Daily walks have been part of Ayelet and my daily routine since she was about a month old. At first she protested riding in the stroller, so for a while I had to carry her in the Sling or the Baby Bjorn, but soon enough she got used to our daily forays, sometimes by ourselves and sometimes with friends, sometimes at Greenlake, sometimes on the trail, sometimes through the country club. My walks have been vigorous, exercise walks as I have been working to rebuild my strength and endurance and lose weight after this pregnancy.
Now that Talya is out of school, I have had to figure out how I can still get my exercise in. I am not strong enough to carry Ayelet in the Baby Bjorn or the Sling AND push Talya in the stroller. So together with Michaela's help, we have been teaching Talya how to scoot.
Monday's excursion around Greenlake (see post Today's Comedy of Errors) was our first outing... after that challenging walk, I had to rethink my strategy. So yesterday, Talya, Ayelet and I went for a neighborhood walk/scoot. We walked to the library, then to the dry cleaners, then home. It wasn't much of a workout for me (slower with lots of stops), but the visit to the library and the dry cleaner made Talya's scooting more bearable. It was good practice, she did significantly better. Today, we decided to venture out on the trail together (Talya requested a smoother scooting surface). Once again it wasn't a great workout for me, slower than I would have liked, but we did spend 30 minutes on the trail and we only stopped a couple of times. Hopefully by the time we get to Cape Cod, she will be scooting like a pro and giving me the workout I need/want - perhaps sooner if I am lucky, as this week I have been going to the gym at 5:00 am before Ron leaves for work to get my workout in...
Oh yeah, I almost forgot (not really, how could I), according to my scale, I am finally down 5 lbs. It has been slow so far, really, really slow, but I am finally feeling the changes. Five down, 17 to go!
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