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Mileage Monday

Running stats for the week of September 7th - September 13th... the hardest thing about keeping up with working out for me is scheduling the time to do it. I know a lot of people would think that I have all the time in the world to do something like this, but it is harder than you may think. I have definitely not been doing wonderful with my running lately and I know it is something that I need to put at the top of my list again.

On a lighter note I started taking Roarke on walks in the baby wrap this week! I love this thing! I was always scared that he wouldn't feel secure in it, but it is so amazing and keeps him tight against me. I see me walking with him like this instead of in the stroller from now on. I also think he loves to look around when he's in it!

Monday, September 7th, 2015 - 1.87 mile run / 1.5 mile walk with Remi / .5 walk with Roarke trying out our baby wearing wrap / Stretch

Tuesday, September 8th, 2015 - REST DAY!

Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 - REST DAY!

Thursday, September 10th, 2015 - REST DAY!

Friday, September 11th, 2015 - REST DAY!

Saturday, September 12th, 2015 - REST DAY!

Sunday, September 13th, 2015 - REST DAY!

Totals for the week : Ran 1.87 miles / Walked 2 miles with Roarke and Remi

Remington's Health

At the end of last week Dan and I could both tell something was going on with Remington. For the past few months he just hasn't been himself. It seemed like there was something constantly going on with his legs even though he hadn't done anything out of the ordinary to hurt them. One evening when he came back inside from going potty Dan barely touched him and Remington started screaming in pain, ran away from us, and did not want us to touch him again. After that happened I was convinced it was time to get him to the vet.

We saw a new vet that had just entered the practice we take Remington too. He did a very close exam on Remington since he had never seen him before and this is what we were told. In terms of Remington's legs... all his joints are fine, but when pressure was applied to his toe bones on each foot Remington displayed an extreme amount of discomfort. The vet said there is no way to know what exactly is causing this without x-rays which we plan to have done in the upcoming weeks to see if we can diagnose the issue. The vet gave us pain medication and told us to keep Remi as quiet as possible until we know more. I'm guessing that if the x-rays don't show anything then blood tests will be what is next.

Also, during the check up the vet discovered that the muscle mass in Remington's jaw bone and temple area is not as developed and strong as it should be. He believes this could be caused by an autoimmune disease which attacks the muscles. This would eventually cause him to no longer be able to open his mouth at all... it isn't to this point yet... but we need to keep an eye on it closely. This disease might also be related to the toe problems.

So basically we just need to have more tests ran to figure out exactly what is going on with our sweet Remi. The pain meds seem to be helping some and make him very tired, but Remington is still showing resistance in wanting to go up and down the stairs, jumping up on the bed, and having his feet touched in general. I posted what was going on in my Goldendoodle Facebook group and several people wondered if Remington might be suffering with Lyme disease? I really don't know and am looking forward to getting answers in the upcoming weeks. I will keep everyone updated as we find out more.

Week #13

Roarke

We don't go back to the doctor until next month so I don't have any stats to post for you. As far as everything else goes, Roarke is doing great! He is becoming so alert and I am loving that we are getting a lot of interaction from him everyday. He is lifting his head more and more during tummy time, but still has not mastered being able to roll over yet. He smiles for us almost constantly and likes to tell us what he's thinking by cooing. As you saw in my last post he is grabbing objects and almost everything he wants to put into his mouth. Part of our nighttime routine is reading books and I am shocked each time how interested he seems in them. I know he doesn't understand what I'm saying, but the pictures intrigue him I suppose. I read somewhere that parents who read to their children ensure that their kids will have 300+ vocabulary compared to parents who don't. So even though it might seem silly to some our story time in the evenings has definitely become one of my favorite times of day.

#52weeksofRoarke

Rattlin' Roarke

Roarke is changing daily and picking up new skills before our eyes. This week he started to show interest in different objects and grabbing them!

My absolute favorite part of this video is when he smokes himself in the head!

Mileage Monday

Running stats for the week of September 3rd - September 9th... everyone's schedules have been a little off this week, plus the weather has been so dang hot so I was really bad about exercising. I did something to my left shoulder earlier in the week and could hardly move it... who knows what happened but it did start feeling better after a few days. Remi is once again not getting around well... we took him to the vet and received some bad news (more info on that in an upcoming post). I'm looking forward to the start of this week. Planning to start my runs back up and start adding in some strength work. Gotta get back into the swing of things.