Quest for B.C.

Since Charlotte was born I have been trying to lose the baby weight plus some:( I needed to lose weight before I got pregnant. Well I have been doing weight watchers and I went to weigh in this week and I am officially two pounds away from my weight B.C. (Before Charlotte) I was pretty happy. I have not been following the program the way I should the past couple of weeks, but after Cherie and Jack left I got back on the horse and it has paid off. I was so terrified that I would never get that weight off let alone start to lose the rest of the weight I need to. Now I feel like I can do it. I would like to get back to what I was when I got married and then maybe even a little less. I don't want to be skinny just happy, but I doubt that will ever happen. When I was at the weight I was when I got married I still thought I needed to lose weight. It seems to be a never ending viscous cycle. The difference now is I am more content with myself. So I think I would just be happy at that weight. I remember when I was pregnant and every time I got on the scale at the doctors office, I wanted to cry and most times I did. Throughout my pregnancy I did water aerobics and tried to watch my weight but it just kept coming. When Charlotte was born I had to stop going to water aerobics because the only person I had to watch Charlotte is our neighbor (And Charlotte's adopted Grandma Monya). She is the lady that teaches the class so I couldn't go. Now Charlotte is old enough to sit in a floaty so I went and bought a nice one with a bunch of toys on it and I am going to take her with me. I won't be able to do the upper body part because I will have to hold on to Charlotte but I will be able to do the lower body and some things with the upper body. I am really looking forward to getting back into it. I miss it, and I know Monya will love having Charlotte there. She is such a wonderful person. I couldn't have a better Adopted Grandma for Charlotte. She treats her better then anyone else I know. I think she loves her as much as my mom would have loved her. It is great. So the quest for my weight B.C. continues. I know one thing my body sure doesn't look anything like it did B.C.. I am guessing those days are long gone and will never be seen again. Everything fits different and things have changed so much. I guess that is one thing I never expected. I thought once the weight was gone things would be the way they were. I guess that was just wishful thinking.........Oh well I love having Charlotte and I guess it the whole scheme of things it is a small price to pay.

Baby Spice

OK, I understand that mistakes are part of the learning curve of motherhood, but I feel so horrible for the stupidity that I displayed tonight. Charlotte normally likes to try and feed herself, so I cook Charlotte a few different fruits and vegetables along with her regular baby food in the morning and again at night. Our pediatrician said we could try seasoning her foods with some mild spices. It gives her different flavors and may help her to get use to eating different flavors. I normally use pepper, garlic, basil, oregano, etc, but I had went to the Amish store and bought this seasoning blend so I thought I would use that instead tonight. I had used it before (or so I thought) so I figured she would like it. Well she started to eat and then she started to get really fussy. I thought she was just getting tired. She kept eating but then she started to cry and I couldn't figure out what was bothering her. At first I thought her leg was stuck or she was sitting on something, but everything I tried didn't work. Then she picked up a green bean and put it in her mouth and started to cry again. So I tried one of the green beans and it was spicy. Not really spicy but enough for a baby. I instantly felt horrible. I took her out of the highchair and hurried to make her a bottle. She drank it down pretty fast and then in between I let her have two Popsicles to help cool her mouth down. Once she got the cold in her mouth she was all smiles again, but I felt so stupid. I looked at the ingredients and sure enough there was red pepper flakes in the seasoning blend. I normal get the plain seasoning blend, but this time I had grabbed the wrong bag. In tiny print it said spicy next to the normal lettering. Boy, did I feel like an idiot. I felt even worse for Charlotte. After the second Popsicle I think she forgave me though. A lesson learned. Next time I will make sure to double check the label.

The Beginning

I decided to start this blog because I seen what my neice had done with hers and I really like the way it was set up. Most of my family and friends don't do facebook or myspace and this is a spot where everyone can come together and and find out what is going on in the Ferguson household. That way I don't have to post blogs and pictures on Facebook and Myspace. My life isn't the most intresting but it will be a place for my family and friends to come and see and read about Charlotte, Jim and I. I hope you enjoy.