A break from charting Joshua...
When you try to quit smoking, "they" tell you to make it known to friends and family. The point behind lsuch strategy, I suppose, is that by letting people know, one has someone other than one's self to answer to. Well, I guess this blog will be another entity to answer to...:).
For those of you who don't know, my new year's resolution was to lose 40 pounds. On January 13th, I joined weight watchers and have been working toward an even larger goal (somewhere between 40-50 pounds). This week I officially crossed over the half way mark with a loss of 26 pounds. Although I will see most blog readers next week on a visit to Texas, I wanted to post a before (taken in october 2007) and current pic. I have to admit that I myself am surprised that WW is actually working and that I am not flaking out...I also want to stick with it, so this will remind me to stay on track.
I took Joshua to the zoo today. We were both a bit stir crazy as the weather on the weekends has not allowed us to play outside in awhile. Well...Joshua found the joy of mud puddles!!! I bet he splashed in this puddle for at least 20 minutes. People would walk by and take pictures and video of him (and some mothers even gave me the disapproving gaze! I love it when that happens :) ). What a mess!!!
Joshua's grandmother in Philadelphia (Nancy)sent us a fantastic picture of her as a child. I had heard that Joshua's curls were from her, but it was not until I saw this picture that I realized how true that statement was (the texture and everything seem exactly like J's hair). In fact I think the likeness between the two, curls and beyond, is remarkable. I will try to catch J with that expression on his face soon...until then, enjoy a little visual family history :).
