Resumed Running and a NINE month old

Why haven't I written about running since the half marathon April 30th?  Oh yeah... it's because I really haven't run until this week.  Oops!  I hate when time gets away from me!

But I got in two runs this week already and my MEGA blister has healed.  Oh, and I'm staying in town a while again which always helps.

I can't let this bloggy day pass without saying today my baby is NINE stinkin months old!  I can testify it flew a lot faster with him outside the womb than in it!  Man I love the kid.  He pulls up on anything and everything and is into it all!  He is really understanding words now... will wave "bye bye" when I tell him too, says "uh uh" when he drops something (also known as "uh oh" in the adult world) and is still a HAPPY, HAPPY camper!

He got to run with me on one of the runs this week.  He either loves it because he sits there totally still, playing with the strap or hates it because he sits there totally still.  Joking.  I think he loves it00 the wind in his face, all the new things to look at as they swoosh by...

Here's a pic I took this week...  you wouldn't believe it looking at that round little face-- but he's only in the 25th percentile of weight (per his appointment today)!   There must be some giant babies roaming around out there somewhere because he's not small! Every time I take him out and people ask how old he is-- its ALWAYS followed by-- wow, he is a big baby!

Ok-- off to eat and perhaps get in a HOT run before the bad storms move through town! 

Reasons (excuses) for not running

I have been downright awful about posting and running.  I want to just be fair in stating both. 

Reasons I give for not running:

1. Its cold.
2. Its dark when I actually have a husband to watch the kid.  Thereby dark and cold.
3. I do not feel justified in taking a 4 month old out for a cold run even if he is bundled up really well.
4. Don't kill me for writing this but when you go back to your normal size within a couple weeks (and are happy at your normal size) it is hard to feel motivated to run again.  But I need to.  I know when I stop breastfeeding it won't be as easy to maintain. And I know my 2 years of running before this point aided in being able to say that.

So there we have it.  My lot? Treadmill purchase (which I despise treadmills!!) and/or workout videos are in my near future.

Someone tell me to get my butt in gear on this!  I have a half marathon in April and don't want to run it slower than my pregnant self did last April!