HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I really did fall down on this blogging thing, didn't I??  I suppose I owe everyone a race recap.  I did finsih my race but December is just a really crazy month around here.  So many birthdays plus holidays and then it happens to be one of the busiest times at work.  Life with a new baby is so crazy and as he has gotten more active I have gotten less and less time that I can sit and write.  Or really even just sit. 

2011 was amazing for me.  One year ago I was going into my 3rd trimester of pregnancy and had just started a new job.  I was tired all the time and had pretty much lost a regular workout schedule over the holidays.  I was looking forward to meeting my new little man and had one resolution: Have a baby!  I spent my days that I didn't work getting ready for the baby, taking naps, eating cake and daydreaming about the baby. When will his birthday be?  What will he look like? 

Turns out his day was March 31st.  And unlike his big sisters, he had a head full of hair.  He was 8 minutes away from being an April Fool!  Although I still say he was my hardest labor, I guess maybe it wasn't so bad after all. I had an amazing midwife and doula to help me through. His big sisters got to see him right away and help his daddy cut the umbilical cord.  His Grandma, Aunt Laura and cousin Ella, and 2 of mommy's best friends were there to meet him right away.  He was born into so much love. 

The plan was to get back to working out/running right away and I tried, really I did.  Then I went back to work.  Still I managed to hit the gym and to run.  I wanted to do a sprint tri.  The same race that  I had done the previous year when I was newly pregnant but I just couldn't seem to get time on my bike or in the pool so I decided against it.  My only goal now was to finish the year with a 1/2 marathon.

It's not easy to find time to train. A baby is a lot of work and the 2 big kids are a lot of work, too.  Work is a lot of work!  I managed to complete my 1/2 marathon in December.  My time was 2:25 something.  Definitely not a PR but better than I thought I would do.  I felt good about it and I am really glad I had that goal to push myself to get back into it.  I love running but life is so crazy lately that without a goal I'm just not getting out there. 

 I never really hit my weight loss goal either but my priorities definitely shifted and I'm okay with it.  Now I'm hoping I can get the weight off by his first b-day.  Thats a pretty reasonable goal, I think. 
 I am trying to get motivated to start this year.  I am taking the first few weeks of January to formulate a plan.  I really need to focus on nutrition this year.  I would like to plan to do a bunch of fun races but my reality is that I still am working weekends and I still have a young baby at home. Maybe next year I can do more racing, but I think this year is going to be more about learning some good habits. 

2011 was great.  I can't imagine life without my little man but I'm excited for 2012.