FINALLY!

Thanks to my sis Katie, I was FINALLY able to publish that last post I originally did in April, when Mitt really was closer to 6 months old. I haven't been able to figure out why I couldn't get it to post! Anyway, thanks to my genius sister, I am now only a few months behind on news about our fam:) So far the summer is going great! Mariah is Love, love, loving swim lessons! This little girl is a fish. Don't quote my on this, but I think she will be an olympic swimmer some day! And Mitt, weighing in probably somewhere in the 23 pound range as his 8 month old self, now sits on his own and can roll over, but he is nowhere near being able to crawl, stand alone, or move that big belly of his in any way! But I sure love him:) So a month ago or so we were told (by Mariah's new preschool teacher) that Mitt's head was not just flat, that in fact his suture on the back of his head was fused. Which would mean surgery on his head including cutting his skull open and soddering the bones so they wouldn't grow back together prematurely. LUCKILY, the preschool teacher is just that, a teacher, not a surgeon, and we just found out really Mitt's head is just flat like Mariah's was! This time I really am not taking the blame though. I have been SO concerned about the shape of this kid's skull from the second he was born. I always made sure to turn his head both ways, lay him differently every time he was down, etc. so we wouldn't have to deal with yet another helmet. Unfortunately, this only enabled Mitt's head to be symmetrically flat instead of lopsided. So what's the deal with my kids? I asked the Dr. He told me some kids just have softer skulls, and that is hereditary. UGH! So ironically, hard-headed Ben and I produce soft-headed kids. Oh well! At least it is just cosmetic, and otherwise they are healthy! Ben is working hard, same as always, and taking extra daddy time as he watched the kids while I went to Girls Camp for a couple of days and did the Ragnar Relay with a group of girls. Thanks Ben! I really appreciate his willingness to support me as I do my Saturday race stuff. So far this Spring and Summer I have done 2 half marathons, 1 triathlon, the Wahsatch Steeplechase, 15 mile Draper Trail race, and the Ragnar. So Ben has definitely gone the extra mile for me without ever complaining, just being at the finish line to support me to the end! This Saturday Katie and I are gearing up for our 30 mile run for my 30th birthday (and hers as well, for 3 days this year we will both be 30, so this commemorates that milestone birthday for us both), and after that I don't have any more Saturday plans as of yet. So hang in there Ben things are slowing down! All in all, we are loving life, LOVING being a Mom to these 2 crazy awesome kids, and looking forward to a summer full of unproductivity and play!

Family Pics

My wonderful sis-in-law Kim agreed to take Mitt's 6 month pics for us. Much to Ben's dismay, I decided to have her take some more updated ones of our whole family as well. They turned out beautifully, and here are some of my favs. By way of a quick update, we are doing GREAT! Mariah is finishing up year 2 of preschool and loving Itty Bitty Baseball; Mitt is sliding into his 7th month weighing (at 6 months) 20 lbs 11 oz and measuring 27 inches (he is in the 22 pound range by now), wearing 2T shirts and ALMOST sitting up and rolling over just front to back (it would be hard pulling all that weight around!); I am LOVING my kids and running, one triathlon, 2 half marathons and a 21 mile training run with Kim this spring under my belt, gearing up for my 30th birthday present to myself this summer: a 30 mile run which anyone is welcome to join! (so far I have ropped my sisters Beth, Katie, and Kim into it); and Ben is working hard like the great provider he is, joining me for runs, and getting caught up on some much needed sleep now that Mitt Man has finally got the hang of his new little body! Between Sassy Mariah and Edible Mitt, Life is good:)