Week 40

In which EVERY THING CHANGES FOREVER!

5/19/13 - TONS of rain today, ended up getting soaked on my 5 miler but it was a nice spring rain, refreshing and invigorating.  Jess had some pretty severe pains today, worst yet, but relaxing and some water helped.  Almost time!

5/20/13 - Gorgeous day out!  Went for a 10.25 and completed the entire thing but walked a few times.  Have a hard time catching my breath.  Then got back to the Y and someone took my workout shirt from the outside nook it's in!  Seriously, who steals a sweaty workout shirt?  An older dude who volunteers there and runs outside a lot too said he had the same thing happen before and advised me on where to put my shirt from now on. Then he found an extra Y shirt, that's actually nicer than the one taken, and gave it to me!  After that there's no way I can't make a pledge to the 'Y Give Day' he was promoting.

5/21/13- We're volunteering for Target today so I hit the gym early.  Weather is crap, rain and cold!  Lifted and ran 3.25 because I'm just tired!  Raked some lawns that really didn't need it in North Minneapolis for volunteering.  Jess and I went to the breastfeeding class at Fairview tonight.  Learned a surprising amount.  1 week until she's here!!

5/22/13 - Seriously. With the rain and 40 degrees!?  It's almost #)@*$# June!  Ran 10.5 before work, put together the batters for Jess's birthday dessert tomorrow!  'Hamburgers' with chocolate chip cookies for buns, brownie for burger, and buttercream frosting for toppings.  All homemade!

5/23/13 - Jess's Birthday!! Jess is at work until 5:30, her last day for 4 months!!  I decorated the house, got flowers, and made her hamburger cookie dessert (homemade chocolate chip cookies, brownies, and frosting with the cookies as buns, the brownie as burger, and the frosting as toppings)!  Then we had our last Pizza night before the baby arrives!  Ran 4.25 + lift

5/24/13 - Friday of Memorial Day weekend.  Ran 10.25.  We've got plans to meet up with Natalia, Riz, & Alosha at Psycho Suzie's to celebrate Jess's birthday.  I get home and Jess says she had a great morning but suddenly feels ill and even throws up!  She rallies though and we head to dinner and have a good time.  We get home about 8.  At 11:30 I'm woken up by Jess saying "My water just broke!"  OMG!  Ok, we keep ourselves calm. call the hospital, get what we need, and head out.  Looks like we won't be waiting til Tuesday for the planned c-section!  

5/25/13 - 1:05am we welcome into the world Harper Grace Foltz.  10lbs 8oz, 21.5", and utterly adorable!  The delivery went well, though Jess was a little nervous about the c-section.  After delivery I got to hold Harper for a few pics with Mom, then Harper and I waited in the recovery area for Jess to get stitched back up.  We were up all night but we're all doing well.  Mid-day I headed home for a few things and put in a 5K.

HARPER GRACE FOLTZ

Here we go!

Mom's glad for the spinal

BABY!

Mom & daughter, passed out!

Dad and daughter

Week total 46.35