This Morning

I was looking forward to working out even before this morning, I knew it would help me out with some of my stress. I was in a awkward mood when Mom and I started, however after we started moving the feeling was forgotten.
We started with the block, and while Mom assisted my knees to move in, out, together and separated, my hip sockets became more and more defined, and the rounded edges of my foot, including my heel seemed to pulse with heat, like the ending tingles when a foot falls asleep. Then we went to belly raises and tightens, I am truly amazed how flat my stomach has become, I have almost returned to normal baby tummy when I sit relaxed. But my core has come together so well that when I think about pulling my belly button right through to my lower back there is no space between the two in my mind, so I have to think about pulling my belly button right through my back to the floor, then my core really engages. Then while Mom worked on relaxing my legs with turns and twists, and bending the knees I worked on arm excercises.

But one of the two best parts was sitting up on the boulster, Mom DID NOT have to hold me, NOT my core and NOT my shoulders. I sat so straight, so well for so long that the lovely dizzy white elephants and I saw eachother for quite some time. However I don't mind having the blurred vision for so long now, it means I am truly working my body, taking steps in the right direction. I probably sat on my knees for half an hour, with my shoulders relaxed, back and down, a nice straight back, intermittently I'd feel my old elegant and graceful self slip back in, it was so nice. We danced for awhile, my hands in Moms, going forwards and backwards and around. More and more my core would hold it's place without me even asking for it, and if my hips fell slightly forward, I could correct it easily using my core.

We did sit ups, and worked on having my ankles at 90 degrees for quite some time. Last we practiced rolling, it's funny now, how when I roll my knees bend, I never did before, but as Mom pointed out, I have been trying to lighten my hamstring, and bring it forward to balance my quad. And because I have been working on it, I with not thinking of it at all see rolling as an oppurtunity to engage my hamstring. However it does makes it a bit difficult to roll when your trying to make it over a bent knee.

The otherr best moment was when we were rolling to our final spot, and organizing the sling, I some how took my right leg, got it bent, and pushed down hard enough that I did a mini bridge on my right side. I instantly thought of how cool it would be to someday race across the floor of a gym again, doing the crab.

It was a good morning, and now I am HUNGRY!, so I am going to eat some amazing left over pizza.