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We went to the Washington DC zoo the other day and really had a good time! Chase was exhausted and super ready to leave by the end! BUT we loved it! He especially LOVED the monkeys!! (minus the ENORMOUS gorilla that felt the need to protect his baby from my baby... you'll see pictures below of him guarding at the window)

Mr Chaser update. 22months. (almost 23)

He is now saying two to three sometimes five word sentences! I am such a proud mama! 

"my choose" = is 'my juice'

"my shoes-uh"= 'my shoes'

""beeepbeeep-ball please mommy" = 'lets play basketball please Mommy'

"baseball baT please" = find me my baseball bat Mommy'

"me meet! me meet!" = 'my baseball mitt!'

"dut is dut" = 'what is that'

"do you see a bird?" = do you see a bird?

"do you see (insert and of his words here)" = a cute sentence!! 

He is also kind of sneaky now! Today? He dismantled one of his puzzles that has batteries in the back of it? And tried to sneak of with the battery! (DANGEROUS!!! battery acid! if he bit into that thing!) He put it in his tiny little fist then proceeded to come and kiss me then tried to run out of the room! But of course my all seeing and all knowing mother eye caught the battery! I couldn't help but giggle a little. The smart little sucker! 

He is a bundle of energy. He has adjusted his wakeup time to about 8am. It feels much earlier than his 9am wakeup call he has had for the last 7 months or so. So we now get up earlier, but I do feel like I have more time in my day. Which is nice. The house is usually clean by 9 and then messy again by 9:15 or so. BUT my kitchen stays pretty clean. Since we are way to busy playing any and all forms of basketball, football and baseball to do much cooking. He does eat, much to his dismay. He can barely be bothered with food. He just doesn't have time to be stopping and eating all day long! He thinks... I try to tell him that he needs energy that comes from food to play better, faster and be stronger. He is learning. 

We (Sean and I) are absolutely in love with him. That doesn't mean it's not hard sometimes. Chase is very opinionated and likes things a certain way. He also sometimes wants something to specific that I'm not even sure he knows what it is. So.. Yes. We have whining and crying and temper tantrums that can wake the dead sometimes. BUT my son loves his family, he is very partial to mommy and daddy. We are proud of him and enjoying watching him grow. Love that little(BIG) baby. 

I will post a photo blog post next. '-) I know thats what you love!!

life love and fitness???!!!

So I have to admit something.. I have become a complete gym junkie... I hit it hard 6 days a week and Monday twice.. I have been running in the afternoon while Chase is sleeping.. Then taking Les Mils Body classes in the evening. I've been doing this for 13 weeks..
Every day at 7pm there is a class... And I go. I don't miss. Here is what my schedule looks like
Monday:
10:45am Body Pump.
07:00pm Body Pump.
Tuesday:
Cardio and a muscle group. (Legs or arms. or Chest and back. and I always do abs) This is the only day I don't do a class. The class they have at 7:00pm just didn't work it for me. The workout itself was not challenging enough and I didn't feel like the instructor was the right one for me. It's also NOT a Les Mils Class.
Wednesday:
1:00pm Cardio (I run at my house)
7:00pm Body Pump
Thursday: (MY FAVORITE WORKOUT)
1:00pm Cardio (running at my house)
7:00pm Body COMBAT! this is a Mixed Martial Arts class. I fight! Seriously. If you have never taken a MMA class you are missing out. I had NO idea I would love it so much. It was the hardest for me when I started because I had no idea what I was doing. I looked dumb and the teacher?? She is seriously ripped and so so serious about her fighting. She is cRAY-zzzz. I love it. She is the best teacher and has such a passion for what she does. And her muscles?? MUCH bigger than mine.
Friday:
1:00pm Cardio (running again)
7:00pm Yoga MUCH NEEDED by the end of the week. It's just a stretch yoga and I love it. I have fallen asleep in this class a couple times. The teacher's got a great voice and she stretches me out just right.
AND SATURDAY!??
9:45am Body COMBAT!!!! The teacher is different than the one on Thursdays. Her style is completely different. AND she has a crazy cool british accent. TOTALLY love her voice. She is intense on a completely different level than Kristen.
Sunday... I rest. My much needed rest day! Feels good. BUT i'm always excited to hit the gym first thing on Monday. I have never had such a great time and a deep passion for the gym! (WEIRD i know..) But i'm loving it. I have been doing this for 13 weeks now and I'm loving every week. The progress is amazing. Although, I did just ad the running in this week. SO before that I was not running every day.  I am working on building muscle and toning. It has been really cool to see the progress.  And feel the amount of energy I now have compared to when I was just living. Not prepping my body for chasing after a toddler and doing everything I can to prolong my own life and work just as hard as my sweet husband does to look my best and feel my very best.

