Other Priorities and Things We Should Probably Discuss SOON

Besides outdoor life, here are the other things on our mind prior to having our first born...


Diapers

We have also discussed whether we plan to use cloth or disposable diapers. This conversation stemmed from blog posts by Young House Love, Bower Power and The Organ Family. Mostly we agreed that our frugal selves are all for cloth diapers. Reality suggests we will use both – i.e. we aren't going to drop our kid off at a church nursery or with a baby sitter and insist they use cloth.

*Update: We used cloth diapers for the first 1.5 years ago) and it was one of the best decisions we made.

Things we have yet to discuss:

Baby Names – we are waiting to find out the gender before we put a lot of energy into this...

*Update: We eventually decided on a name – Jack Grayson

The Nursery – besides agreeing which room will be used, we haven't put any thought into this since gender is an important factor.

Registering for Baby Crap Stuff – not really on our radar. I don't think either of us are ready for our house to be taken over by baby things.

I feel like baby web sites and books have all of these lists of things you are supposed to be planning for and thinking about. We just aren't there. We have until November, there is no huge hurry to jump into this parenting thing. We are enjoying our life as it is right now. Yeah, we talk about stuff but we aren't making concrete plans or worrying about the future. We are taking life in stride. We will get around to the important things like finding the right car seat soon enough.

I Hate Running

That's what I thought anyways... I think the problem is that I have always tried to start a running program in the summer. I live in the south, so I'm not sure what made me EVER think that was a good idea.

Running inspiration has recently come in the following forms:

1. The blog, Eat.Blog.Run.
2. My friend Sarah, over at It's News to Me, who just started {and is blogging about} the Couch to 5K program she recently started. 
3. Another friend, Michelle of The Organ Family, who has been running and blogging over the past year about the boot camp program and the races she has been participating in. 
4. And then there is my brother, Mark, who ran his first Disney Marathon last year. He went back this year with friends (he was not planning to run) and he ended up *sneaking in* and running it again (without training). I don't recommend this (the sneaking in AND the not training part), but he LOVES marathons and has been trying to persuade everyone he knows to run one with him.

So... back to why I hate running. I have put off running for a long time. I thought I hated it. But I have an upcoming wedding to be a bridesmaid in and I want to make sure that dress fits. Also, we are tight on money since my husband was laid off last March. Gym memberships were among the first things to be cut from our budget and I need a cheap way to get in shape.

I started my first run, bright and early, Monday morning. I wasn't looking forward to running in the cold. But I found it to be refreshing. Much better than running in the sweltering summer sun that I hated so much.

Today is my third day and I am still going strong. I am up to 11 minutes. And my running partner, my dog Sophie, knows we run now and she won't let me skip a morning. So I guess I don't hate running after all. Let's hope I can keep it up.