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Eat Better, Feel Better

2016-09-22 aprilmomoffour food, food allergies, funny stories, healthy eating, ventricular tachycardia

This week I have two cardiology appointments. The one yesterday was fairly easy, and all went smoothly. John David, my faithful sidekick, tagged along for that one. I think he fully entertained the cardiac floor of the hospital. My favorite part was the bit he did with the crayons. See, I brought a brand new box of 24 crayons along. New crayons interest people more than old ones. JD enjoyed the crayons very much, but I’m not sure that he […]

How I Lose the Pregnancy Weight

2014-04-15 aprilmomoffour anemia, babies, breastfeeding, exercise, postpartum, pregnancy, weight loss

What I look like, every single time, right after giving birth: This was a few days after I had Caleb. I weighed about 170 pounds in this photo. And this is what I normally look like: That’s a 35 pound difference. (After all, a few pounds actually DO belong to the baby.) This is not my favorite topic: weight loss. I don’t like discussing it because it often makes us feel bad. Maybe it’s just me, but when […]