I never thought that having a baby meant so much change in one’s lifestyle. In my case, for example, before mateo arrived in our lives, I would often find time to engage in various sports – badminton, a little basketball, and even soccer.  Or sometimes, if there are no games to join in, I’d settle for jogging, pumping some iron, or just simply doing push-ups and sit-ups. Now, however, I don’t even have time to dream about doing any of these things (well except now… because the little one is still asleep). I guess it’s true that having a baby is more than having a full-time job.

I guess what I’m really afraid of is that without all the usual activities I did before, I’m slowly becoming out of shape. In fact, just recently, I started experiencing some back spasms – all because I had to carry mateo, and a bunch of groceries altogether at a certain time. What a wussy! I mean, I used to carry heavier stuff when I was in college (back in the golden days of weight training) and I’d feel no pain whatsoever.

This is why I can’t help but think that age and senescence will catch up to me faster now that I have a baby. I’m afraid that if I don’t find a way to get myself in shape now, I might just need a stair lift in the future just to get up and down the house.