Mommy Update

Dropping in for a quick update. Things at Casa de Wotring are great!  The little one is sleeping like a champ, getting better every day with the bottle and continuing to steal her mom and dad's hearts!

I had my six week post-partum doctor's appointment last week. It went well and the doctor said she was recently telling my labor & delivery story to someone who didn't think it was possible to be induced on pitocin and still have a drug-free birth. Made me feel like a tough woman!

Short and slow but it happened!

I was given the all clear to resume exercise so I ventured on my first run a few days later. Nothing to write home about but it felt good to sweat and push myself. A friend told me about a running group for mom's in Vienna and I'm going to try and roll on outta bed this Saturday to meet up at 7am on the W&OD trail. Hoping I'll be able to keep up with these ladies! My understanding is they have different pace groups as well as groups that set out for 30 minute and 60 minute runs so I should be able to find the perfect group to run with.

In my quest to meet some other moms in the area, I joined the Vienna Mom's Group and went to a meet-up last night at a local Mexican restaurant. I met a bunch of moms with little ones ranging from 5 weeks to 3 years old. It was nice to get out of the house for a few hours, enjoy a margarita (!!!!) and have adult conversation. Of course I missed the little monkey and the hubs and my return was welcome since Savannah thought it would be a good night to test dad with an epic couple hours of fussiness.

She was awake and loving the first half of the baby group I promise

Savannah and I have also been spending the last several Wednesday mornings with a new mom's group led by the hospital where I delivered. It's a great group with new moms and little ones under the age of one year old. It's great to hear about both the wonderful milestones and tough issues moms and babies are going through and to learn through their experiences and seek advice and input on our journey :)

Chillin' at home

While I definitely felt a little stir crazy being stuck in the house the first few weeks we were home, I'm doing a lot better seven weeks in.  I try to get outside with Savannah and Brownie every day (so long as the weather allows) and the hubs has been great about giving me time in the evenings and weekends to get out when I need a little time to myself.

Savannah is approaching two months old so be on the lookout for an update on what's up with our little girl!