Baby Love

Baby Love here!  I want to thank you all for your kind words of encouragement that you have offered me on my journey to shrink my arse.  Your personal struggles with weight loss and body image prove that these issues are universal and extremely sensitive.  Keep on working to make yourselves feel great, no matter what it takes, or costs!

For four days before my first weigh in, I couldn't sleep.  My stomach was a ball of nerves, and the thought of stepping on the evil scale in my bathroom made me sick.  I've been so used to seeing the numbers on the scale rise, even despite my efforts, that I couldn't bear the thought of the disappointment I have become so used to feeling.  12 days after the start of my diet, my husband told me to bite the bullet and cut the s***.  So I got on the scale, looked down, and burst into tears.  Move over Kate Moss because I've lost 8 POUNDS!  I couldn't tell my husband the good news because I couldn't stop crying. I was so relieved, and for the first time in 3 years, I feel like I have a chance of feeling like me again.  The Fresh Diet is changing my life, and I love it.
I know I'm spoiled with my daily delivery of food, but I don't care and I won't apologize for it.  This food is amazing, and it's REAL, FRESH, food.  The other morning I literally had the best omelet of my life.  It had goat cheese, and sun dried tomatoes in it, and you know what?  I could totally make this for myself on any given morning.  I'm snacking on delicious, creative foods that I never, ever would have thought of.  Yesterday I had a slice of sweet potato with spinach and cheese melted on top.  YUM!  It?s an incredible feeling knowing that I'm losing weight, and eating food that tastes great.  The Fresh Diet needs to start a cookbook, because their chefs are stellar!

Baby Love here! Every once in a while I figure it would be a nice gesture to give our moms a little something for themselves. Granted, we've all admitted that we love our kid's products just as much for ourselves, as for them, but wouldn't it be nice to have something that was just for us?!

SunFlower Hill was kind enough to send our reviewers Time Out for Tootsies, "a mini fabulous footcare set!" In this economy, we're really all trying to save a buck or two. My bi-monthly pedicures have gone right out the window. Unfortunately, there was nothing more relaxing to me than a really good pedicure. When we were packing up for Florida, and I realized that my flip flops were going to be out in full swing for three weeks, I panicked. Then I remembered that my mini pedi set was sitting on my bathroom shelf, just waiting for this day.

BabyLove here!  My vacation in Florida is coming to an end, and I'm pretty sure that I'll be planning a vacation from this vacation.  Three weeks with my children, non stop, is really enough.  I love them dearly, but at least at home I get a bit of a break.  I'm not looking forward to returning to New England's weather, but I am looking forward to my own bed and my dogs!

 This next product, Kate Quinn's Aloe Soap Suds, was sent to me for review under the impression that my kids would be the guinea pigs.  I have to say, this was not the case, because I snatched it right away from them after the first time I used it as a face wash.  They both had a chance to sample this fantastic wash, briefly, and now it belongs to me.
 This regular sized, bar of soap comes in a brown, cardboard box.  It's nothing special to look at, but it's certainly special to use.  100% natural, and made from lavender and aloe, this soap had the stuff to keep my face smooth, clear, moist, and protected from the harsh northern winter.  It did not get sudsy, but instead provided a gel-like lather that you would expect from a bottle of cleanser.  My face is very sensitive, and I usually have a few red, irritated spots on my cheeks.  I don't know if it was the aloe in the bar, or what, but the inflammation in my face definitely decreased every time I used this. After this fortunate discovery, the few times that William's eczema flared up, I sat him in a tub and lathered his legs with this.  I'm almost done with the bar, and I guarantee I will be buying two new bars, one for William, and one for me.

BabyLove here!  Our next product comes from Aura Cacia, a really different company that bases their products on essential oils and the benefits of aromatherapy.  Essential oils are proven to have therapeutic properties to stimulate, calm, sedate, etc.

Aura Cacia was kind enough to send us samples of their kid's body wash, and we loved it.  The wash comes in a bottle with an ENORMOUS orange pump. William loved to use this himself since he has a thing for how much foam he can fit into his palm at once.  Now that he's getting a little older, it was easy enough for him to dispense the wash onto his face cloth by himself.  Anything that he can handle on his own, only means extra time for me to load the dishwasher or change the clothes into the dryer.

BabyLove here!  With the New Year approaching, I'm sure most of you have a few  ideas for resolutions that you're tossing around.  I've thought of a few, but I have decided on trying to be happy with the way I look.  I know it's not as thrilling as kicking a meth habit, but it's been something I have been struggling with everyday since my son William was born 3 years ago.

I was 25 when I had William.  I gained about 50lbs with my pregnancy, but I never really thought I'd have a hard time losing it.  I figured I was 25 years old and my body would bounce back.  I got close, but never lost it all.  Then, along came Calum.  I gained only a little bit of weight, and over the past 18 months have not lost one single pound since returning from the hospital.  I've had my thyroid checked, my testosterone checked, my B12 checked, my cortisol checked-everything short of checking for a lost medical instrument weighing 17lbs. in my uterus has been checked.