4.30.2012

The ring around my rosie: A post about pregnancy weight...

I have always been very lucky with my weight.  I have a small frame and a fast metabolism.  The only time I ever had any significant weight gain was the year I worked at The Olive Garden.  What can I say? Sista like a breadstick.

Then when I was pregnant I went all Kate Hudson and became the fat, jolly pregnant woman.  I was like Santa but with better sweats.  When I was pregnant clothes didn't matter cause everything looks cute with a baby belly.

Now...well...now I have a whole new relationship with clothing.  Pregnancy just changes you.  I don't mean to scare any of you who haven't had babies yet but I am just being honest.  It gives you glorious C cup breasts and then just takes them back again. All you are left with is your old, flat chest and a butt you barely recognize.  I use to wonder why I couldn't "shake my booty" and I now realize it was because I had no booty to shake.  Thank you pregnancy for fixing that for me.

Now don't get me wrong I am certainly not complaining about being fat.  I know I am am very luck to lose as much weight as I have and blah, blah, blah but...something is different.  My body, my hormones, my larger derriere, basically my whole life, it's all different.  So now I have to figure out how to dress for this new life and body without feeling weird or blue about my outfit.

A mom uniform, if you will.  So for summer I am going with the KISS motto:
keep it simple stupid*
I'm thinking long, flowy skirts, sandals, and possibly a floppy hat? I'm dubbing this style
 The Preppy Hippie
it's Gap meets Forever 21

Here is some inspiration I have floating around in my head.  Of course to actually buy any of it I'm gonna have to make some money but I will think about that later.  Right now it's just me and pinterest.  Cause pinning clothes is way more fun then actually trying something on.


*I couldn't believe my luck when I wondered onto Gap.com I discovered their summer motto was also keep it simple!  Does this mean I am on the right track?






















4.20.2012

So am I cougar now?...


So yesterday I was watching Live with Kelly and who happens to be a guest that morning???

Zac Efron.

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!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I said to Charlie-

"Our boyfriend is on T.V.!"

Ryan ignores us girls as he makes his morning coffee.

But who is with me?

Zac Efron had me from High School Musical

Yummy, yummy, yummy...

I don't care that I am the older woman in our relationship

Zac Efron's chiseled jawline and sexy stubble  is enough to make me throw cation to the wind and do something crazy...

I guess what I am trying to say is I wanna see The Lucky One

Who's with me??????

Maybe I am just a sucker for a good Nicolas Sparks story line

but somehow I don't feel like I am alone in that...

So go see The Lucky One - have some milkduds and popcorn and let me know how it is

because 

I have 7 week old and will probably never see another movie again with out some kind of princess or large purple dinosaur

sigh...

guess I'll just keep watching the trailer and pretending it is just as good as seeing the actual movie

or maybe I'll be that lady that brings the 7 week old to the movie

just kidding

maybe

But I did say that Zac Efron makes me feel like doing something crazy...




***If you are feeling particularly sorry for Ryan after this post- don't.  He also has a girlfriend.  Her name is Kate and she is the future Queen of England.***




4.11.2012

Baby's first Easter...





Ok so maybe I did make a tiny little Easter basket for Charlie...it was all for the sake of a photo shoot!  How did you celebrate your Easter Sunday???

4.05.2012

Catch up- it's more then a condiment...


In the last month I've...

Finally been able to wear cute shoes again!!!

Actually wanted to wear something besides sweatpants...

Watched more t.v. then I thought was humanly possible but when you are the only source of food for your baby you watch a lot of Love it or List it...

Spent another night in the hospital- turns out Charlie has acid reflux and apnea- scary at first but hoping the medicine will give her some relief...

Started cooking again and by cooking I mean actually preparing meals from real food and not making hamburger helper or other boxed dinners every night of the week...

Wonder how moms ever fold laundry- I can get it washed but folded and put away seems to be impossible...

Gone to a coupon class (first hour and a half I spent away from Charlie) actually learned a lot...

Realized how sexy it is to watch your husband soothing your baby who is hurting from gas and acid reflux- seeing him growing into his role as daddy- makes me realize how important it is when you are choosing the father of your children...

Got Charlie her Easter outfit- I am not doing an Easter basket this year- don't judge me she's only a month old what am I suppose to put in there?  Breast milk from the Easter Bunny?!? I feel like that would be a little weird.  So we are just skipping that part but we are gonna get her a stuffed bunny or a duck.  When I was little I got a duck for Easter.  His name was Chester and I loved him for years. Charlie might need a Chester too...

Haven't eaten a Rice Krispie Treat since I was pregnant- thank goodness I was starting to worry about that addiction...


Back to regular blogging next week.  Thanks for being patient during this adjustment period and I promise not to post only about baby stuff!!!  I am hoping to be doing some new things around the blog.  So keep stopping by this little corner of the world and see what changes this new season of life brings...


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