So my mom bought Dominic a sailor’s suit the last time she went up to Solvang. We had it in his closet and it dawned on me that we had better put it on him and get some photos because at the rate he’s been growing he’ll soon not fit in it.

So here is link to some more photos of Dominic in his cute little Sailor’s Suit. Thanks mom, I’m sure he’ll be very embarrassed later in life!

Today was Dominic’s 6 month Doctor visit.

Even baby gowns have that pesky problem of catching a draft, though he didn’t seem to mind.

Today he had 3 shots, and didn’t even cry for the first one and minimally cried for the next two.  He checked out well and his current stats are: His weight is 20 lbs 2 oz which means he’s slowed down a bit but is still in the low 90%. His head size is 18” or the mid 90%  His height is a little over 29” which puts him off the charts (above 100%).

We both felt his weight had slowed down and have recognized his height as he often has to wear clothing a few months ahead of him, so we weren’t too surprised.  He’s been cleared to move on to next stage foods and soon enough on to real food.  He will have to go back in a month to get the second part of his Flu Vaccination and then his next set of shots will be at 1 year old.  So for 9 months he’ll just go in to visit with the doctor and get measured and weighed.

Christmas was fun this year with Dominic and I can’t wait until next year when he’s more aware.  I finished editing through and uploading our Christmas Eve and Morning/Day photos.  I took way to many photos and now I feel bad for always giving the shutter heavy photographers a bad time at the award shows for overshooting :)

Today marks 6 months since Dominic joined our family!

It’s still hard to believe and feels like it was so long ago!  Tomorrow is his 6 month checkup so There Will be Shots and we’ll get another official weighing / measuring.  I’m excited to find out how he’s progressing and will be sure to update you all.  No video to post yet because I’ve been too busy and haven’t had time to put anything new together, but I promise to update here when I do so.  Also I’m still piling through the 19 million photos taken during Christmas, but I will also update when I post those to flickr.

Stay tuned…

I just paid a fee in order to be brutally tortured. Yep, I signed up for the Camp Pendleton Annual Mud Run – AGAIN.

All kidding aside, I’m SO excited to run this race again. I’ve been stalking the website for weeks just waiting for the sign ups to begin… and the race isn’t even until June!

I’ve completed this course twice before and let me tell you, it is no walk in the park. It’s a 10k (or just over 6 miles) but it’s also an obsticle course… oh, and there’s mud. A lot of mud.

Let’s see… there are a couple of 6 foot walls to climb, and then immediately following, a pool of muddy disgustingness to fall into (I’ll bet cash money that Jimmy Hoffa can be found in there!). There are sand crawls, rivers to wade across, a 2 mile hill to climb, oh.. and the hill of death – picture a hill that is so steep that you slip with every step you take.. oh.. and I forgot to mention that there is mud involved… oh.. and marines using a fire hose and spraying all who attempt to climb it! Good times! And it all finishes up with a belly crawl through another mud pit. I stinkin’ can’t wait!

This race leave me crippled for days but oh how I love it!

I’ve been fortunate to not have to endure the pain alone. Fellow bloggers Rachel and Linda have plugged along with me with the same desire for pain. Actually no, we all strive to be as strong as we can be and this race really pushes us to continue with that goal. I’ve included a few pictures from a couple of years ago.

So here we are in 2009, the race is just over 5 months away and we have a lot of training to do. Time to whip my body into shape… no more post baby weakness. Time to get strong and prepare for imminent pain and suffering.

If you would like to feel what it’s like to be seriously whipped, you should join us! The feeling of completion is absolutely amazing and has always left me with the feeling that I can do anything.

oh… and having a bunch of marines there to cheer you on… yeah, that’s nice, too. :)