Not Yet... Maybe...Just Kidding...Kind of

I get the bad blogger award.  I really limit my to-do list these days, and I still can't seem to get that done.  No wonder the blog just keeps getting pushed back. :)

What is new?  I started working again (part-time).  It is hard to leave Isla and hard to get it all done, but it is good as well to be something other than "mommy" for a minute.  So far so good....fingers crossed my employers continue to work with me.

Dave and I also have a new niece! 

Her name is Virginia, and she is a doll. 

We managed to survive our first 4 hour car ride with Isla to go meet Virginia in the hospital.  We were worried the car ride would be awful, but it exceeded expectations. 

I also rode socialized on my bike with the group for the first time in about 14 months.  It was great to be back out there.  I LOVE my bike.  

Let's all wave to the camera! LOL!

I did the RRS 10 miler (longest run so far) in 8:50 something pace today, so I continue to make progress in pace and distance.  I did seem to forget how to dress for racing, though, because I completely under-dressed this morning and FROZE.  My mind must have felt speedy when I got dressed this morning and opted for shorts and a tank.  I was pretty miserable the entire 10 miles, and I realized that because I run slower, I have to bundle up more.

Okay, and now to the point.  Not yet...maybe...just kidding....kind of...that pretty much describes my training.  I manage to get some of my workouts done.  Just some of them.  It is not because I don't plan, try, put in the effort to "make it happen."  It is simply that a lot of times now, I just don't have control.  My life now revolves around not only Isla, but also Dave's schedule.   

Sometimes it seems like I am doing nothing and just logging zeros.  People even ask how my training is going, and I respond, "what training?"  But when I look back in my log, I am accomplishing something most days.  I am just not used to such low volume, but I am getting off of my butt.  And honestly, a little bit kicks my butt these days.  There is no way I could accommodate volume in my workout schedule now. 

It is really hard for me to log a zero instead of a planned workout.  This is probably the hardest thing about returning to training for me (besides the really weak hips/core and extra 10 pounds).  It is the part of new mom reality that still blows my mind because when I do log that zero, I don't know how I could have prevented it.  

Currently I am running about 4 x a week for 2 to 5 miles, getting on the trainer x 2 and swimming x 2.  Every workout is pretty short (30-45 minutes), but I am slowly seeing some progress with them all.  Lack of strength is still a HUGE issue for me, and I have to find a way to start addressing it. 

So, that is it on the training and life front for now. :) All is good and it is moving forward inch by inch. 

How is Isla?  She is great.  Oh, I mean, she still doesn't sleep, has fussy periods, etc....but she has some really cute smiles so it makes it all worth it.  I try not to bomb facebook and twitter with Isla pictures, so if you will just indulge me for a second.  :)  Here are a few of us from this past week.

One morning I did a track workout and then jumped right back in bed with her for snuggle time before I had to get us ready for work.   

 It wasn't enough snuggle time, so the next day I put us both back in bed to play and sleep.  :)

This is Isla at the end of our nighttime walks when she passes out and practically falls out of her sling.  

 I am not sure how she felt about me putting a hat on her this day....

Isla finally got to meet her Great Pop Pop from Pensacola this week.  

We survived our first grocery store trip without dad.  

  And last night she fell asleep playing with her toys, which was just precious.

Till next time!  xo