I know those of you who know Sean know how much he loves the gym. It's not a passing phase for him. He really REALLY loves the gym. He has been dedicated to lifting since he got home from his mission. That is 9 years ago now. He has been 100% serious about it. But over the last few moths he has found more information that has helped him achieve his goals. He is sitting about 183 pounds right now. And for him? Being 5'9 and naturally REALLY slender?? That's amazing. He has gained about 30 pounds in the last 15 weeks. Poor thing hates food now. He has to eat all the time, and his coworkers people think he is nuts. BUT if they only saw his without that shirt on his back. It's been so inspiring to see the change in him. he is not fat. NOT at all. He is in fantastic shape. And he is doing it in a healthy way. I'm really proud of him. He works hard for his results and I decided I would too. And we are doing it together. And together we will be in the BEST shape of our lives!! (For a short time. THEN I'll be pregnant and have a huge belly to go with my muscled shoulders and arms.) oh.. and all this weight gain for my husband?? He went up a size in all his clothes... Oh dear... He is ripping out of all his old t-shirts and jeans! He even ended up with a few new suits for work. Love my big TUFF man candy!

 This is one of Chase's favorite dance moves... He pauses.. And then hikes up his leg like this and holds it.. Then?? He jumps up and down as fast as his little legs can go. It's ADORABLE. LOVE that little boy. 

 my boys and their music. Chase LOOOOVES the guitar. He is so much like his dad. Athletic and musically inclined. ALL boy and ready to do anything ALL the time. And he loves me. 

Memorial Day weekend down in Richmond VA. We usually go to our family memorial sites but they are all back in Utah. So we went to Arlington Cemetery the weekend before and then spent the actual Holiday weekend with our family. 

I swear the back and shoulder muscles all come from Body Combat. With all the punching and cardio we do it's a wonder I'm still standing and breathing. LOVE the hard work. 

Here I am! Pregnant with Chase August 2011 and this photograph was a few weeks ago. 2013. Working for myself to be fit and healthy! And I am really enjoying it. 

of COURSE what blog post would be complete without photographs of my darling Angel baby!!! He is such a delight to us. And he has LOVED having that time in the evening to spend with his dad. they have become even better friends and really get to enjoy one another while mom isn't around to infringe on their time. Sports. jokes. Music. they get to do it all!!!

Chase comes and watches me lift (at the end) and he watches me fight. He LOVES all the moves. He practices and stretches and does crunches. It's really REALLY adorable. 

Dr distress

So when we lived in Utah we had a fantastic clinic we worked with and the staff was wonderful. Since we moved back East we have had more bad experiences with Dr's than in my whole life combined. My experience at the Fertility Clinic was not a good one. And I'm on to Dr number 3. Hoping this one will workout for us. From what we've talked about on the phone I'm pretty positive this will work out. We shall see! That's why there have been no updates on fertility progress. Because there has been a lack thereof. 

Check back in soon. I'm sure we will be moving right along. Baby dust to you want to be mama's doing the same journey as we are.