Fast Running Mommy

Really really wanted to get out and try running a little bit today. My midwife appt is tomorrow and I'm pretty sure she'll okay exercise just as long as it doesn't start my bleeding back up...I'm good to go.  I didn't tear or even really damage myself at all with this delivery.  I'm excited to get back into it because it helps me sleep better at night. I've been sleeping pretty well actually but wouldn't mind even deeper sleep so I can go back to sleep more easily after the 3 or 4 o'clock feeding.

With no tears and little or no bleeding this week my midwife okayed for me to start running again...slow..but I can do it if I don't bleed a lot from it. Yay!!!!! 

I'm not really sure how far I went or how fast because duh..I just had a baby and am just playing around right now but it felt good to move my legs a little. Okay...it didnt' feel that good but you know what I mean. I was surprised that my legs were tight..I kind of thought they would feel fresh after sitting on the couch for two weeks. I feel like me and that couch are one...we've really bonded. :)

So I went my slow end of pregnancy pace and just was testing the waters. We'll see if I get out every day or not...it's nice that I don't have to push myself but it's also nice that I can get off the couch and go outside for a teeny tiny baby run if I feel like it. I'll start more serious training at the 6 week mark.(meaning I'll try to do 14 minute miles for 1 or 1/2 miles..nothing heroic)  Right now I'll just get out for sanity's sake. have a good day everyone. ;)

I've been running half a mile every day all week and it feels great to be outside again and doing something sorta normal like running...sorta. I have tried going a little bit faster than 20 min mile pace. I think I even got up to 14 min pace for a few hundred meters today. Having a baby really takes a lot out of you...half mile is plenty of course for now. I'm excited to be able to crank up the miles and the speed...in due time...and will enjoy the fact that my run only takes a few minutes out of my day right now. ...especially since half of my time I'm still on my beloved couch nursing my adorable baby...he really is perfect. I can brag here right? All my kids have been pretty cute but I think they really keep comin cuter and cuter...

I ran ...really ran today and it felt soooo good. Sometimes at the end of a pregnancy I'll dream that my legs can move and I can run..today that dream came true..yay...goodbye 20 min mile pace for..another couple of years or so until Mary or Bella or Stephen or Matthew decide it's their turn (I have four more names picked out....don't creep out on me..I don't really know if I'll have all four but a lady can dream can't she?)  

My legs felt great. My whole body felt good except for some pelvic pain that I'll probably have to baby for awhile. I also have to say that it is so wonderful that we are having a late fall. I was so worn out from last winter that I needed a LONG break from freezing temps. Maybe I'll just have to run in the afternoon for awhile to avoid that.  Have a good one everybody. :) 

Half a mile feels good now. Well, it doesn't really feel good. It's annoying to run and feel how out of shape I am. Even though I tried to stay in shape I'm not ignorant of the fact that I am far from where I started last Feb when I started feeling that familiar sickness. 

Funny thing happened at the start of this last pregnancy. In the middle of church I told Sasha that I was starving and had to go home to eat. (note-we didn't know I was pregnant yet) He says he knew right away that I had to be pregnant. I didn't find out until three or four days later and thought it was pretty funny that he figured it out first.

I think I'll stick with a half mile for the next few weeks until I can officially start exercising at my 6 week mark. Can't wait to get back.

Nice thing is that I've had several people gawk at me and tell me how amazingly good I look for just having had a baby. I can tell all of you out there in blogland that I am chubby and about 30 pounds overweight..so I usually stare at them for a second and try to choke out a thank you. I guess the running helped me a little with the weight but I'm not settling for the fat fat jeans I'm in right now.  

I ran a bit extra today. I wanted to go more but William was awake at home with Benjamin and I didnt' want to leave him too long. My legs felt tight and my back felt a little sore.

I am excited because I got to do a little bit of dishes and laundry today. Crazy how much we miss our normal schedule. I have enjoyed the break and will still take it fairly easy this week and probably be back to everything but sweeping, mopping and vacuuming in the next week or two. I have to get one of my kids to vacuum downstairs today because it has reached a new low and it's driving me up the wall. Sasha claims that it doesn't look that bad and I can't get him to touch a vacuum cleaner...maybe I'll beg him tonight because I really hate looking at it and not being able to do anything about it.  

