Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Which is the Workout?

a.) Waking up at 5am, nursing Chase. Snoozing with Chase until 7am. Finding workout clothes (clean ones...). Getting dressed while baby and toddler are both sleeping. Packing a bag to go while they sleep. Rousing Ian at 7:15. Battling sleepyhead until 7:30 to get him downstairs. Waking Chase to dress and nurse him before leaving. Chasing Ian through the house trying to convince him to put on new pull-ups and clothing 5 minutes before we have to leave. Make portable breakfast to eat in the car. Wait around for extra 5 minutes while Ian climbs into the car BY HIMSELF and buckles himself in the carseat (strap Chase in car while waiting). Figure out why Ian is screaming as we're pulling out of the driveway. Pull back into driveway so he can say goodbye to Gaga. Speed to gym, as we are now 10 minutes off schedule. Park and run into gym while carrying 100 pound infant seat, Ian keeping pace next to me in his flip-flops. Stop to kiss Ian's knees when he falls in the parking lot. Change Chase's diaper before leaving him in the baby room because he has been filling his pants for the last 10 minutes. Have classic diaper changing episode with Chase in the restroom, soiling all three diapers that I packed in the diaper bag, leaving none for the caregivers at the gym. Also peed through his onesie. Redress Chase. Remind Ian to "Stay near Mommy" a hundred times during diaper disaster. Leave clean Chase with caregivers, giving very abbreviated instructions: "He just ate and I just changed him sorry don't have any more diapers left he'll probably go to sleep soon if he gets cranky you can give him a paci whoops I forgot to pack the paci well he'll probably be fine come get me out of class if you need me thanks I'm late!" Race down the hall to the toddler room. Sign Ian in, chit chat with ladies about coming back to the gym after Chase's birth. Ian has a meltdown, decides he doesn't want to stay at the PlayPlace unless Mommy comes in with him. Pilates started 3 minutes ago. Follow Ian in, set him up with his breakfast at the table, hug, kiss, goodbye you'll be fine and I'll be right back! Powerwalk back to the pilates room. Barge in on class that has already started, set up mat, apologize to everyone.

OR

b.) A 60 minute core-strengthening Pilates class.

3 comments:

Rhiannon said...

Wow, I am exhausted after just reading this post! lol

Angelle said...

Holy S**t! I cracked up while reading that. You got TWO workouts that day. How was class?

carydip said...

I'm wore out...Mom