I'm Back!

Liam's First Day

Hurrah! I'm running again! And guess what? All of that worrying and complaining about my C-section? None of it mattered once I saw my cute little boy. Liam Xander came into the world on October 4th, and I couldn't have been happier. AND? I guess that Exercising Through Pregnancy book wasn't completely wrong...Liam was lean and mean: 19.5 inches long and 5lbs 15oz. My OB said that if I HAD delivered him naturally it would have probably been not so so bad, since he was so little. He is also super smart (I know, I know, I am bragging...but even his pediatrician is impressed). And he somehow missed getting colic. He is gaining weight perfectly and has a healthy appetite...all things that the book promised.

My little future runner

As for me? I've dropped 17 of the 35 pounds I gained, even though I had a c-section (meaning my weight loss will be slower). I recovered well and quickly.

Yesterday, I got the go-ahead from my OB to start working out again. The 6 weeks off were at some times agony, especially when I would take Liam out on a walk and jealously see all of the runners in the park.

So I spent a ridiculous amount of time today putting together the carseat adaptor for my BOB Revolution jogger and Liam and I headed out to Riverside Park. What I love about the carseat adaptor is that Liam faces me while I jog, so I can take in all of his expressions. This is a little distracting (since I just love to see him smile) but I managed to remind myself to pay attention to the jogging path too.

All bundled up in the jogger

We only did 2.5 miles (and I had to walk a smidge). It was quite tiring, but very rewarding. For now I am not going to worry about times or distances. I keep reminding myself I went through major abdominal surgery and took 8 weeks off of running, so I should probably ease back into this whole thing.

Running with the BOB is a whole new experience too. It's weird not to move my arms when I run and also weird to push a lot of weight up and down hills. But very cool to go for a run in the afternoon...especially with my favorite little guy.

Running in Riverside Park is great in the fall