Good news! Most nights this week Ina has slept through the night and well into the morning in her own crib. She is such a big girl (who loves to blow spit bubbles).
At her 4 month appointment her doctor told me to nix the baby monitor because I was waking up to every little noise she made. I had received that advice before, but somehow I needed to hear it from her doctor before I could lose the guilt.
Now, I wake up when she needs me, but not to her normal sleep / wake cycle. This weekend I was so excited and refreshed after waking up on my own without any alarm - human or otherwise.
However, I have run into a problem that I had not anticipated. If Ina sleeps all night, then she doesn't eat all night. So, I am not , ahem, equipped to run until she wakes up to eat.
Sigh.
So, yesterday, I wanted to run so bad. So bad. I put on my race shirt and waited. And waited. But by the time Ina woke up, it was time for me to get ready for work.
I tried to tell myself I would run after work, but Dan didn't get home until bedtime. Even if he didn't have to work late, I would have felt guilty using the few hours a day I get to spend with Ina running.
I have never been an evening exerciser, but I might have to change my ways and hop on the treadmill after putting Ina to bed. I just don't see how people pull the energy to exercise after such a long day of work, dinner, dishes, laundry, etc. Any advice?
Eats
Simply Filling is still going wonderfully, I plan to write up a full review in a few weeks.
Breakfast - overnight oats. Note - I think these taste much better with quick cooking oats than regular oats.
Lunch - I cleaned out the fridge and made a loaded sweet potato topped with leftovers from the night before (we had crockpot tacos carne asada)
This was so good I might make it on purpose next time.
Dinner - spicy meatloaf with baked potato and roasted green beans. Dan had to work late, so Ina was my dinner date.
Snacks - orange, pineapple, bran flakes cereal
Yay for Ina sleeping through the night! That's great. I feel the same way about working out in the evening. I did it last night but for the most part, it's the last thing I do once I get home.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to read about Simply Filling! I am not a morning runner/worker-outer, but I am not a late night one either. I have to do it right when I get home from work before I sit down, otherwise I won't do it. We all have our routines that work best for us... it's hard to change! However, I have know people who workout not long before bed. They say that after a nice shower, it puts them to sleep fast because they are exhausted!
ReplyDeleteGood for Ina! Have you considered pumping when you wake up, then hopping on the treadmill?
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