Mad for Mommy: Busy Weekend

I have been putting off running errands for weeks and it finally caught up with me. After Christmas flew by faster than I can ever remember and I got back to work after 11 days off I just could not bear the thought of getting back to the real world. Saturday was my wake up call because Love was sick and I had to take Nate with me for some marathon shopping so we could restock the house. We started the day at Babies R Us and Nate was thrilled to leave with a Mickey Mouse Jets blanket for himself and some toys for his new cousin who will be arriving next month (by stork of course). We went there to get some items off of my brother and sister-in-laws registry since the baby will be here soon but it always amazes me that I can still get stuff for Nate even though he's going to be 3 1/2 next month.

We followed that up by going to Old Navy to hit the clearance racks for Nate and then took a break at Panera for lunch. We decided to stop at my parents to drop off the baby stuff I picked up for my mom and use the potty (one of the pitfalls of potty training - I hate public restrooms because Nate touches EVERYTHING Yuck) before heading to Target and Sam's Club. It's a good thing Love was sick because the car was packed and he wouldn't have fit. I put off grocery shopping until yesterday since Nate had school and I was off. It is amazing how bare the refrigerator and pantry were Friday and now they are all PACKED. I'm hoping to avoid shopping like the plague for another month.

Yesterday was the best day of the weekend. I dropped Nate at school and came home and weighed myself and the scale was suddenly my best friend. I gained weight back over the holidays and I have not been happy. I was meeting my friend Mike for a walk/run so I decided to weigh in at Weight Watchers before meeting him. I am so glad I did because I lost 3.2lbs!!! I was so mad on Thursday night because I weighed in and only lost .2lbs (and I was good all week) but it finally showed up on the scale. It was the motivation I needed to get me through running and I felt great after I did it and my foot didn't hurt. I need to take it slow but I hope that I will be running 5 minute stretches sooner rather than later. At least that's my goal.