Friday morning started with a very early two mile run before going to physical therapy at 8:00 a.m. and then straight to work. I finally left work a little after 5:00 p.m., ran a few errands, packed some clothes and picked up Tully, then headed to Gardendale. When I finally arrived home around 8:30, my friend came over to relax and hang out for an uneventful Valentine's evening. That was all about to change, though.
I checked my phone around 9:45 and saw the text message that my cousin, Maddie, was in labor. Yay! I cleaned up our dinner and said goodbye to my friend and left for the hospital. When I found my family at about 11:30, I was just in time to be sent home. They had just broken her water and weren't expecting a baby until 3-4:00 a.m. at the earliest, and then there would be a two hour bonding period for the parents. So, we all headed home for a few hours of sleep. After a restless few hours in bed, I received my next text at 5:03 a.m. It was simple:
I was up! I left my house, grabbed a large latte from the 24 hour McDonald's outside of St.Vincent's and was back in labor and delivery in an hour.
She was is perfect! Weighing in at a tiny 6 lb. 6 oz., she was a light weight by Weber standards. And with a head full of dark hair and blue eyes, she is absolutely adorable! And such a content little thing (at least that morning). I was so honored to be one of the first people to meet this blessing. I introduce you to Annalee Elizabeth Lott!
Isn't she beautiful? Needless to say, she had a couple of exhausted parents, so we all left the hospital around 8:00 a.m. to let them try to get a little sleep.
I had a day full of plans with girlfriends, though, and no time to waste. I went straight to the park for a 3 mile run. Then I went home to get ready for my friend to pick me up at 11:00. We met our other girlfriends at the outlet mall for lunch and an afternoon of shopping, then on to a party full of games (our husbands were invited to his part only). The Dance Dance Revolution at 11:00 p.m. was a hysterical end to a very long day.
I planned to get up Sunday morning and go watch some of the Mercedes Marathon/Half in Birmingham. But the weekend just filled up too much. However, I did make sure to keep up with all of my friends running in it, and they did great. When my husband and I met friends for lunch and a movie the next day, I was rather jealous of all of the runners I saw in their race shirts. But I am going to "trust the taper," so I kept reminding myself that the Gulf Coast Half was in one week.
Whew! By the time I finally made it back to Huntsville Sunday evening, I was beat! I hammered out a 10 minute mile just to keep my streak alive, then collapsed on the couch to finally watch some House of Cards. I told myself that I would use the first three days of this week to get some good runs in before I rested at the beach (we leave on Thursday!).
It was raining and very dark when I finally left work yesterday, so I hit the treadmill. As a tradeoff for not taking to the street, I pushed myself on the 'mill. A 5K in 29:33 isn't too shabby. Is it possible that I might have finally reached the point of continuous sub-30 5Ks?
5 days until the Gulf Coast Half! And I am so stoked to trade in snow for sand!!
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