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Dear LJ, could it be that the last post I wrote was when my son was 4 months old? For reals?
Welsies, everything here is great. Andre's adoption was official in his 5th month with us and we are now the parents of not just a baby but a toddler with an entertaining personality and a lust for all the tiny things he can find in the carpet and quickly cram into his mouth before mama and papa discover it! (if that last sentence doesn't make sense let me explain, our baby is no longer a "baby", we do not have more than one yet)
I had gastric bypass surgery in July and the time has passed so quickly. I am moving right along almost to the 60 lb mark and making my way to 200 lbs. That is my first BIG goal but I am proud to say that since pursuing this journey I have lost over 100 lbs. Just this weekend a very dear family friend (almost like a mom to me) came for a visit and introduced me to Cold Water Creek! Although I am still in what is considered a plus size, I am happy to be able to shop in a store where most everything comes in a size i can wear! I also wonder just how poorly my clothes were fitting before. I have had a lot of fun trying on new clothes and seeing the changes. It is hard for me to see but when Kendra handed me some printed out pictures of the first year I moved to Seattle and then an in between picture and a picture she had taken that day, I could really see that I actually have a neck now and my middle is smaller. Not so puffy.
PM is doing well even with all the changes at his job. He is such a dedicated papa to Andre. He takes care of him all day on Fridays so I can work at the hotel. I never have to worry that things won't be done right because he is meticulous when it comes to Andre. Since becoming parents I feel doubly blessed by this man because he is a good husband AND a good father.
Let's see what else has been happening around here....
I am attending a bible study at a local church that is called BSF (bible study fellowship) it is a pretty intense study of the book of Isaiah this year. It's very interesting to delve so deeply into the bible. I am enjoying it for the most part although at times I find having to do the lessons a bit overwhelming. (mostly because I procrastinate and have to do the whole thing on Monday night or early tuesday morning) Andre get's to go to a class there for free in which they also have bible stories and sing songs. I feel like it's as good for him as it is form me.
I am not just spending all day studying the bible though, I am still crafting and of course singing. I hope to participate in FAWM this year. I figure I can work on songs while Andre takes his naps and on the weekends.
I'd like to say that I'll be more faithful about updating here, but sometimes I just don't have the drive to write a blog. I would rather knit or read everyone else's posts.
Welsies, everything here is great. Andre's adoption was official in his 5th month with us and we are now the parents of not just a baby but a toddler with an entertaining personality and a lust for all the tiny things he can find in the carpet and quickly cram into his mouth before mama and papa discover it! (if that last sentence doesn't make sense let me explain, our baby is no longer a "baby", we do not have more than one yet)
I had gastric bypass surgery in July and the time has passed so quickly. I am moving right along almost to the 60 lb mark and making my way to 200 lbs. That is my first BIG goal but I am proud to say that since pursuing this journey I have lost over 100 lbs. Just this weekend a very dear family friend (almost like a mom to me) came for a visit and introduced me to Cold Water Creek! Although I am still in what is considered a plus size, I am happy to be able to shop in a store where most everything comes in a size i can wear! I also wonder just how poorly my clothes were fitting before. I have had a lot of fun trying on new clothes and seeing the changes. It is hard for me to see but when Kendra handed me some printed out pictures of the first year I moved to Seattle and then an in between picture and a picture she had taken that day, I could really see that I actually have a neck now and my middle is smaller. Not so puffy.
PM is doing well even with all the changes at his job. He is such a dedicated papa to Andre. He takes care of him all day on Fridays so I can work at the hotel. I never have to worry that things won't be done right because he is meticulous when it comes to Andre. Since becoming parents I feel doubly blessed by this man because he is a good husband AND a good father.
Let's see what else has been happening around here....
I am attending a bible study at a local church that is called BSF (bible study fellowship) it is a pretty intense study of the book of Isaiah this year. It's very interesting to delve so deeply into the bible. I am enjoying it for the most part although at times I find having to do the lessons a bit overwhelming. (mostly because I procrastinate and have to do the whole thing on Monday night or early tuesday morning) Andre get's to go to a class there for free in which they also have bible stories and sing songs. I feel like it's as good for him as it is form me.
I am not just spending all day studying the bible though, I am still crafting and of course singing. I hope to participate in FAWM this year. I figure I can work on songs while Andre takes his naps and on the weekends.
I'd like to say that I'll be more faithful about updating here, but sometimes I just don't have the drive to write a blog. I would rather knit or read everyone else's posts.