....colds that is. Our little unit should be quarantined as we have all had a virus this past two weeks. It started with me and then Charlie and then Ray. So Charlie has her first of many colds. She started with a clogged nose and then she got this awful cough and the last few days has been vomiting and diarrohea. Despite all this she has been in good spirits and still smiles and chatters away....haha obviously takes after me and not her dad ;-) She is 4 and half months old and has grown heaps! I can not believe how big she seems. She has burst out of her three zeros and is now into the two zeros. I decided it was time to move into the next size when she had a muffin top when I put her jeans on- so cute!! She is now sleeping unwrapped and I am able to put her into the cot to sleep without all the patting and rocking! Woo Hoo! She usually protests for about 10mins and goes off to sleep. It is so much easier than all the patting and actually takes less time for her to go to sleep. She sleeps right through most nights but with this cold she is waking a few times after lots of coughing wakes her up.
I am really loving being a mum. I love watching her grow and develop and discover new things. I am not going to like having to go back to work....it seems so far removed from what we get up to now. I would love to be at home with her....but unfortunately the mortgage dictates other things. So I am just enjoying every day at the moment and cherishing everything she does.
On the running front I have not done a lot in the past two weeks thanks to the cold! I rested the week leading into Canberra hoping the cold would go away...but it hung around. I probably should not have run at Canberra but decided I had looked forward to this run for months so I would run and just take it easy if I felt bad. I was actually surprised that I was able to do the time I did. I was on track for a 49min run until I hit the 8km mark and then the cold caught up with me and I felt heavy and could do nothing but slow down. I forgot how much I hated this 10km course. You go past the start line 4 times and it feels like you are just going around and around. The great thing was having my sister and little neice on the sidelines cheering- so I got to high five Ali each time I went past :-) So I finished in 51:05 and I felt really happy considering how crap I was feeling. So hopefully I can get back under the 50min mark soon. Ray ran the marathon on the Sunday and had a shocker! He woke up with my cold and felt crap. He probably also should not have run....but are we ever sensible?? He said he felt ok until the 30km mark and then things fell apart. He said he could feel 6ft for the next 12 km. He was so relieved to finish and swore he will never do the two races again! haha I joked that he will have a great marathon PB next time he runs! I had a great time in Canberra with my family and friends and Charlie was great. My sister and cousin came to cheer ray on but the weather was so awful on the Sunday that they very sensibly went home! I went for a run on the Monday and felt so awful! I have spent the rest of the week resting and sleeping when Charlie sleeps. I am finally feeling a better and will start back into things tomorrow.
Not much else is happening....all is bliss at the moment!
2 comments:
Well done in the 10k Kit. You may not have felt great but you sure looked good out there.
Thanks for the cheers Sunday morn, very much apprecitated. Pity I didn't get to meet Charlie though, all your pics will have to do until next time.
Great photos!
Don't they grow up fast. Billy is 6 months old now and such a wonder to us. I hated going back to work but it gets easier. Though now he is starting to say words I feel the anguish of being a corporate mum all over again....what if his first words and steps are not in front of me!!! What if he does them at daycare?????
I have had to come to terms with all that. At least you have spent more time with Charlie and will have that much closer bond with her. I honestly believe that as a mother you are always bonded to your child no matter how much or little time you spend with them during the day......I just LOVE spending time with Billy though and sometimes when I read your posts your words seem to mirror mine exactly.
It is wonderful to see other parents so in love with their children. You are a good mum Kit and Charlie is so blessed to be in your family. I can't wait to meet her.
PS Billy just moved up to size 1! He is HUGE. I think 00 is the perfect baby size. They are cute and still light enough to lug around everywhere :)
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