The gym that is motherhood

The other day one of my girlfriends asked me if I’m going to the gym to keep in shape during this pregnancy.

Umm... with three kids, 3 years old and under... in a word, no.

But though I’m not physically at the gym, I am working out, every day, all day.

My daily routine (pre-kids vs. post-kids)?

- 30 minutes of jogging on the treadmill is now chasing 2 little toddlers around the house all morning, all afternoon, all night.

- 20 minutes of power walking is now strolling around our neighborhood, wearing Benjamin and pulling the boys in our wagon.

- 15 minutes of stair master is now running up and down the stairs 50 times per day, putting the boys down for naps, gathering laundry, cleaning rooms, etc.

- Ab work is now getting in and out of bed throughout the night to check on the baby and the boys.

- A set of bicep curls is now lifting Benjamin throughout the day.

- A set of leg lifts is now playing “airplane” with two 30 lb. boys.

And then there’s all the cross-training throughout the day: shoulder rides, piggy-back rides, swinging the boys around, bending down to build Lego castles and robots, squatting down to help the boys build their train track towns, cleaning the floors of food and crayon marks all day… and everything else that goes along with “Mommy Exercise!”

Going to the gym!? 

I’m at the gym all day!

- Audrey

Comments

[Erin]

Haha seriously, right? Somehow I missed that you are expecting again - congratulations! I think several of us mamas are expecting - when are you due?

[MamaLee]

i had 3 kids in 3 years - and I TOTALLY relate!

[LifeAsIKnowIt]

SO true!