New Mommy Files, Part 10

Last week I was writing to you all at 7:30 Saturday morning, right before taking a trip down south so Raine could see her dad and ailing great-grandmother. I'm back at it again. It’s around 8:30 am Saturday and I am once again heading south. Initially this trip was for a happy reason—my aunt and uncle’s 50th wedding anniversary (God bless ‘em). But I just heard that Raine’s great-grandmother has passed away. Last week my prediction was correct—Raine did put quite a few smiles on her father’s face as he was dealing with his grandmother’s condition. So once again I hope little Raine can remind everyone about the cycle of life. It doesn’t make losing a loved one any easier, but it can’t hurt.

On the mommy end—I lost 4 pounds! Something about going down to Virginia melts off a few pounds. Could the NY air be flooded with calories along with the bus and car exhaust? I’m beginning to wonder. I hesitate to step on the scale this week because we’ve had plenty of fund-raiser bake offs at work. But I’ve eaten a lot of sushi and worked my Windsor Pilates DVD. It’s not melting off fast enough with all of these cute summer dresses! It’s pure torture when I grab what I would usually wear and it looks horrendous. I’m quickly learning that having the baby was the easy part. Losing the pounds is much harder. And if even the thought of having another child pops up, I can’t start where I am now. I can see what my future holds if I don’t get this weight off: high blood pressure, diabetes. All of those conditions that have a grip on our people.

I’m off to the highways. Have a great weekend!

Marcia Caster
Senior Editor, Beauty and Fashion
mcaster@heartandsoul.com