Kyle and I had so much fun at the Long Beach Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning! A turkey trot is something I've always wanted to do, but never got around to until this year. I had the 8 a.m. start time, so I woke up at 6:30 a.m. to get dressed before waking Kyle up to bundle him up and head over to the beach for a 5K run. Brian and Penny dropped us off so we didn't have to worry about parking, which was a nice treat so we didn't have to get there early and walk an extra mile to the course.
I'm a little ashamed to admit that this was my 1st time exercising since I found out I was pregnant. I've always been pretty active, but the day I found out I was pregnant I stopped working out just to be safe (even though the doc said it was perfectly ok). I am a worry wart and just didn't want to take any chances! And then once he was born, well - it's easy to make excuses. It felt great to finally get out there and burn some cals. I ran the entire time (except for a couple pit stops to adjust my baby's beanie and blanket) and even loved feeling sore the next day.
It was our first time using the jogging stroller, and Kyle seemed to like it. He was checking everything out, didn't make a peep during the course and loved eating his breakfast outside by the beach. We were home in time to get the turkey on the BBQ and put Kyle down for his morning nap. A successful Thanksgiving morning!
I'm going to try and take him for a run at least once a week now - no more excuses :)
