Lots of Good News this Week! (and Running Stats)

I have SO much good news to report for this week!! In rank order:

1. Mr. Nathan has not had a BM since last Sunday. I have been pretty worried about it as breastfed babies typically do not have constipation. He hasn't seemed to be in any discomfort and my doctor said that it is nothing to worry about as long as he was still eating enough and didn't have rabbit pellet-type poop when he does go. Of course, being the worry wart that I am, I compulsively checked his diaper about every hour. Today when I got back from my run my hubby reported that Nathan had a HUGE BM and it was totally normal! Woohoo! I can't believe I was so happy about his pooping...my how my world has shifted....P.S. The doctor said that sometimes babies don't have BM when they are going through a growth spurt because they absorb everything they consume.
2. I met a runner today!! She just moved to the area and is an ironwoman (all hail) and is just getting back into running after an achilles tendon injury. I really liked her...she seemed to have my sense of humor (HUGELY important...I like to laugh on my runs) and was slightly faster than my pace. AND, she asked for my email after the race. Double Woohoo!
3. I ran my first race today. OK, I wasn't supposed to race today and was supposed to treat it like a training run...but, as usual, I couldn't help myself. I ran a 20K in 1:31 (a 7:20 pace). Not bad for a cold windy day on a mostly uphill course!
4. I met a woman through DC Urban Moms that lives about 2 miles from my house that is looking for someone to share a nanny for her baby girl that was born 5 days before Nathan. The cost would be about the same as we had budgeted and she is committed to one year, which is about when I should be getting into the childcare place at work.
5. I took Nathan to the gym while I went to my Body Flow class on Thursday. He was well behaved and I only slipped out of class once to check on him. Now that I know I can do it, I am going to try to go to yoga 2xs per week.

What a great week!!

Running Stats

Monday, January 12, 2009: 9.4 mile run (no watch) and Stroller Striders

Tuesday, January 13, 2009: 8.5 mile run (no watch)...pretty slow...I felt beat up from Stroller Striders!!

Wednesday, January 14, 2009: 7 mile run (no watch)...still felt beat up from Stroller Striders! and Body Pump class

Thursday, January 15, 2009: 9.4 mile run (8:13 pace) and Body Flow class

Friday, January 16, 2009: 8.5 mile run (8:16 pace)

Saturday, January 17, 2009: 20K (12.4 mile) race in 1:31 (7:20 pace) 3 mile cool down (no time for warm up!)

Sunday, January 18, 2009: 75 minute elliptical and MASSAGE!

Total Mileage: 58.3 miles

Also...I can't believe the so-called "suburban moms'" Stroller Striders class kicked my butt! I had two knots in my quads that took a couple of days to work out by rolling on the foam roller. I skipped my speed workout this week because I didn't want to make the knots any worse.

P.S. I came in 5th place overall and 2nd in my age group at the race!

No More PB or Marshmellows in the House

As of last night, they are officially GONE. Thank God.

Vaccines

Contrary to what my mother might say...I think that I have been pretty laid back and not too paranoid about Nathan. If I drop his pacifier, I will pick it up and stick it right back in there (of course, not if it were to fall in a public restroom or something of the like). I don't obsess over how often he gets a bath or whether his clothes smell of puke. I let me friends hold him and I don't correct them too obsessively about giving him proper neck support.

All this being said....I do have a tendency to do a lot of reading and on-line research....it's what I do for a living! I can't stop! Given all the hype about the connection between vaccines and autism, I want to be sure that I make informed decisions and take every precaution possible short of not getting vaccines (I do believe that vaccines are sort of a "prisoner's dilemma" and they only work if everyone gets them). So, I read Dr. Sears "The Vaccine Book" and asked my pediatrician if we can follow his suggested alternative schedule. My pediatrician doesn't think there is any link between vaccines and autism, but I don't want to take the risk. Nathan only got the rotovirus oral vaccine and diphtheria/tetanus shot today.

In other news, Nathan weighs 10lbs 13oz and is in the 30th percentile for weight; 22.5 inches and in the 40th percentile for height; and 15.25 inches and 25th percentile for head circumference. He's grown leaps and bounds from 5th percentile at birth!!

