Cheer up!

I have to first apologize for my lack of blogging. This parenting business is a lot of work...geez.

Family Day started last week off. My fav yoga class was centered around depression and sadness.

February is a sad month in Canada, with its cold weather and dull skies, spring seems so far away. Sandy (our instructor) talked about the ways to battle depression using simple yoga techniques. Here is a great site with 10 poses and descriptions that will have you smiling in no time Click here.
All I know is after some warrior poses and legs up the wall, I felt like a million bucks leaving that class.

which brings us to Tuesday. All the girls from my prenatal class got together for coffee. It was great swapping baby stories. Wednesday was Baby and me Pilates in Mount Albert. Bennett decided to join me at this class (he always sleeps right through it) which was a welcome change. It was fun working out around his smiling face. Thursday I decided to try Stroller Mates at Upper Canada Mall. What a fantastic free service offered Tuesday and Thursday morning. I met a friend (from pilates) at the mall and had a great time. It was a surprisingly hard workout. I was sore for a few days later.

All in all a good week, still have yet to get out for a run. It is just so hard to find a time that will work in between feedings.

I hope everyone enjoyed their week as well. It won't be long until we will be smelling that sweet spring aroma. Now that's something to smile about.

And it has begun

Image from  workinonmyfitness.com

What a week! I don't think I have felt this soar is a long time. I started the week off with a Baby and Me fitness class in Newmarket. This is a class where we actually use the babies as weights. Bennett weighs 13 pounds, Ouch. Can I borrow a smaller baby for this?
Great workout though, and great to see some of the girls from my prenatal class
Followed that class with my fav yoga class in the evening. Sandy had my half chewed (thanks Sammy, my shepherd) yoga mat waiting for me in the room when I got there. I left last weeks class in a but of a hurry due to a crying baby.

On Wednesday I had my baby and me pilates class at the Ross Family Complex in Mount Albert. This was painful, I will still pretty stiff from Monday.

And today I plan on going for a long hike in the York Region forest...well, we will see how long. I'm going to try to use my baby carrier for the first time and hope the dog cooperates. Sam sure misses her forest run. The last time we went was the day I went into labour.

I plan on doing my first short run this weekend to kick start my training for the Mount Albert 5K in June, a 10K in the summer and a possible half marathon in the fall. I'll keep you posted on how this goes.

I'll be joining the Learn to Run 10K class again in Mount Albert. It starts this spring along with a Learn to Run (5K) class. Let me know if your interested. This is the perfect way to start running this summer.

Okay....let's get into it!

Is that a baby crying?

I went by my Monday night yoga class to say hello, introduce the little one, give Sandy (the instructor) a thank you card and make a quiet exit. I ended up getting there minutes before the class started and they asked me to stay. I wasn't sure how little B was going to do but I stayed nonetheless.

I don't think I realized how much I missed this class until it started. After months of being away, Sandy's voice took me right back to where I left off. So relaxing. I'm a little stiff but it wont take long to get back on track.

Unfortunately just before the end relaxation (my fav part), little B started to wail. It was feeding time. So I bolted, trying not to ruin everyone else's class. Sorry to those few. I even left my mat there...oops.

Next Monday I will go sans son. Looking forward to the silence.