I was looking back at pictures of LB and I right after he was born. As I progressed through the months, I noticed a trend and have decided that motherhood tricks people.
When you're pregnant, you feel huge, but it's okay, because you're preggers. Any pregnant lady looks cute, despite the swollen ankles and manic mood swings. I even managed to do my hair more than once every few months.
Then the baby is born. Some people are lucky to look great after the delivery. Others (like me) look like they've been hit by an 18-wheeler. But luckily, these days of looking slovenly and beat up are numbered, and after a week or two, you begin to look like your old self. Exhausted maybe, but nothing concealer can't fix.
Then something happens around the 6th or 7th month. Maybe it's because you spend your days chasing a crawling baby. Maybe it's because you lose your voice from saying "No" all the time. Maybe it's just poop and pee overload.
Whatever it is, it breaks you. And suddenly you look like a "mom". Hair without product in it, zero makeup (unless you count the chapstick), clothes that are "comfy" because you can't chase a baby in heels... You know what I mean.
It's sad. When LB was born, I thought, hey, I'm tired because I'm up every two hours, but this isn't too bad. At least I can brush my teeth in peace. Then, around that magically 6th or 7th month (it's hard to pinpoint), suddenly I didn't have a second for myself.
As I type this, it is 2:18pm. I'm in workout shorts and a T-shirt. My hair hasn't been brush, I haven't washed my face, and I haven't brushed my teeth. During LB's nap, I managed to make myself a healthy asian chicken salad, but haven't eaten anything other than that. Even as I'm typing, LB is banging the dog's food and water bowls, something I'm sure Puppy doesn't appreciate. My days are filled with childrearing, to the point where it's hard to managed basic hygiene.
So, I feel bad thinking at the beginning that it wasn't too bad, this whole motherhood thing. I guess it wasn't at first. But now I'm completely immersed in the typical "mom" lifestyle. Now where are my mom jeans?
3 comments:
If you buy a mini-van, you've officially entered the "mommyhood". You're amazing my dear - but take at LEAST an hour to yourself a day...just for you. You definitely deserve it!
I hear ya. If I've had a shower, the day is a success. If I have time to clip my toenails and tweeze my unibrow, it's practically a spa day.
Ahhh, the mini-van... I hope I never take that leap.
It's funny- when I get that rare opportunity to do my nails, I really do consider it a spa day. :)
So sad.
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