Phew! I made it!
I joined a relay team for the Baltimore Marathon shortly after Evie was born. I needed something on my calendar to get me out and running again. A team relay meant I couldnt flake (which i totally would have done if no one else was counting on me). My friend, Amanda, found 2 other moms in the area looking to create a 4-person team. I had Leg 3, a 6.7 mile uphill climb! But I F-ing rocked it – by Amy standards, that is.
I also feel that this marks the end of Evie’s ‘infanthood’. I feel that we made it through her first few months of being teeny-tiny – and now we just have 2 kids. I think I have said once before – if there is one thing I hate more than being pregnant – its newborns. Man-oh-man the first few months are rough. I was so, so, so lucky to have a generous maternity leave. Combined with an awesome nanny who helped my transition back to work go smoothly. We made it through relatively unscathed. I’m happy to be on the other side now. I’m getting back to my old self – and our family is feeling stable. As stable as a 4-month old and 2-year old can be!!
Granted, we’ve had to re-adjust expectations over the past few months. I used to want family time, work time, amy time, husband time, catch-up on sleep time, and some let-loose time in every weekend. But, alas, I would sit down sunday night feeling deprived of a few of those things. It cant all be done! So I’ve tried to prioritize one or 2 of those things each weekend – switching off – so that im not fully depleted in any one area over the course of a month. Law of averages, baby! Last week, Phil and I randomly got a babysitter Sunday afternoon so that we could go watch the Colts game together. This weekend I ran in my race. Tomorrow I hope to go to the B&O railroad museum with the kiddos. I’m going to be low on work hours this week – and it will have to be a priority next weekend. I cant do it all. But I’m hoping over time, it will all work out.
As I look through all the pictures I chose to include, its hard to think its not working out. We’re happy, we’re healthy, we’re doing our best:
Woznation 
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