Run Run Run

I stayed in better shape while pregnant with Dylan than I did with Abbey. I was still working out (albeit at an embarrassingly low/slow level) the week that I had him. However, I definitely need to get myself back into gear. My doctor has given the green light to return to any sort of exercise that strikes my fancy, so it’s time to get back into some sort of shape. The other day I took the kids for a walk, and I could tell that I am ridiculously out of shape. Of course, the double stroller is a pretty heavy workout partner, but it was still a wake-up call.

I’m not a natural runner; I’m not slim or tall or fast by nature. There’s something about it that I love, though, so my determination can help me a little in overcoming my physical short(ha ha)comings. Plus, this will give me a chance to listen to something other than The Lion King Soundtrack. (I shouldn’t complain, because it’s definitely an upgrade from The Chipmunks Christmas CD.) There was a time when I truly considered myself a runner, and I hope in a few months I will feel like that again.

It’s going to be so easy to rationalize skipping workouts…Dylan is having a fussy night, Abbey woke up early, we ran out of coffee…so I am hoping that by putting my intentions out there in cyberspace, I will be shamed into keeping myself on track. My first goal is to run a 5K in April. It’s time to lace up my running shoes and see if there’s any way that my legs remember how to move above a snail’s pace. Let the training begin.

If they can do it (working off their pizza at Brendan's birthday party), then so can I!

A gratuitous picture of Donnie and Dylan.  Dylan really liked his Uncle Donnie (you can see a smile if you look closely enough!)  Besides, I have to include him in my workout ramblings, since he got all of the athletic ability in our family!

It's cold here, and I think everyone in Michigan is over the whole winter coat thing, but it's still fun to get outside and walk.  Abbey doesn't even mind riding in the stroller, since it's new and a novelty for now.  Like I said, it's pretty big, but I really like how it's working for us.

It must be pretty comfortable, because this is what the kiddos looked like by the end of both walks I've taken with this stroller.  Dylan's generally out within minutes; it takes Abbey a little longer, since she likes looking around.  In better weather, she likes to find things on our walks (leaves, sticks, pinecone, important things like that); we can't really do that in the winter, so I let her pick something for us to find on our "treasure hunt".  Today it was bunnies, birds, and kitties.  We saw a few birds and one cat, so she was happy.