Recovering from Bronchitis

No running for the last few weeks. Such a shame but the bronchitis has been awful. And I'm still coughing!

Anyhow, I have started walking again and I have a major walk scheduled on Sunday. Hopefully I can get over this coughing and start running soon. I am doing pilates and yoga to at least rase me back into things - and I am in no way in even decent shape!

So my last 3 walks have been 2.06 miles, 2.96 miles and 2.01 miles. So I am behind on my number of miles to date (should be 38 miles) but hopefully I can make it up in the coming weeks and months.

19.5/366

Liam - 13 months

Date/Week: January 22nd; 13 months

Milestones: 

• Liam is now in the toddler class at school. 
• Before he started, we had his feet measured (3.5) and got him his first pair of StrideRite sneakers. He also has a pair of 'dress shoes' but he still fits the 6-12 month size. 
• Liam's front teeth came in between Christmas and New Years.
• We've begun the process to get Liam to take his liquids from a cup - currently he goes to school with both a bottle and a cup and he has a cup with dinner.
• He LOVES his tricycle
• Liam is 10% percentile weight and 25% percentile height

Developmental Progress:  

• He has about 8 words but he copies as well
• He can stand and walk on his own but he chooses not to 
• He knows to pat the dogs/cats gently
• He is actively trying to manipulate the situation when you say 'no'
• He colours on paper a bit
• He can point out animals in his books
• He hums/sings along with 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star'

Thoughts and Feelings? 


We have come into 2012 with concerns over Liam's ears. He had fluid in his ears again for his 1 year appointment and he will probably be put on antibiotics and be sent for a hearing test at his 15 month appointment if it is still the case. I expect that we will consider grommets as there are the concerns of hearing loss and slow speech development if the ear infections continue to be bad. The preference of the doctor is to let him grow out of it but we'll see if that would be best.


As for the everything else, it's a matter of developing new routines, making sure there's enough time for walks with the tricycle and playing and many, many books! I do hope that this year is as enjoyable as Liam's first.

What I am looking forward to: 


What shall we do for vacation 2012?

January 10th - 2.54 miles

This was the first attempt at a lunchtime run. I decided to run from my office to the Botanical Gardens, visit with my coach for a breather and assessment of how it went and then run back to the office. It's a lovely day, sunny but not too warm and a slight breeze. The run to the Botanical Gardens was pretty easy. I did walk up one hill but managed to get to the Gardens in 15:18 seconds.

My coach met me when I got there and we walked over to the Masterworks Museum so he could get lunch and I could have a look at the facility. We also made tentative plans for Sunday training. We'll meet halfway - it'll let him train for the 1/2 marathon in May and I get a good workout with the stroller in tow...

The run back was a bit more difficult as I ran the whole way (a first for 2012!!!). I did the run back in 16:32. Cooling down has been a bit tough - I think I need some extra supplies in the office so that I am in professional shape for the afternoon. I hope to run again on Thursday... and hopefully I have the motivation now to do a workout at home tonight!

12.5/366

January 8th - 2.05 miles

This one was all walking and was a true Family affair. We took the tricycle and the dogs and headed to Somerset Bridge to meet Aidan's sister, our BIL and our niece, who had a new bike with training wheels. We then walked with them to the railway trail entrance. It was a beautiful day, quite sunny and warm. The kids loved being on their bikes. It wasn't a strenuous workout by any stretch of the imagination but the dogs were quite tired once they got home!

10/366

January 7 - 3.65 miles

I really didn't feel like going anywhere, let alone go running. We made it a family outing with the jogging stroller, the dogs and hubbie. I had downloaded the Glee Warblers album for motivation. After a few false starts with Runkeeper we were off. The dogs drove me nuts whenever I ran with them - they kept crossing in front or behind me and the leashes were a pain. To get in the mileage I ran between Lantana and Somerset Bridge. Once we got near our entrance I then took the jogging stroller and did an extra 1.65 miles. AI walked most hills and for the last bit I walked as well because I was tired. I turned off the Runkeeper when Aidan met me at our entrance so I didn't log the additional .25 mile back to the house.

8/366

January 4th - 2 miles

Due the the weather, the first 2/3 miles were walking outdoors. Pace was good and I used my arms. I didn't have my earphones and had to turn the music down on my iPhone since I was walking around the City at lunchtime. I added some stairs but didn't count that in my mileage. Tonight we ran indoors to wii Fit Plus. To be certain I got in enough for 2 miles today I ran for 20 minutes - plus added some hula hooping for abs. Weight was ok. I officially have 15 lbs I'd like to lose (and Aidan needs to lose 10h. So as of January 4th - 4/366

January 1st, 2012 - 2 miles

I had a few test jogs last week so I knew my limits. I decided to do 2 miles since that would take about 30 minutes. I also decided to do a route with hills - for greater effort to walk up them during my rest periods. The weather was a bit sunny and the music was ok.

Today's effort was completed in about 26 minutes - a little over a 13 minute mile. Not bad to start. I rounded the morning off with an ab workout. Lord knows that my abs are not in the greatest shape at the moment. Anyhow, that's done and now I'm off to a few New Year's Day parties.

2/366 as of 1/1/2012