2 month PO - My scar looks great but a little red - Atlanta, GA

After having 2 kids and honestly not working out for a long time I have a big tummy that is really getting me down. I have said I would get a tummy tuck if my stomach was stretched out after having my kids. Both were big babies, 9 and 10 lbs. I finally have had enough and am planning to have my surgery Dec. 11th. I will have a full tuck and lipo of the bra roll aka back fat.

I am a little worried right now that I will catch the horrible cold both of my children have and will have to postpone the surgery. It is perfectly planed right now for recovery before Christmas and a beach vacation I have booked for the end of February. If this cough worsens I will have to wait till after my vacation to do surgery. Bummer. 
I can't believe my surgery is just a week away. I need to do so many things. I am having a cocktail party on Friday which I realize now I can not partake in the drinking. No alcohol for a week before surgery. Also no smoking or nicorette gum. So I have quit cold turkey. Hopefully this time it will stick. I turn 40 in 2013 and really want to make some major changes. 

I really have high expectations about my recovery. My mother is going to care for me at her house for the first 4 days and then she will take my 2 kids for a week. A four yr boy and 2 yr girl.

My husband is very supportive, he will have the kids alone for almost a week. 
I sure hope I recover as quickly as others I have seen posted. 

So far so good. I seem to have escaped the horrible coughing bug the rest of my family has. I know how bad it hurts to cough after a csection I can't even imagin after a TT. I am getting my house in order for my soon absence. All the kids laundry is done, which I think is a first:) I am tempted to pack my sons school lunches in advance and lay out his clothes. My house is clean, I will stock the fridge and pantry tomorrow. Then try and spend some quality time with the kids. I am going to miss them and worry how they are going to take it. I just recently started staying home with them instead of having a nanny. I hired someone to manage my business 3 days a week so I can stay home with them. They are not going to be happy.
I have been prepping my little guy for this. I've told him I will be having surgery and that I can't carry him or his sister for a few weeks and that they won't be able to sit in my lap. We have even practiced getting in the car with out me lifting them. My 2 year old weighs 37 lbs. and my son is over 40lbs. Tomorrow I am going to pick up some recovery supplies. Light foods, soups, jello, crackers...
I cancelled the cocktail party I was planning for my employee holiday party this Friday. I don't know what I was thinking. That would have been way too much to deal with. And a drag for me since I can't have any cocktails for a while. That was a big load off.
I feel like I did anticipating the birth of my kids. I know it's going to hurt like hell but so worth it. Only 4 more days.

My kids were fighting over my lap tonight. The older one (4) knows that I am having surgery and that my lap will be unavailable for a while so he is all over me. I still have a little cough, I'm not willing to cancel but coughing is going to be awful. Good news, the booze ban has helped me lose 5 lbs. Its crazy how easy it has been for me to quit drinking and smoking. It's like I am pregnant in reverse. By th e time I am ready to start working out I should already be close to my goal weight. My husband and I have a vacation to a beautiful resort scheduled for the end of feb. I can't wait to get back in a bikini. I hope 10 weeks is enough recovery time.