First, thanks everybody for your congratulations. Simon and I are really loving our little man!
Between 12:30 and 3 this morning I had an email chat with Patrick. Perhaps the time reference will tell you where this is headed. He had the sense to ask me how my PCP was going now that I have a baby. My answer: not well.
I’m sure it’s pretty obvious to everyone that having a newborn baby is not conducive to the kind of rigorous eating, exercising, and sleeping schedule required by the PCP. Add to that a last minute placement to a couple who owned not one single thing required to actually have and care for a baby, and you have a few days of utter chaos. I ate well enough to start but my anxiety and nervous energy (followed by a weekend of sporadic eating) has caused me to lose seven pounds in the last week. I feel like all of my hard PCP work is being undone!
The thing is, I sleep in spurts, I’m exhausted, and I just can’t give it all I’ve got. As Patrick said, why risk getting sick and why bother trying to do both jobs half-ass when I should really be working on doing one job really well. That job, of course, is motherhood.
So, Patrick’s going to include me on the emails so I can follow along, but I’m going to step off the team and over to the cheering section. I’ll be watching, reading, and commenting. And I’ll be jumping rope and doing 8-minute abs on the days that I feel rested.
Go Cookie Monsters and Team Orange Crush!! You all are doing amazing! You’re almost there. Work hard. You can take my workouts and divide them evenly among you all, which means kick it up a notch to the end.
Patrick and Chen, thanks. I really love what you’re doing here! Even in 60 days, I have new habits that will be hard to break.
Rock on.
Erin - you rock. There's a time and place for everything, and obviously your time is to be with that sweet little boy. The PCP doesn't appear to be going anywhere anytime soon, so maybe one of these days you'll start up again. You can tell all the newbies all about kung fu sit ups, timed jumps and the beauty of wheat berries. Keep in touch!!!
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ReplyDeleteErin, there is one thing that deserves all your attention right now and you know what that is. Keep in touch!
ReplyDeleteErin, I will miss reading your blog entries, but I understand. Best of luck with your new family life. Just as Sara states, the PCP will still be here :)
ReplyDeletewow! What a change in two blogs.....amazing.
ReplyDeleteonce the baby starts to walk, I expect him to be JUMPING!
Priorities dictate life. I think we all understand that numero uno in your life is your new baby. Having been there I can safely say with no qualms, your current "project" is sooo much harder than ours. Good luck!
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