Last week I got the all clear from my doctor to start exercising again. The weather has been so lovely, I couldn’t wait to load the kids into the stroller and start jogging again. It had been about 9 months since the last time I went running, and it was rough!! Obviously, I am out of shape. I managed to run for about 20 minutes and then I was beat! But also, a few things have changed since the last time I ran. For starters, it’s much harder to push a double stroller and two kids. Campbell may not weigh much, but her and the extra stroller weight made for more work. But the main difference is that the last time I ran, Sam was not talking nearly as much!! He is big into asking questions right now. “Why is there a firetruck? Where are we going? Time for the playground now? Why are we going slow?” (Yeah, that last one was a real boost to my self confidence!) It is very hard to answer all those questions when I am so out of breath. Plus I have to keep putting my music on pause to hear him.

But as hard as it was, I am glad to be running again. For now, my plan is to run every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoon. I’m writing it here to hold myself accountable!!