I almost made it to a mile today but a little bit shy of the half turn around my body told me to turn around. 

The name of the game now is still recover so no big deal. I will turn up the juice a bit in three weeks.

I can't figure out why my back feels sore when I run now. It didn't hurt when I was pregnant. I guess it's just everything finding a place.

Now for a cool story. 

Sasha bought a lot of lettuce at Costco on Monday. We've been eating a lot of salads and my kids LOVE them. I needed to run to the store that is about 2 minutes away and get some other veggies to go with the salad...cukes, tomatoes..the things my garden seemed to produce not too long ago..where did summer go? The kids were playing and the baby was sleeping so I thought I'd just sneak out. Then..bam..the baby woke up (note..Sasha is home so I can sneak out whenever I want..nice). Well, I needed to go right then because it was time for lunch and I wanted my kids to have a salad with lunch. I put the baby in the car and started driving around hoping he'd fall back asleep. No..he was screaming and I wasn't going to be able to go to the store. I'd have to go back home and nurse him for 30-40 minutes..it takes a long time to feed a newborn properly. I was feeling discouraged...I just needed to get a few veggies for a salad.

I drove past the house of a neighbor who was standing outside getting ready to distribute food he gets from grocery stores before they throw it away.He had offered for me to come by anytime and get whatever I wanted.  His truck was LOADED with veggies..Okay okay...was this a miracle or what? There were the very veggies I needed. I just had to recognize the sweet little miracle before my eyes and swallow my  pride. I was scared to death to stop and ask for the food. What if they had already promised it to some starving neighbor down the street...who knew..I could come up with lots for the sake of not having to stop. But...listening to my baby scream and knowing there was no way I would make it to the store today..I stopped.

Of course they were delighted to give me the veggies and told me to come back again. Sasha was THRILLED that I had not even spent any money (we are trying a new budget out right now and he's watching the money flow with delight...or I guess he's delighted when it doesn't flow)

At any rate..it was another one of those tender mercies of a loving Lord who really does notice little problems in our lives that may overwhelm us. I am grateful for his love for me and my little family.

very tired today

Felt great today. I don't know what was with me yesterday. I've been tired of course since having William but yesterday I was totally wiped out. It may have been from overdoing the day before. 

Three times around the block..just like old times. 

I can tell my body is healing rapidly now. I was able to go a normal pace..more like in the 11-12 range...still not timing it but I could feel that I was moving....so nice to be moving again. It was like being cramped up in a small space for awhile there and I couldn't move like I wanted to..hmm....maybe that's the way William felt too. :)

I'm still not quite getting the sleep I need but that's gonna take awhile to get better. He's still a little guy and I've got to be there for him at night. Not quite ready for the cry it out method for a few months.  

Ha! i just had to put that this was a "fast" run. Again I think I was close to 11 minute mile pace which is "fast" for me right now. Two more weeks until I need to really run at least a mile a day...still playing around. 

I had a bit of a blood sugar crash this morning before I left for my run...maybe that's why it felt a bit harder today. Even though I'm blogging and running a bit I still don't consider myself training officially yet...I don't think that will happen until I'm sleeping a bit better at night. William is so adorable. He smiles more than any of the babies have before and really isn't very fussy...BUT...he does wake me up enough at night to make the days a tiny bit tired. Gotta love em. :)

Felt a bit better today. I've got a long road ahead of me but I'm optimistic and excited about it. 

went further..a little...typing one handed..stop :)

ran around the front yard playing laser tag  fun stuff

Went a little further. I made a Thanksgiving Dinner today for my little family. I love baking so I guess the "hard" things were fun for me and I really had a lot of fun making it. 

I am so grateful for my body's ability to heal. Although I'm still really slow I feel like I can do everything that I need to again and that things are looking up. I'm excited for the months ahead as I learn better how to manage my little family. 

I took the Garmin today but the time was so slow I don't think it's fair for me even to post it....I'll wait until next week to start posting times. ;)