Pumping and parenting

Ok, I am a bad little blogger. I keep on thinking of things to say, then I get sucked into other endeavours on the computer. I've been doing some consulting work (or starting to do so), and it seems to be an interesting way to putter away my limited nap time. Well, my darling daughter's limited nap time (grin).

So, what's up?
Well, said daughter and I ran our first 10k - the Terry Fox Run - last weekend. I think that I finished in under an hour. Pretty good for a banana break (dd's), a couple of blood sugar checks (mine), a water break (both of us), and running the whole thing with a jogging stroller. Hint: That is NOT good for my back. Ouch. And dd ran the last 1/2 kilometre with me. I had to bribe her with the fact that there was a fire truck waiting for us at the other end. She wanted to fall asleep in the stroller instead. I wanted the photo finish, with toddler.

Speaking of toddlers and pumping, that's on my list of blog "to dos". So, here's a shot at it.

Reasons why diabetes and insulin pumping make parenthood more interesting and enjoyable:

1. An old meter makes a most excellent cell phone for a toddler.
2. Pump backlights are PERFECT for checking on sleeping kiddos. Not too bright.
3. It's very interesting to go for a walk, go low, and realize that you've been singing the same song about underwear ten times in a row to your daughter, and enjoying it all of the way.
4. A site insertion device makes a convenient distraction when you're on the phone.
5. Children love to "feed" mama when she needs to tweak her blood sugar. Imagine the genial toddler: I feed mama? Here, mama? More food, mama? Sure.
6. A baby or toddler or (dare I say) preschooler is the BEST 3 am blood sugar checking reminder in the world. Whatever will I do when dd sleeps through the night consistently?

As for the knitting end of things. I had a story in the paper about the wacky knitting of the world's longest awareness ribbon endeavours, and that set off a possible yarn donation and a possible knitting instructor. Looks like we're rocking. The only thing is: stop this train! It's too busy! It's crazy.

The only good thing about all of this crazy life is that it's preventing me from thinking too hard about embarking on another pregnancy...yet.

Run faster! Faster!

So - I've now started the Learn to Run 10K Faster program. Yesterday I had a great run. I ran a road that took my 45 minutes to do at the beginning. It took me 20 minutes. Yes, I'm still moving at a slooooow pace, but I'm hoping that this program will up my overall speed a bit.

I'm looking forward to my first official run on Sunday, September 16th - the Terry Fox Run. I'm doing 10k in honour of a friend who died of cancer earlier this year.

I also tried out a jogging stroller on the weekend. Whoa. Ok, I was always of the snarky, holier-than-thou opinion that jogging strollers were for yuppies. For shame, for shame. It handles like a dream. The only trick is convincing my two-year-old that it might be interesting to stay in the seat instead of trying to run alongside mama the entire way.