6 Months Later

Lilly is 6 months today. 6 months and thriving. A healthy 17lbs, 13oz (90th percentile), bumbling, babbling, smiling, little love of our lives. She is simply amazing... with her fair, porcelain skin; her bright blue eyes; her scattering and thinning light brown hair; and her gummy smile that lights up the world.

Never have I ever... loved something so intensely and unconditionally.
Never have I ever... wanted to lead a healthy lifestyle more than now.
Never have I ever... seen anything as beautiful as our own little child.
Never have I ever... loved my husband as much as I do today.

I've been so dark with writing as of late and really... truthfully... I am okay with that. I still follow along and read all of my favorite bloggers (you, and you, and you all!) but the inspiration for writing about my day-to-day, well its squelched with the abundance of life surrounding me. Working full time, loving a baby, hanging with the hub, exercising, and managing a house - it's all too consuming! By the time I've tackled all that (and then some), it's just about time for bed... but not before I tend to managing the 1800+ pictures that I've taken to date since my little puka bear was born. That is about the only distraction from life that my brain can afford right now... oh... that and watching Modern Family and American Idol (and Jersey Shore). Those are really the only indulgent behaviors I have right now.

The other thing is... I can't really think of anything worth writing about...
- Perhaps my thoughts on Mommyhood? Really... there is no way I can capture that QWERTY style. It's massive.

- How about my struggle to reinvent the runner in me? Right now, I am coping. I am doing what I have to do to not sloth away... but this working 40-50 hours per week and wanting to spend every other waking hour with my family... is really cramping the athlete. I have a steady 3-4 days of exercise going per week... and I really want to run a 1/2 marathon in May so I am hopeful I can start training in March - when the hellacious cold melts away. Until then... I cope.

- How about my awesome job? I love my job! I never thought I'd say that but I really like my job. That's about all I'm comfortable saying about that. That and the fact that I will continue to hope for a winfall! (I do LOVE my job but I'd much rather be hanging with my kiddo all day. Everyday.)

Life is amazing. We are "living the dream"... it sounds so cliche but we are not taking any of it for granted and part of that means I must live in the moment, outside of the Internets, hence the unintentional hiatus. I probably could spend hours chronicling my life as a working mom-wife-friend-healthy person... but then I wouldn't have much time to lead this amazing life. The dream.