Before the Shift

I don't even feel compelled to link to the last post that's been up for over a year, but last most of you had heard, we finished the 13.1 World Vision Marathon in Dallas.

As momentous an occasion that was, and still is, it does kind of pale in comparison to the life I've lived since then. SPOILER: SmithCale and I are planning to run another 1/2 Spring 2013

Two weeks after, on Veteran's Day weekend 2011, I traveled to Jacksonville, FL to spend the weekend with my BFF, Amanda!

There I marked off another life goal of skydiving, and little did I know, I jumped out of the plane while pregnant. Pretty sure they warned against doing that in the hundreds of papers I signed beforehand. 

                                                 

Then on December 5, 2011 I found out, definitively, I was pregnant.

Then it felt like we waited forever.

We found out "it" was a girl. 

I was so blessed to have a wonderful pregnancy. I ran three 5k's and did a lot of things most people wouldn't think a pregnant woman should do. P90X2

Spring Hill 5K, 20 weeks pregnant

Alpine Christian Academy 5K, 24 weeks pregnant

Abilene SPCA 5K , 27 weeks?

Firecracker 1-mile fun run with Hallie Burgess, who I gave a piggy back ride during because she was going too slow <- true story, 35 weeks pregnant

I know I know when I say this (I can already feel the eye-rolling), it's going to sound weird, but I never really "looked" that pregnant. Which really I'm ok with, because I really didn't want they extra attention. 

One thing I learned throughout my pregnancy, was that there comes a point that choices have to be made. They just do. About birth plans, breast feeding, epidurals, nursery colors, names, cloth diapers, registries, etc. 

Most of which deserve a post unto themselves, so don't worry we can commiserate about each one. 

Then this happened.

Eleanor Ruth Smith born August 1, 2012 a 2:04 p.m.

To be continued,

BSmith, forging one day at a time