7.2.08
Happy Belated Canada Day
Today is officially the day I have started trying to get back in shape. I ran 3kms this morning. My goal is to do the Terry Fox Run (10kms) in September.
Yesterday was a great day, the girls and I went to a park while Steve and Milo ran on the Trans Canada Trail, then after lunch we went to a little beach we discovered near our house. We didn't bring bathing suits because we thought the water would be too cold for swimming, but it was really warm. So we found rocks and put them in Leila's big yellow bucket until it was time to go home. The we went downtown Fredericton to watch the parade in the afternoon. We met up with friends with young children and Leila and their two tore around for a while before watching the parade. By the time we got home she was flushed pink from the heat and running (but not sunburned), sweaty, hungry and tired. A quick, cold supper for everyone, since it was sooo hot, and a cool bath for both girls, to bed with Leila. Alena had her usual awake time from 6 - 10 (which is no longer cranky time, just awake time) and then she slept a big long stretch. I couldn't get her to burp when she was up at four, so from four until seven she was restless and needed to be settled quite a few times. Steve got up with Leila at seven and I took Alena into bed with me where she ate and promptly konked out until ten. So I had a sleep in and a relaxing morning coffee in the peace and quite while Steve drove Leila to daycare and went to get a haircut.
We're heading to Nova Scotia on Saturday for the weekend, and I have a meeting to go to on Monday. Despite my self-consciousness about my postpartum body and the fact that I have no idea what to wear, I am really looking forward to it. It's a committee that my family began about 20 years ago that gives charitable donations to the community, the arts and education funds every year. At the risk of being too specific, I'll keep things vague, but I've been asked to join. They meet 9 times a year (two out of every three months). Anyway the first meeting I'll attend is in October, but the meeting on Monday is a review of the goals of the entire committee and an evaluation of it's direction. The mission statement was created 20 years ago, and we are reviewing it and the direction the Foundation has taken as well as its relevance in today's world.
The reason I bring this up, is that I'll be bringing Alena with me and while I'm not shy persay about breast feeding, I really don't feel like it's the appropriate place to do so. I was worrying about this to Steve, and he suggested just stepping out of the room for 20 minutes while she eats, which I'll probably do. I don't want to be this noisy duo in the meeting (which is going to last all day), and I'm wondering if maybe it isn't the right place for a six week old baby? The fact remains that we are physically connected right now, so if I go, she goes, but am I out of line for worrying about this stuff? There will be four or five above-50 businessmen there (one of which is my dad), a few I'm related to, one I'm not. I guess if I feel really uncomfortable with her being there, I'll leave. I know someone else's newborn wouldn't bother me, so maybe I'm making a mountain out of a molehill.
Anyway, the other thing I want to say was that I'm thinking of starting a new blog about getting back into shape. I don't want to bore people who aren't interested with the details and I'll only write about fitness stuff over there. I'll keep everyone posted.
Alena is starting to stir in her swing and smack on her hands, so my time is running out. :)
wunderwuman at 11:44 a.m.