On Abney's two month birthday I started to jog again. It is more a trot and takes at least three sports bras to accomplish but the great news is I'm doing it! It has been a little over a week and I can already run a bit faster and for longer stints at a time. I cannot believe just how difficult it is to get back to where I was this time last year but I've learned to literally take it one step at a time. The day after delivery it took me probably twenty minutes to walk up and down the hospital hallway once and now I can walk my whole neighborhood again with no trouble. I guess when you look at it that way I am rapidly recovering from delivery but just still have a way to go before I'm totally me again.
My sights are set on being able to train with my Team in Training and more importantly being able to keep up with Abney when she starts moving. She is so ready to move on her own I don't think I have too much longer! She changes every day and every day I'm amazed to find I continue to love her even more than the day before. I think God designs your heart to grow even bigger after having a child to make room. She makes every day better and makes me wonder how long I can really wait before I want to give her another brother or a sister (yes she already has two brothers remember).
I'm also thankful for my loving husband who is helping me put my health and fitness back in top priority. Without him giving me the time to get out and run I would never make progress. Today he is taking me to the Big Peach to get new shoes since this pair is nearly a year old. We are also going to get my posture reassessed in case I need different support post-partum. I wonder if "new shoes" will be Abney's first words after Mama and Dada too?
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I love the second paragraph.
ReplyDeleteI used to agonize over trying to comprehend how our hearts work. I would argue with the fact mom said she loved me with her whole heart because that could not possibly be true. I could not occupy the entire thing when she also needed space for you and dad. Exactly how much of the heart was my propadility?
She claimed it was possible to love multiple people with your whole heart. It never made sense to me at 7. Now I see that every person you love shows you something different your heart is capable of. I never knew the kind of love I had for Abney existed until I met her. I can't wait (well, yeah I can) to feel the kind of love I have for my own kids and husband.
Finally, I love that you are the same person I have always loved. (new shoes, new shoes) Don't be too hard on yourself, you will be crossing the triathlon finish-line before you know it!
Thank you Sallie, your comment made me cry and made my day. Love you. (I will draw a diagram of your exact space later jk)
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