Stay At Home Dad - First Day Done

So.....I get to stay at home with Baby Paul on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning today and ending in early May. Tuesday and Thursday are the days that Tera is working this spring semester. I wasn't sure how it would go, and I wondered if I could get in workouts.

Today was the first day, and it went pretty well. I handled all his fussing and got some things done. As I noticed him starting to fade off into sleep at 4:00pm, I thought "This is my chance to get in my bike workout!" I moved him and his swing down to the pain cave and hopped on the bike. He woke up as I started the Spinerval video. I kept going, and got in the first set (5 min warmup, 10 minutes of work). At the beginning of the second set, his fussiness got to the point where I had to tell myself that Paul has the priority in life, and I need to get off the bike. Just as I was getting up my sweat! The first set was great!

Anyway, the minute I got him back upstairs he was back to hanging out casually and nicely in the swing. At that point, I was out of the frame of mind for a workout. Oh well. I thought about going to the gym this morning if he woke up at the right time, but he woke up at 4am instead of 5. When he was back to sleep, it was only 4:45am, so I went back to bed. Lazy bones!

Once I figure out a schedule, I think things will be better and I should be able to get in some 90 minute rides on the trainer. When we finally get the jogging stroller and the weather cooperates, I supposed I could go for some long, slow runs with him. That will be cool, but it doesn't really support my training plan the way I would like.

Interesting, while I'm on the trainer, I talk to him and tell him what I'm doing and what my goals are. He seems interested! It's like I'm teaching him everything I know, which only takes one workout, I suppose.

How crazy would it be to put him on a bike trailer to get outside on the bike? I don't think it will be safe enough, personally. And I don't think I'd be able to pay enough attention to him while I'm trying to hammer out a good bike ride. I'm putting this in the "no-go" category.

I have another ski/yurt weekend coming up this weekend. I don't know if my legs are going to be ready, but my mind sure is after the great skiing last weekend! The weather is supposed to be warm and sunny, too. We'll be there Sunday night, and the weather changes on Friday, so hopefully all the wind blows through on Friday and Saturday. Of course, the wind never stops around here, so who am I kidding?!

Not only am I trying to figure out a workout schedule for me, but Tera is also getting back into the PT mix. Last year, I could just workout whenever I needed or wanted to. Now, I have to consider who's watching Paul. If we get a good schedule, then all will be well.

One of the basic problems is that I'm not fond of hard workouts in the morning. If I PT in the morning, I find it to be a basic, low-intensity effort because I generally take a while (and a few gallons of coffee!) to wake up appropriately to put in a 110% effort. During the summer, I love a nice easy jog in the morning, but I can never get the intensity up physicall or mentally in the morning. Right now, I workout in the morning with a simple, easy swim and lifting weights, and that is working really well. I'll drop most of the weight lifting at the end of March, so my morning workout will become the swim time...after a few laps, I can get the intensity up in the pool sufficiently. It's also a good time for recovery bikes/runs.