6 Weeks

Sean is six weeks old!  Favorite activities this week include bath time (he gets really mellow and quiet and kicks his feet to splash), the standing up game (we support him while he tries to uncurl those little bow legs!), the grab a toy game (he has actually been able to hold onto a toy when handed it a few times now, a new development this week), and watching anything Bradley does.

At our midwife appointment, we were both given clean bills of health.  I was most excited that I was cleared to begin running again, yay!  It's been since the week of May 1st, so quite a long break from something I love and that feels so good to both my body and mind.  Because Sean's been successfully napping a big in his bassinet, I was able to get in a run the very next day after the appointment, though he did wake before I was finished.  Oh well!  I am starting from scratch again with the same plan I began running with, the Cool Running website's Couch to 5K plan.  I got to around 5 minutes shy of finishing the walk (3.5 mph) and jog (6 mph) portion of very first workout.  Sweat was dripping off my face, and my legs and stomach felt taxed but in that good way!  My poor abs need some work, as they are still split down the middle!

Here are some of our favorite pictures from this week: