Welcome December! You are about to keep my little family as busy as ever! We have an official toddler among us, and this momma is now equipped with the messiest, noisiest, stickiest activity ideas and some new running shoes :) A bloggy friend of mine (who is, by the way, an awesome mom and a total inspiration of how to raise a kid, in my opinion) recently pointed out that "Baby H" is no longer a baby. He is "Toddler H". However, I feel weird calling him "Toddler H", so in the true Dr. Seuss's ABC tradition (we have read this book so much I have the entire thing memorized), Baby H will now be referred to as "little h".
"Big H, little h, what begins with H?
Hungry horse. Hen in hat. H...h...H."
Hungry horse. Hen in hat. H...h...H."
It is officially time to increase our running mileage! I am excited that after taking what felt like forever to get back to my "normal" slow-ass running time (rather than my post-baby time of running so slow that 75-year old fast-walkers passed me), it finally happened. I jog comfortably (without really raising my HR) at about a 10-minute mile. If I am attempting a tempo-ish run, which I guess would be about a 9:40 mm, my HR goes up. I am not even sad that that is only a 20-second difference (haha). I am actually quite happy to at least finally have 2 paces again :) In all honesty, doing this with a jogging stroller probably doesn't help my time, but it is still better than running on a treadmill, so I am not complaining. In a previous post, I wrote how I had designed the perfect post c-section running workout, and I stand by it. It involves more strength building than running and is very easy to incorporate into a busy day, with or without a toddler tugging at your leg :)
The winner of my 1st giveaway is Mrs. K! I hope you love and enjoy this book as much as we did, and if I could, I would give one of these to every new parent out there. Please check out Mrs. K and Captain J! Mrs. K is a busy new mom to a beautiful baby boy and is currently working on her Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. She is also a runner, a non-fiction writer and I THINK a bit of a football fan. Congratulations, Mrs. K!
3 comments:
Awe! Thanks so much. I LOVE "little h". I have two paces as well - slow and slow-ass. Have fun with the speedier running.
Gah! I didnt even know you were having a giveaway! I have this book though. Im so glad you like it!
Stephanie: You are most welcome! I just love your "Filanthropy Friday" posts and your photos of your little bear cub :) Hope you are enjoying the cool weather out in Texas!!
U&U: It was my first giveaway! I can't wait to do more! I get contacted quite a bit by different companies to do them. I love the idea but don't want to sound like a giant ad campaign. I just like giving stuff away that I love and will most likely do it some more.
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