Boot Camp 101

Until yesterday I didn't realize just how out of shape I am.  After an hour long workout Saturday morning EVERY muscles in my body aches--really bad. I can't move without SOMEthing hurting.  Each Saturday morning a friend in my ward, who is a certified trainer, does a "Boot Camp" (hard core circuit training) at a neighborhood park from 7-8a.m.  And it really fits its name.  There were six of us there yesterday doing jumping jacks, sit ups, running, bench push-ups, jump rope, push ups, lunges,and more-many with weights.  I'm not sure why I haven't gone before because I'm almost always awake by 6 a.m. come rain or shine.  But I should've been a little smarter the first time. My muscles will just begin to feel better when Saturday rolls around again and it's time to make a fool of myself by going to the extreme.  Maybe this should tell me I need to exercise more than once a week.  (My twice weekly evening walks with a friend are awesome but don't get me nearly this sore.)

Tonight  Andrew pulled himself up to a standing position for the first time.  I know, this has nothing to do with aches and pains other than maybe this 'exercise' caused his muscles to ache 

too. :) Earlier today we'd taken the bumper pads off his crib because he'd bent them up so much and ripped off one of the ties holding a corner.  He'd learned to pull on them in order to help him get up on his knees.  Anyway, we were watching Andrew on our video monitor as he stood up for the first time.  Our next question was "How is he going to get down?".  As we watched we got our answer- he fell straight back and banged his head on the other side of the crib. Before that first success he'd done a couple of face plants into the side of the crib as he attempted to stand up.  Maybe it was too soon to take those bumper pads off!

Aaron still has a ways before he's up on his knees or feet.  Funny thing is, it was Andrew that started physical therapy, not Aaron.  I'll have to explain more about that later and why Andrew's still going-even though he doesn't really need to- another time.  But right now I'm tired, sore and aching.