3 Mommies
Don't make me count to three, young man!

Let’s face it, figuring out what to eat when you’re on a diet can suck. When picking a meal feels like a chore, the seemingly simple act of eating quickly loses it’s appeal. Trust me, I like to eat…otherwise I wouldn’t be in this predicament in the first place. I would never wish away our sacred mealtime if [...]

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Today I went decaffeinated in an attempt to see if the caffeine was what made my blood pressure skyrocket yesterday. It seems to be suspect. I took my blood pressure today and it had dropped to:

Systolic: 124
Diastolic: 89

Whew…R-E-L-I-E-F !
(Many of you may recognize this better as R-O-L-A-I-D-S…but I’m not talking about heartburn.)
Only one problem — I have [...]

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As previously mentioned, the 3 Mommies have started a new weight loss and lifestyle program. As part of this program, we took our blood pressure today with Mommy Melinda’s blood pressure machine. Here are our results:
Mommy Anna:

Systolic: 104
Diastolic: 72
Pulse: 66

Good job, Anna!
Mommy Melinda:

Systolic: 140
Diastolic: 92
Pulse: 92

Mommy Sophia:

Systolic: 144 (uh…that’s not a typo…I did it twice)
Diastolic: [...]

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A few years ago, Chris and I were working on a large project together. We needed some heavy duty staples for our heavy duty stapler. We considered the various stores that might carry them: Office Depot, Target, WalMart…STAPLES! Of course! Duh! We drove the 25 minutes to the nearest Staples store, walked in, found the [...]

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he refers to his shoes as “the bronze flip-flops of truth.”

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The 3Mommies are going on a journey. It’s one we’ve all been on before, ladies. Losing weight and keeping it off! On Monday, June 23, 2008 we will begin our adventure into the land of eating right, exercising more, trying to lose weight, lowering our blood pressure and cholesterol, and then maintaining our weight once [...]

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Today, one of my closest friends from work had a baby shower. Antonio took the kids to his parents house. Before they left, I packed a supermarket bag full of everything I thought they would need. Does everyone feel like they need to rent a U-Haul truck when they pack baby stuff for a day [...]

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My son, Charlie was born with laryngomalacia. He was born in July of 2007 via a scheduled c-section due to his breech position. He cried immediately, a very strong cry. However, a few hours after he was born they said his breathing was a little fast so they did some blood work and a chest [...]

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In my earlier post on how baby Ike got diagnosed with GERD, I left off when Ike’s condition improved considerably with Prilosec. I was overjoyed. But he would still have some days when I questioned whether the Prilosec was working at all. I had seen the light. I knew what a wonderful happy baby he [...]

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In my constant effort to find ways of getting back into shape, I bought a Wii Fit. For those of you who do not know, a Wii is a video game console made by the good folks at Nintendo. Some of you may be thinking, “Come on, Mels, aren’t you a little ‘old’ [...]

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