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Yz is almost 2 months old. Soon she'll be able to support her neck and back and do things like sit upright, crawl, and eventually walk. So since her 6th week we've been putting her face down on the bed and let her try to lift her head up to exercise her neck muscles. It also serves as a training for crawling. We do it in five minute sets around 3 times a day. For the first 2-3 minutes she does her thing, while the remaining minutes she either sucks on her mittens or cries. At first I thought it was a bit extreme for an infant to be doing such things, but my grandmother and Yz' pediatrician recommended in doing so... Who am I to argue? Fortunately, now she can almost support herself sitting down provided that you support her back, which is great because I can get to play with her more, rather than just carrying her around.

Next we have to work on her eye muscles. The books that my significant other read explained that crossed/walled eyes are normal in infants until 3 months. I just hope nothing is wrong with her eyes. I wouldn't know what I'd do if there is anything wrong with them. I definitely do not want my kid to experience my handicap.

I accompanied my friend, {Odat) to the gym last Saturday to show him how some of the equipments work and to see what it feels like to work out in a gym again. The last time I was in a gym was over 2 years ago. I only attended the gym for a month and eventually quit due to financial constraints. Since then I do my workouts at home with conventional dumbbells.

The patrons I saw at the gym were significantly buffed up more so than I could ever hope for. I guess working out in a gym has a definite advantage in terms of muscle growth and definition. Personally, I was a bit discouraged at first since they seem to have better results than I had over the years. But after some thought I just had to accept the fact that there are just so many factors that contribute to one's health. Besides one can't surpass one's genes, some are just luckier than others in that department.

On a pleasant note, I think I have added a few extra pounds to the weights I use to work out with. While at the gym, I tried putting a total of 90lbs worth of weight disks onto a bar to bench press. At first I was surprised that it was like lifting the normal 110lbs I do at home with my dumbbells, only to find out that the bar I was using weighed about 40lbs. Which means I've progressed a bit with my home based workouts, which was kind of a confidence booster.