The boys had been crazy all day. Caleb insists on swimming in the dirt. Jackson insists on wearing socks without shoes (After all, he doesn’t want to go barefoot!) Aaron called and asked if I’d like to meet him at the park for a run after work. Sounds like a fun idea. Miriam is just now six weeks old, so this will be our first run postpartum. Actually, our first run in about 7 months, since I couldn’t run when I was pregnant. I knew it would take a lot of prep work to get ready, so I made a mental list of everything I had to do:
- Load double jogger
- Load single jogger
- Find out how to squeeze them both in the car
- Realized the tires are flat
- Aired up all 6 tires
- Replaced inner tube in one tire
- Had to completely disassemble the single jogger to get it to fit…finally able to close the door on the car!
- Don’t forget Coco!
- Coco’s leash too
- Bottle for Miriam (we’re going out for sandwiches after)
- Chop fruit for boys snacks
- Sippie cups for boys
- Bib for Jackson for dinner after the run
- Blanket to shade Miriam
- Clips to hold blanket shade in place
- Shoes for the boys
- Water bottles for us
- Hats and sunglasses for everyone
- Diapers for Jackson
- Diaper bag for Miriam
After I finished loading all of this, I looked around for the boys. One was shirtless, the other shortless. No problem; I can pack their omitted articles of clothing in the car. Jackson was sticking his arm up the tailpipe of the car…a perfect fit, it turns out. I had to scrub the black muck off of his arm. I nursed Miriam before we left so that she could make it through the run without growing hungry. Once we all got loaded in the car, I realized that it was like 110 degrees outside. Lovely day for a run! It took another 20 minutes to reassemble everything at the park and load the appropriate sippie cups in their respective joggers. And to get the right sunglasses, hats, etc. for each kiddo. Finally, we were off. I felt like I’d already had a great workout! Running for the first time in 7 months is hard. Running with two kids and a dog in the jogger and being only 6 weeks postpartum (with my third) is doubly hard. I am glad we did it, but I’m exhausted! I’m sore in a way that says I’m 30 now and just had my third baby…things are going to take awhile to recover! But, we get an A for effort
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You get an A+ for effort. Maybe what you need to get is a babysitter. =)