVES being in the water and hanging with the other babies. It will be a little while before he is really swimming, he is doing a great job learning to kick and float.

Hangin with Grandpa waiting for swim class

 

Overall, this last month has been amazing, I love being able to spend time with Cannon watching him grow and develop. He is such a sweet little boy, it’s so fun getting to know his personality more and more.

 

Past Monthly Updates:

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6 Months

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January 5, 2017

Hello 2017! Goals and focus for the new year

2016 was a GREAT year with the birth of Cannon but I am ready to start a new year and focus on training and racing again. Life will never be the same as it was before I got pregnant and all I needed to worry about was working and training but I feel strongly that it is still okay to chase dreams that are just for me. Cannon will always come first but I am ready to put some energy back into myself as well.

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I spent some time the last few months debating what goals I wanted to chase. Ironman is always in my heart, I love so much about training and racing Ironmans but I also really liked the idea of tackling a longer ultra. I contemplated if I should do an Ironman or ultra back in September, I decided to just let it stew and see if an obvious answer would show up. And I believe it did. As the weeks unfolded I seemed to be able to get out running but biking and swimming just weren’t happening as much. Part of the reason was that I could more easily get a run in while Cannon was napping or take him along in the BOB stroller.

running, stroller running, Mother Runner

I could bike but only on the trainer and it was hard to find time to always get to a pool. So fairly naturally it seemed that an ultra marathon was the correct choice. I still would like to bike and swim but not enough to get ready for an Ironman. One day I will be back, Ironman Boulder is still calling my name. I haven’t given up on triathlon completely, I would still like to do a few short races this summer.

The next big question was how long of an ultra, the Leadville 100 is a dream of mine that I very seriously contemplated throwing my name in for. I had the page up on my computer to enter the lottery many times with my heart racing and palms sweating. I struggled to stay strong and NOT enter because when I thought about it rationally I just don’t think it’s wise to jump to the 100 mile distance yet. If I had ran through my pregnancy, had an easy delivery and bounced back to running then maybe I could toe the line of a 100 mile race a year later but that is not my story. So instead I have set my sights on Run Rabbit Run 50 mile trail race in Steamboat Springs. It will definitely be a challenge and one that I am excited to tackle. Training I am certain will need to be creative with a little one that needs caring for and that I don’t like spending too much time away from.

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So most of 2017’s training will be focused on Run Rabbit Run and trying not to get injured. The fun part is filling in the rest of my 2017 race calendar. Happy trails everyone!

What are your big goals for 2017?

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