The Alternative Vaccine Schedule:
2 months: DTaP, Rotavirus
3 months: Pc, HIB
4 months: DTaP, Rotavirus
5 months: Pc, HIB
6 months: DTaP, Rotavirus
7 months: Pc, HIB
9 months: Polio, Flu (2 doses)
12 months: Mumps, Polio
15 months: Pc, HIB
18 months: DTaP, Chickenpox
21 months: Flu
2 years: Rubella, Polio
2 years, 6 months: HepB, HepA
3 years: HepB, Measles, Flu
3 years, 6 months: HepB, HepA
4 years: DTaP, Polio, Flu
5 years: MMR, Flu
6 years: Chickenpox
12 years: Tdap, HPV (for girls)
12 years, 2 months: HPV (for girls)
13 years: HPV, Meningococcal

Stroller Striders

I was trying to get out the door to go do a BodyPump class at the gym, but little Nathan screamed his head off as soon as I got in the car, so I decided to scrap it. 30 minutes later I went out to get the diaper bag that I had left in the car and my neighbor was buckling her son in her car and asked if I wanted to go to Stroller Striders with her. I was still dressed for the gym and Nathan had settled down, so I figured why not? I have to admit that I have seen these Stroller Strider moms before...and laughed my head off at them...running around the mall with their kids in their strollers. It seemed the epitome of suburban motherhood. Now, I really can appreciate being able to take your kids with you while you get a workout. With the exception of the arms and the abs, it wasn't that hard. It was nice to do something active, though. I don't know if I will do it again as it is $15 a class and babysitting at my gym is only $3.50...that is if I can psyche myself enough to take him to the gym and have them watch him. Maybe tomorrow...

A picture of Nathan in the sweater and hat his great grandmother knit him...

I did it (and Weekly Mileage)!!

I finally managed to get up and go on a run with a running group. I talked to a couple of people and there were a couple of women around my pace....or what my pace used to be. I had to slow down the last few miles because my legs were beat. I hope that if I keep it up I can find someone that I click with....it really made me miss my old running partners, though. There is something about meeting new people that leaves me feeling a little lonelier....

My weekly mileage:
Monday, January 5, 2009: 9.5 miles
Tuesday, January 6, 2009: 8.5 miles @ 8:28 pace
Wednesday, January 7, 2009: 7.5 miles total: 1.5 mile WU/1600 @ 6:35 with 800 jogs/2.5 mile CD
Thursday, January 8, 2009: 8.5 miles
Friday, January 9, 2009: 7 miles
Saturday, January 10, 2009: 14.6 miles
Sunday, January 11, 2009: elliptical 70 minutes
Total Mileage: 55.6 miles

Community

Today I went to a breastfeeding class for new moms. I really didn't want to go as I have a "to do" list as long as my arm, but I figured that I should make myself get out there and meet other new moms and at least view it as a way to network (I'm such a DC person!!). It was GREAT. I had questions that I didn't even realize I had and it was so reassuring to see other women dealing with fussy babies and breastfeeding. I always thought my guy was a bit of a nibbler and took forever to eat...turns out just about every other baby there ate as much as he did. It was also good to see how his personality compares to other babies. Since he's my first, he just "is." But, being in the class and seeing all the other babies, I realize that I have a REALLY active little guy. He was standing up and wanting to be bounced and looking around and cooing....while most of the other babies were chilling. Part of me wonders if my fidgety behavior is rubbing off on him. It was pouring today so we didn't go out to lunch after but I am hoping that I can get some ladies to go out with me next week.

Also! Nathan weighed in at 10lbs and... 10lbs 5 oz after he ate, so he is definitely eating enough.

All this being said...I was kind of hoping that there would be a runner in the bunch, but there wasn't. It just made me all the more thankful for the community of women that I have found here in the blogosphere to inspire me in their love of running and being active. I don't know what I would do with all you ladies!

Fertile Mertile

No, I am not pregnant.

But, the doctor does think the spotting I had could mean that I can get pregnant. Not that I am letting my husband near my post-episiotomy Franken-va-jay-jay. I am too scared to have sex!!