Brian's Weblog: February 2006

Monday, February 27, 2006

I Felt It Kick!!!

Yes, folks, a couple of days ago I felt my little baby kick! Strong little bugger too...must be good genetics. What a cool experience this is!!!!

I am now attempting to make a "Baby Mix" on my iPod - music that we shall play into Angela's belly in order to begin the little tyke's musical education...:) I was going to pack it full of DMB but Angela insists on Mozart. We will settle on something...but it is a pretty cool feeling, as I sit here, rifling through all the music in my library, knowing that I am choosing what this little baby will listen to, some of the earliest influences he/she will have. I must choose wisely...no Metallica or Iron Maiden, I promise.

Friday, February 24, 2006

Keep Runnin' Runnin' and Runnin' Runnin'...

Yeah, so the other night wifey and I went to dinner at my buddy Mike and his wife Susan's house. Mike and I decided to run a 5K race sometime in April. Now, I know 5K isnt very far - only 3.1 miles...but to someone like me, who in a former life (i.e. 2 years ago) would rather eat a bucket of nails (preferably fried) than walk 10 feet from the car to the McDonald's entryway, its a semi-big thing.

Also, keep in mind, Mike has run the Long Island Marathon and finished in a shade over 4 hours, so I am certain he will run circles around me. But I digress...

Anyway, I decided to start "training" for this race today. In our discussions, I told Mike that if I could finish the race in under 30 minutes then I would be pleased. So, keep in mind, finishing in 30 minutes, that means that I would have to run at an AVERAGE pace of just over 6 mph.

Let me again refer you to the "ingestion of nails" comment above.

6 MPH?!?! If you would have told me I would have even CONSIDERED such a preposterous idea 2-3 years ago, I would have deemed you crazier than Michael Jackson's plastic surgeon.

So, today I decided to run a 5K on the treadmill.

I finished it in 29:57.

Which...means I ran an average of over 6mph...

ME. Running. 6MPH.

I remain astounded by this...however, even more silly is the fact that I continued to run beyond the 5K mark.

Now, I know that my speed was forced upon me by a machine...I don't know how fast I will make myself go when I am not pushing a button that dictates how fast I must go. But the fact that I was able to do it at all amazes me. Mike insists that on race day, your adrenaline pushes you beyond any limitations you might imagine. We'll see if that holds true. Meanwhile, I will hold on to this one small victory and enjoy it.

Oh, and PS - I finally broke through the 209 lb plateau I had been mired in for weeks...weighed in at a shade under 206 lbs this past Wednesday. Look out 199, here I come...

Quick note...

Just about to leave for work, but just wanted to inform everyone that our child is bound to be a football (aka soccer) player...as he/she decided to start kicking the crap out of wifey's kidney's for the first time yesterday! Exciting!....and inconsiderate. As soon as he/she comes out, he/she is going to be sent straight to his/her room...for...a while.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

This is the dresser/changing table we got - again, should be useful throughout the baby's childhood - all very practical and grown up!! How exciting!!!

This is the crib we bought...it actually converts to a toddler bed and a full-sized bed as well, so we shall never have to purchase the little one a bed again!