An update

Remember my post about my friend (Jared's wife) whose mom was in critical condition and dad had cancer?

Her mom died 9 weeks ago. Her dad died today.

Can't even imagine how hard that must be.

Reasons to lose the baby weight

In no particular order.

- The very few photos taken of me since Elizabeth's birth must be burned
- I can't wear my engagement/wedding rings
- I have to fly to AZ in March and won't fit in the seats
- My gut is so big it gets chafed in the front where it rubs against my clothes
- I only have 3 pair of (non-maternity) pants that fit me. Even my fat-girl sweats are too small.
- I weigh more than my husband - ooh, such a turn on (not)
- I have gorgeous and ridiculously expensive Joe's Jeans that are ~4 sizes too small
- I am a crappy role model for my two girls
- It is bad for my health, big time
- It makes me unhappy. Unhappy mom = bad mom.
- Back, knees, ankles - all designed to carry 50 lbs. less
- I am withdrawing socially. I don't want to go anywhere, see anyone looking like this.

I don't even recognize myself. I haven't lost a single lb. in almost 6 months and I am miserable. Yet I can't seem to get it together enough to do something about it. I've yo-yo'd before, but this is the first time that I've ever been honestly worried that I won't be able to do it and I will be fat and unhappy forever.

Help.

The Bright Side

The only good thing about a husband who never gives you flowers is that when he is deep in a doghouse of his own making and THEN sends you flowers, you at least know he understands that he really screwed up.

Proud of someone I never knew

My dad sent this out today, about his father. My grandfather died the year before I was born, so I never met him. I knew he had won the silver star, because it was engraved on his headstone, but hadn't heard the story.

To honor all veterans today I will share this story of this one hero.

"90 years ago today my dad, a 21-year-old Marine, participated in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France - now know as the Battle of the Argonne Forest. 1,200,000 Americans along with soldiers from other countries participated. Forgotten in history, it was reported as the bloodiest battle ever for American soldiers, although it seems ot me there were bloodier battles for Americans in the Civil War.

Early in the battle he single-handedly attacked and wiped out a German machine gun nest for which he won the Silver Star.

Two hours before the armistice was called, my dad was walking along with four of his buddies, two on each side of him. A shell landed right next to my dad killing the two guys on each side of him and he escaped uninjured. Without counting, I think he has over 150 direct descendants now. "

Thanks, Grandpa. And thanks to all the other people I never knew who protect our country and others.

One Big-a&& Baby

The girls and I go to a playgroup every Monday - we've been going weekly for almost two years now. Since Elizabeth was born, there have been two more baby girls born in the group. Amaya is 4 weeks old and Nadia a mere 4 days - just born last Thursday.

Today we took a shot of our 2008 girls... and it's crazy!! It looks like someone took two pictures of babies from different perspectives and spliced them together!! While 4 months difference is a lot in babyhood, it's still just a few months.

But, man, what a difference it makes:

Even more too much information

The kicker is that Kate pooped on purpose because she wanted to see what it looked like.

Why, oh why, can I not get this kid to sit on a potty???

Rub a Dub Dub, Kate Pooped in the Tub

Things I would rather have done tonight than cleaned poop out of the bathtub (and then sterilized it and all bathtoys):

- Write my 30 very overdue thank-you notes
- Clean my kitchen floor with a toothbrush
- Finish folding the clean laundry
- Wash the dirty laundry
- Have a root canal
- Write a decent blog post

Isn't my life sexy?