Frump-Free

The past week has been really crazy and hectic for us. We have had family parties and so many appointments that we haven't had much time to relax. The other morning I had to be at the hospital for an appointment by 8AM with my little man so I woke up and left a little early. I parked in the parking garage and took the elevator to the floor that I needed to go to. While we were on the elevator there was a woman who looked at me and talked about how hard it is to do anything with a little one and that I looked good and 'normal' toting around my little guy. I guess she just meant that I looked pretty put together for a new mom at 8AM with a newborn in my arms. I don't find it impossible like how she was making it out to be.... I just stayed up late the night before getting everything ready to go and I also woke up an hour early to get the baby ready (he always takes longer than me... the feeding takes so long!).

So what that woman said to me made me feel pretty good. It made me feel like I am not hopeless and can do things like I used to (ex: look decent while out and about with my baby). I never wanted to be one of those moms that constantly wore sweats because they are comfortable. I wear them to bed and on rainy days in the house. I had on my dark jeans with a fitted cotton shirt, a sweater and flip flops. I was comfortable but I certainly did not look frumpy. I just don't understand why there are people that assume you will always look frumpy- especially in public- after having a baby?

Even after an appointment on another day I still thought I looked pretty frump free. We were at the cardiologist office and while we were waiting, I fed the little man because it was: A- Time to eat and B- he was screaming. So I fed him while we waited. I moved him to burp him over my shoulder and all of a sudden he spit up all over me. Not only did my baby smell like formula, but I did too! I put my sweater on over top and buttoned it up so no one could see that I was messy from the spit up and then while we were in the room waiting for the doctor I changed my shirt and wiped myself down with wipes to get the smell off. Thank God for that extra shirt in the diaper bag!

Anyway, the point to this is that no matter what happens: spit up, butt explosion, leakage, a new mommy can still look good while having their newborn in their arms. There is no need to look frumpy and certainly no need to have people think you will look frumpy for months after your baby is born!