ULCER

On Saturday, Dustin did his first century bike ride! 108 miles!!! He has been a busy bee this summer with his triathlon and biking and I couldn't be more proud of him. If I'm on the bike for 45 minutes I am hurting bad so I can't imagine him being on a bike that long, let along pedaling for over 100 miles. Each year he does something that inspires me more and more! It's just another reminder that I need to get my butt in gear so that Taylor has something to look up to me for.

DT after the finish line!

DT and JP. Dustin had a great start and then at mile 50 stopped for a bit to wait up for John. Little did he know that while waiting, John passed him right up and ended up finishing before Dustin. Dustin was pretty darn proud of his friend who barely even stopped for food or water during the ride!

Tom, Dustin and John. All three completed their first century bike ride. Pretty darn awesome!!!

Back to Reality

Thank you for bearing with my mental breakdown last week. I think after enduring the better part of a week when Taylor was crying (actually screaming) for 45 minutes plus any time that I would put her in her crib whether nap or bedtime, just made me a bit loony and desperate last week. So thank you for the advice and support. Things are going better. I am just going to keep on trying things, but it looks like I may just be one of those moms with a baby who cries herself to sleep. Yesterday she only cried 40 minutes before falling asleep for her nap (and it was crying not screaming) and last night after playing with the Larsen's for an hour, she fell asleep with only a few brief cries after putting her in her crib. Last week just must have been one of those weeks. I really am so grateful that my biggest concern right now is a child who cries herself to sleep so I apologize to any of you going through much harder and more difficult things than that. Apparently I just got a little self-consumed. Thanks again for all of the support!!! I promise to have a more normal blog post later this week.

Our Little Angel with her mischievous grin, the first morning that she was caught standing in her crib. (Friday, July 24th)