Baby, you're a hard habit to break

A lot has changed in my life in the last 15 months. I learned how much you can actually love another human being. I have learned that every baby is beautiful, but my baby is the most beautiful. Its true, ask anyone in my family.

I have learned that having a baby doesn't change a lifetime of bad habits. In fact, the opposite can be true. So for the last 5 months I have been working out at bootcamp and started training for a 1/2 marathon. Not only has this been beneficial for my body, its helped my soul. I have more patience with the many faces of Bobby - stubborn Bobby; Pouty Bobby; Cranky Bobby; and hyper Bobby. Its been good for him too, although at first he seemed to become more clingy.

The best side effect is that Bobby and Daddy have bonded and become closer as a result of mommy disappearing for few hours a couple of times a week. If I'd known that would happen, I would have done it much sooner.

As my fitness habits change, my dining choices start to change too. I'm getting better at saying no to desert and when I earn a treat I have one - within reason. I want to be healthy for myself, but I am also concious that my little sponge of a son is a mimic in all manner of things including eating. I don't want to pass on a lifetime of bad habits.