what is normal

this past sunday morning when alarms were going off,
Will was still sleeping and we were getting ready to take off for our race,
DB said, "we are not normal"
referring to the fact we wake up multiple times a night to feed our little child,
and then wake up early ourselves to go running.
but i couldn't agree with him;
because running feels NORMAL.

finally, i am starting to feel normal.
the past 8 weeks of recovery and adjusting to my new way of life;
i have felt anything but normal.
 i am SO incredibly thankful i am healed up enough to get back to running.
it feels SO good.
during the race, I just kept thinking "this is a gift"

i haven't been able to run much since my 7th month of pregnancy
i was thinking how incredible it is my mom wanted to watch Will that morning,
so we didn't have to worry about him
i was thinking how thankful i am for being "able bodied and healthy"
simply to be able to lace up my running shoes and to get out on that trail.
another thought that ran through my mind,
   how can it be, 8 weeks ago i was getting 2 blood transfusions and undergoing surgery?
i am a mom who chooses to wake up early on a sunday morning to go running
and i am thankful.
i am starting to feel better and i am getting back to normal
its a gift.