I’m down to 213, from a high of nearly 240 in pregnancy. Am eating a bit less and a bit better, mostly because I’m too harried to eat much. Certainly snacking would be a luxury, as I work to feed the baby, change his diapers, get him to sleep, and soothe him. It really is a full-time job.

Well, it’s been a week now and I’m finally getting around to posting that our little bundle of joy has come home to be with us. Pictures are here. I lost about 20 pounds so far, of baby (6 lbs, 15 oz) and fluid and placenta. Still, that puts me about 30 lbs over where I was when I got pregnant. Here’s hoping breast feeding does wonders for me. It certainly is supposed to burn calories! Doctors suggest no strenuous exercise or dieting until 6 weeks post partum, so just trying to eat healthy and take walks between now and then. Actually, the main priority is just keeping baby fed, diapered and happy. Once that’s taken care of, I can take care of myself. 6 weeks maternity leave is the plan.