One more week!

One more week!!!

No, not to Christmas.  Though I am very excited about that - it's just FIVE days to Christmas.  What??  Gift-buying was quite low on the priority list this year, both for time reasons (having a baby right during all the Christmas prep time really made a difference!) as well as financial (hello house payment and one income!).  Decorating also took a backseat, though we did get a tree up, which I'm quite proud of us for.

No, the countdown isn't to Christmas.  It's ONE WEEK until I have my 6-week postpartum check up (actually happening at 7 weeks... patience is a virtue...) and HOPEFULLY get the clear to start running again!!  I am positively giddy.  

I've been walking since about 5 days after Addison was born, thanks to feeling so well and an amazing BOB stroller (best birthday present ever!). 

 6 days old and out for a stroll with the family!

Some of our favorite partners. We're a walking BOB, baby, and dog party.

But let's face it.  Even 2 or 3 walks a day is not enough for a hyperactive kid like me; I've been itching to run since about 3 weeks postpartum but promised my midwife I wouldn't until she gave me the clear.  Don't get me wrong: I am SO THANKFUL to feel so good and to be so mobile.  I know how hard recovery from delivery can be, and I know I was extremely fortunate to run through 42 weeks of pregnancy - there are many factors that can and do prevent women from doing that.  So it's with gratitude and excitement that I say I can't wait to be running again.  A talk with the pediatrician will tell me if Addison can join yet or not... or if I'll have to use babysitters (ie: Danny or my mom..) to get out for a few miles.  Either way, here I come!

Just one more week!