Friday, April 24, 2009

Day 5



Hi Bloggy friends, baby is born and 5 days old. We have a lovely daughter Harper Danielle. Born 4/19 at 6:06 pm, 6 lbs 15 oz, 20 inches long. You can read the birth story on my baby blog if you are interested.
I love being her mom, she is super funny and easy going and I look very forward to the next 12 weeks (at least) that we get to spend together. Feeding her is definitely a full time job and nothing prepares you for the amount of time it takes you to feed a baby, especially if you decide to breast feed, think 8-10 hours a day doing something boob related. But it's worth it, she's the best.

Today I started on my long road back to pre baby body. I am left with a spare tire around my belly and giant thunder thighs. No worries, just the facts. I circled today on the calendar, had some reeses cups last night and today start my better eating plan. No more junk, its off limits. I can't do much excercise for awhile obviously. Today we took a 1 mile walk. It was a teeny bit tiring, not too bad. When I got home my abs ached a little bit. I am going to focus on walking and lifting light weights for the next few weeks. I'm not supposed to run until my 6 week checkup. I doubt I'll wait quite that long, but can see myself waiting at least a month before I even attempt a run/walk. It's amazing how deflated your entire center feels.

4 comments:

cdnhollywood said...

Congratulations! She's adorable, and you look like you're doing just fine. But don't forget to take care of yourself too - you've got 2 to care for.

BTW, Chariot carriers are great! :D

Trishie said...

She's LOVELY, monica - congratulations !!

Mike said...

She's beautiful!!! Congratulations!!!

triguyjt said...

awesome!!!!!!!
congrats on the gorgeous little girl

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distance runner attempting to run a marathon in every state, vegetarian foodie, mediocre triathlete, sucky swimmer, mommy to Harper, tea lover, coffee drinker, animal saver, hubby snuggler, race addict, full time working 31 year old living in cleveland
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Marathons so far

  • Sept 2012 - Corning, NY - TBD
  • April 2012 - Louisville, KY - TBD
  • Sept 2011 - Erie PA - 4:25
  • June 2011 - South Bend IN - 5 hrs+ (it was 98 degrees!)
  • Dec 2010 - Rehoboth Beach DE - 4:26:06
  • Nov 2010 - Huntington WV - 4:11:44
  • Oct 2009 - Towpath - Cleveland area OH - 4:30:35
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