Working out!
Today was a great day; we got to get back to working out. The BF is now six weeks postpartum and ready to get her workout on. She has been chomping at the bit since her last workout, three days before little Mr. Kaysen was born. They walked in, and I grabbed him for baby cuddles. He eventually snuggled in and fell asleep on my shoulder as we warmed up. So, I subbed some movements, used one arm, switched him on my shoulder between rounds, and lovingly dubbed him as part of the workout equipment, “static baby hold.” He is about 13 pounds right now at 6 weeks old, so he was like a weighted vest.
I joked that the workout was a lullaby to him because his mom worked out during her pregnancy with him, and he knew my voice at the hospital from coaching her. It was a great first workout, you know, with a two-year-old and newborn, anything could have happened, but it all went smoothly as butter. Little Miss Chloe joins in with us and “kicks” her legs and squats while we squat, and works her arms with her PVC pipe. To add to her natural talent, she carried two 3 lb dumbbells and snacked on toasted tortilla shell halves as she got her exercise on. She cooled down at the end, with somersaults on the mats.
The short and sweet today is that the day started a little bumpy but worked out fabulously. We had no clue how the dynamics would work out with a newborn and a two-year-old, but we jumped in feet first and made it work. When your mindset is right, you will make it work. Anything can happen, go for it and make it yours!
