I returned to work when Canon was six weeks old to finish out the year with my students. After five weeks back in the classroom, summer finally came and I began enjoying life as a stay-at-home mom, at least for the next two months. The first thing on my agenda: getting back my pre-baby physique. Fortunately, I have lots of friends who are in the same dilemma, so it wasn't difficult to find someone to hold me accountable.
Mandy and I started doing CrossFit the first week in June. Mary joined us a few weeks later. CrossFit is a cardio/weight-lifting exercise program that Mandy and Kyle have been doing for some years now. They have tons of equipment and a nice set-up outside for fresh-air workouts. Basically, we check the CrossFit website every morning for that day's exercise, then decide if we actually want to do that one or choose our own. We usually do what the website recommends. The 
workout incorporates anywhere from three to five different exercises that you do over and over again as fast as you can. We do pull-ups, sit-ups, bench presses, squats, cleans, push-ups - not all in one workout, of course. Occasionally, running is a part of the routine which, in the dead of summer, is our least favorite thing to do. In other words, we spend about 30 minutes sweating, yelling, and agonizing over the extra layer of blubber we have accumulated over the previous year, then look at our three boys watching us from their strollers and realize it's all worth it!
The best part of our daily workouts is watching Canon, Luke, and Colt interact with one another. They are finally beginning to show interest in each other. Where they used to lay on the floor and 
randomly hit each other, they will now turn their heads to look at what the other one is doing. Luke has even begun smiling at Canon and Colt and reaching for him. It's so much fun to watch them discover new things!
Mandy and I started doing CrossFit the first week in June. Mary joined us a few weeks later. CrossFit is a cardio/weight-lifting exercise program that Mandy and Kyle have been doing for some years now. They have tons of equipment and a nice set-up outside for fresh-air workouts. Basically, we check the CrossFit website every morning for that day's exercise, then decide if we actually want to do that one or choose our own. We usually do what the website recommends. The 
workout incorporates anywhere from three to five different exercises that you do over and over again as fast as you can. We do pull-ups, sit-ups, bench presses, squats, cleans, push-ups - not all in one workout, of course. Occasionally, running is a part of the routine which, in the dead of summer, is our least favorite thing to do. In other words, we spend about 30 minutes sweating, yelling, and agonizing over the extra layer of blubber we have accumulated over the previous year, then look at our three boys watching us from their strollers and realize it's all worth it!
The best part of our daily workouts is watching Canon, Luke, and Colt interact with one another. They are finally beginning to show interest in each other. Where they used to lay on the floor and 
randomly hit each other, they will now turn their heads to look at what the other one is doing. Luke has even begun smiling at Canon and Colt and reaching for him. It's so much fun to watch them discover new things!We took this video of Canon and Luke in mid-June.
Deb, He's so adorable and wonderful, the more baby boys I see, the more excited I am that I'll be having one too! You guys are a beautiful family!
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