Losing weight and feeling GREAT!

Ok so , I have some weight loss news ....lol ... yesterday I decided to try on my wedding dress from a little over a year ago (was thinking about doing a TTD photo session and wanted to see if it would fit )http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trash_the_dress well lo and behold it was TOO BIG !! YAY ME! ... then I went a little psycho and starting trying on all the dresses in my closet. First the dress I wore on New year's last year and once again too big ! then moved on to two of my prom dresses from high school ( 6 1/2 years ago) and they fit !!! .. .that being said they were snug but were comfortable enough to wear (if I so felt inclined haha) What a big confidence booster! ...those of you losing weight and trying to keep a positive attitude , set aside a party dress that you'd love to wear .. this it what gave me the motivation to loss weight last year while I was getting ready for our wedding ( the pretty expensive dress was 2 sizes too small when I bought it , how's that for motivation!)

It's that time of year again, going it on my own....

It's that time of year again! School's in and we're back to preparing to see Josh back out west again(we're hoping this is the last time) , this tends to be the point in the year where I feel the most guilt for not working. Yes, I attend school and take care of our children but there's still a part of me that feels guilty for not at least helping a bit in bringing in some money to support us. I think this is probably one of the biggest reasons I went back to school because I couldn't stand to see Josh stressed and deprived when theres an inevitable shortage of work. I cannot wait till march when i'm done and can go out looking for work and have some steady income for our family until then we're scrapping and counting our pennies while josh works on the other side of the country. March can't come soon Enough !

~Baby Bottom Blues ~

As all moms have gone through (at least once) , Addison has had an ongoing never-curable diaper rash ,although hers is not your ordinary run of the mill rash . The first time we gave up going through every type of diaper, wipe , laundry soap, diaper cream and made a trip to the doctor.
Lo and behold it was yeast infection .. we were prescribed an antibiotic and a cream ..and after a weeks use .. it cleared up a bit but still was quite irritated. Back to the doctor after a few weeks to see if it may be something else and the doctor said she must just have really sensitive skin and told us to pick up some cream from the pharmacy downstairs (at superstore south) formulated and produced by the IWK in halifax (it had no other name other than Buttocks paste ) , I went down and they seemed to know exactly what I was asking for ,although i'm not sure whether all pharmacies carry it or just that one ,it was a bit pricey , about 7.50 for 100 mg, a beige color, a really nice consistency and smelled like yeast (kind of ironic eh?). That night I coated her before bed , next morning magically the rash was gone ...no itching , no redness ... gone ! ....


So I thought for the benefit of all you frustrated Moms like me out there ... sudocrem is great but this cream is amazing!! Go out, get some and kiss your baby bottom worries goodbye !!

Quick Update

Just wanted to write out a quick update , since lord I haven't written since october ! ...Well here goes : Josh (dh) was laid off before christmas and we are on a never-ending job search for him it seems ..and i've pretty much applied to every job I could find in canada and still Nothing !...Even still christmas went well , the gurlies were once again spoiled beyond their needs and we got a few nice things too.
I had a nice 2-week break from school and am now again knee deep in school work. Loving the student life (who ever thought that would be coming out of my mouth ) and making loads of new friends. Girls are loving their new babysitter and I can't say enough about her .. as soon as I get batteries for this camera I will post some pics.