So, today I went to Old Navy with the intention of buying a new pair of postpartum jeans.
...uh, yeah.
I tried on my normal size and it was a major WTF moment. They weren't even close to buttoning. It was pathetic. I know, I know--I'm only five weeks postpartum (happy five weeks to Matthew :D), but seriously I've lost most all of my baby weight and I'm just left with an undesirable amount of nastiness at the bottom of my belly.
It's not even that I *want* to be out of maternity jeans. No, I could totally be that woman on What Not to Wear that Stacy has to intervene on the panel jeans. I loveeee maternity jeans way more than any self respecting lady should. It's just that they're way too big at this point. I stretched nine months of baby belly into these pants. They are used up! I'm talking holes at the pockets, fuzziness on the inside of the legs, sag at the butt after five minutes of wear USED. UP. I look more than a little frumpy wearing them at this point.
I have to ask myself, "How ridiculous would it be for me to go buy a smaller size of maternity jeans?...maybe even some pajama jeans?" Yeah, pretty ridiculous, but I totally went there in the ON dressing room this morning.
I've even bought a couple of jersey skirts from Old Navy recently--you know something that comes in S, M, or L-- so that I can avoid meeting my number sizing fate. Unfortunately, though, Thomas told me it made me look like a missing Duggar girl and now those are at the bottom of the laundry pile as an emergency outfit.
Is it really outrageous for me to think about stocking up on yoga pants of every variety and just live in them forever...or would I become THAT mom??
Friday, July 15, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Housewife??
Two years ago, heck, even one year ago, if anyone had asked me if I would consider being a housewife, the answer would have unequivocally been NO... and yet, here I am writing this blog post with my one month old baby wrapped up on my chest.
...BABY? What?! Yep, that's right. My "five year plan" turned into "OMG! That test says 'PREGNANT' " in October of 2010. On June 11th of this year, my husband and I welcomed a gorgeous baby boy named Matthew into our lives. He's amazing! I'm so in love with him! :)
I was working as a nurse on a surgical floor full time plus (not always welcomed) overtime when I surprisingly got the big fat positive on a test. I continued working until I was 34 weeks pregnant. The job was taking a noticable toll on my pregnancy so I resigned and spent 6 weeks as a stay at home wife. I was counting down the days until I would be at our new duty station and I could start looking for a new nursing job. I was researching the best daycares for infants in our new area. Being at home 24/7 was making me crazy. I kept wondering how in the world stay at home moms found this enjoyable, then on my due date Matthew completely changed my mind. After looking at him, I knew I wanted to stay at home for as long as possible with him! It didn't matter that I went to school for what felt like 800 years to become a nurse and only did it for about 1.5 years. It didn't matter that our family income would decrease by more than half. All that mattered was looking at him and realizing I wanted to BE there....I wanted to make sure his life was the best it could possibly be.
It hasn't been without it's challenges so far. The only real challenge is learning how to budget on one income once more. It still needs a little, okay a LOT, of tweaking! Haha! It's day to day learning for me, but it's getting better. Being a mom in general has been super challenging! I couldn't imagine knowing I only had 12 weeks to get the hang of it before I'd have to come up with a whole new routine! Housework has gone by the wayside for the time being as has date night and spontaneous trips, but I couldn't imagine spending my days in a more rewarding way.
...BABY? What?! Yep, that's right. My "five year plan" turned into "OMG! That test says 'PREGNANT' " in October of 2010. On June 11th of this year, my husband and I welcomed a gorgeous baby boy named Matthew into our lives. He's amazing! I'm so in love with him! :)
I was working as a nurse on a surgical floor full time plus (not always welcomed) overtime when I surprisingly got the big fat positive on a test. I continued working until I was 34 weeks pregnant. The job was taking a noticable toll on my pregnancy so I resigned and spent 6 weeks as a stay at home wife. I was counting down the days until I would be at our new duty station and I could start looking for a new nursing job. I was researching the best daycares for infants in our new area. Being at home 24/7 was making me crazy. I kept wondering how in the world stay at home moms found this enjoyable, then on my due date Matthew completely changed my mind. After looking at him, I knew I wanted to stay at home for as long as possible with him! It didn't matter that I went to school for what felt like 800 years to become a nurse and only did it for about 1.5 years. It didn't matter that our family income would decrease by more than half. All that mattered was looking at him and realizing I wanted to BE there....I wanted to make sure his life was the best it could possibly be.
It hasn't been without it's challenges so far. The only real challenge is learning how to budget on one income once more. It still needs a little, okay a LOT, of tweaking! Haha! It's day to day learning for me, but it's getting better. Being a mom in general has been super challenging! I couldn't imagine knowing I only had 12 weeks to get the hang of it before I'd have to come up with a whole new routine! Housework has gone by the wayside for the time being as has date night and spontaneous trips, but I couldn't imagine spending my days in a more rewarding way.
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