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Hi! I am a 38 year old wife and mother of six children. My husband and I have been married for 12 years and our oldest child, a son, is eleven. The other children are 10, 8, 6, 3 and 1 yr. old. We have 3 boys and 3 girls ... we're often compared to the "Brady Bunch" & I laugh, saying that would be fine, except I don't have an "Alice" living with me! No housekeeper here, just 6 pairs of little

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Hi! I am a 38 year old wife and mother of six children. My husband and I have been married for 12 years and our oldest child, a son, is eleven. The other children are 10, 8, 6, 3 and 1 yr. old. We have 3 boys and 3 girls ... we're often compared to the "Brady Bunch" & I laugh, saying that would be fine, except I don't have an "Alice" living with me! No housekeeper here, just 6 pairs of little hands that are encouraged to help clean up each day! :o)

I was a teacher for nine years before having our third child, at which time I decided to stay home & be with our children full time, as we had the first four in 5 yrs. (no twins!). I LOVE being home & this year we are moving into the "homeschooling" dimension, as I will be homeschooling the 4 oldest (& most likely the preschooler will get a little "school" herself, so as not to feel left out!). I have missed teaching a bit lately & I think this will be the PERFECT way for me to use some of those skills AND continue spending the time with my own children. I also watch 2 other 3 yr. olds during the school year & several other "neighborhood kids" after school until their parents return home from work. Needless to say, I LOVE kids! My husband is a teacher & football coach and came from a family of ELEVEN (in 13 yrs.!), so he is definitely on board with my passion, too! I could NEVER do this without his love & support! He is the first one to suggest I go out ALONE whenever I can, even if it's just to go grocery shopping! He has no problems keeping all of our kids and half the neighborhood as well (we seem to be the "adoptive" parents of most of the other kids in the neighborhood, too, but we LOVE it b/c we ALWAYS know where our kids are!).

The only problem with my "passion" for kids is that it has also created a "passion" for unhealthy foods. Each of my children left me with the lovely gift of 5-10 EXTRA pounds that just never came off before the NEXT child arrived! Because I have been either pregnant or nursing for the past 10 years, I have really let myself go & now it is catching up with me! I developed gestational diabetes with my last 2 pregnancies & KNOW this puts me at a higher risk for developing full-fledged diabetes down the road (which is also present on both sides of my family tree!). My self-esteem has gone to the birds with all of this extra weight I'm carrying around & I really don't like to socialize with others.

My husband is wonderful, still telling me I'm "beautiful," but I certainly don't FEEL it! He also gained some "sympathy weight" w/each child & is tipping the scales at an unhealthy number. He had a "wellness check" through his work in the spring and found that he has VERY HIGH cholesterol and I am concerned about his health. We have been blessed with a WONDERFUL family & I want us to be around for YEARS to come! I really believe that the ONLY way that will happen is if we rid ourselves of the extra weight AND our bad habits!

I am also concerned about the "example" we are setting for our children! I want them to see that being healthy is just a "part of life" & doesn't have to be a struggle we constantly have to wrestle with! Having three daughters, I want them to develop a very healthy self-image & strong bodies! I want my children to be active & make "healthy" food choices out of habit & that starts with my husband & I doing our part!

I am excited to be a part of this community & look forward to the incredible journey to come! :o)

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