Packing My Bags…..

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Mommy Makeover

My guest blog is coming from a site that is all about helping mommies achieve their pre- baby bodies. I, for one, have a mason jar in my house filled with loose change for my future liposuction surgery because I have a love/hate relationship with my treadmill (I love to hate it)! This piece offers great information for anyone considering surgery to help you regain your figure. After reading, be sure to check out their site for more facts.

If you are a mother and have ever heard the term “mommy makeover,” you may be a bit curious to learn more about what exactly this term entails. The simple answer is that a mommy makeover is a description for a number of different plastic surgery procedures that, either together or separately, can help a new mother to regain the body and physique that she had before her pregnancy. For many mothers, the effects of a pregnancy and childbirth can leave undesired bodily consequences, leading many to want to take steps to undo some of the damage and change. The following surgeries, some of which are detailed on websites such as http://www.aboutplasticsurgery.com/, can do a lot to help these new mothers.

• Breast Augmentation – For new mothers who find that their breasts have changed significantly as a result of pregnancy and childbirth, there are a variety of breast augmentation options available. These days, surgeons can do everything from enlarging to reducing, and even to some extent reshaping, meaning that you can do quite a bit to regain your pre-pregnancy breasts.

• Liposuction – Obviously, there is a great deal of weight for women to lose after a pregnancy, not all of which happens naturally with the birth of the child. In fact, many women find that this weight is extremely difficult to lose – plus, they are busy with their new children and don’t have as much time to work out. For these situations, liposuction can be a great help in getting you down to your target, pre-pregnancy weight for a fresh start.

• Tummy Tuck – For those who do find that most of the weight comes off after childbirth, there is still sometimes an issue of leftover, excess skin that is stretched as a result of the weight during pregnancy. A tummy tuck procedure can help to cut away this excess skin and “tighten” the stomach, essentially removing the last negative effect of the weight of child bearing.

Following any of these procedures, you should be sure to allow time and preparation for recovery. Depending on which surgery, if any, you decide on, you may have to take it easy for a certain period of time, and you will almost certainly be on pain medication, at least at first. So, while you will probably be quite busy with a newborn or young child on your hands, you will want to make sure to be strategic about the recovery time involved with your procedure. However, when it is all said and done, many mothers are still very happy that they decided to undergo “mommy makeovers.”

*This post was brought to you by Aboutplasticsurgery.com*

Wal Mart Silliness

The weather in Atlanta is getting a little chilly. Each morning this week we’ve awakened to temperatures in the 30′s. So, off to Wal-Mart my kids and I went to purchase some much-needed hats and jackets. Somehow, we got a little unfocused. I’m not sure if it was hunger, thirs,t or just down right silliness that had us behaving in such a way. But here’s how our shopping trip went…..

And Just When You Thought My Hair Problems Were Over…

A Letter To God

Dear Jesus,

I want my momma. I can’t even allow myself to think about how much I miss her because I’d probably lose my mind.  I just wanna talk to her. I just wanna talk to her. If I had any idea that my last time seeing her would have been my last time seeing her  things would have gone a little differently. I would have told her that she is absolutely the funniest person I have ever met in my entire  life. I would have told her that nobody on this earth has made me laugh as hard as she has.

I would have told her how much I absolutely love her and how everything I do in life is centered around the things I learned from her.  She was great. I know I’m not the first person to lose a parent, but I’ve never experienced this type of pain or confusion before. I’m still bumbling around life trying to keep my head above water.

I want to talk to my family about her . I want to tell them how sad I am but I can’t because it will only make them sad. My conversations with my daddy are very guarded now because I try not to mention her name. This is very difficult because she is the only thing on my mind.

I’m so thankful you allowed me to go home the week before her death. I’ll never forget how she and I laid in her bed and talked. I’ll never forget how she forced me to bring the kids to see her that Sunday morning before we left. I’m so glad I obeyed her. And the way she looked at me as I walked out the door….

I had never seen that look before. She was sad-sad that we were leaving. She had never been sad at our departure before. But this time she was so sad she couldn’t even say goodbye. It was weird. Looking back at that moment I think she knew. I think she knew she was going to die.

Two days later she called me and said she was going in the hospital. How strange this was because most times she tried to hide her hospital stays from me. But this time she wanted me to know. “Krystal, I’m just calling to tell you I’m going in the hospital”.  And that was our last conversation.

God, I thank you for my momma. I thank you for my momma. I want her back, but I know she’s happier with you.