never say never

Before getting pregnant and birthing a 9 pound baby I had quite a long list of things "I would never do" as a pregnant lady and new mommy. That list has since turned into an even longer list of things I said "I would never do but am already doing/did."

Some of those things I said but have done anyway:

1. I will not gain too much weight during pregnancy and become a hippo
2. I will never sit around in pajamas all day watching The Kardashians and eating my weight in chocolate
3. I will not obsess about my weight while pregnant 
4. I will never be a frumpy pregnant lady and go out in public in yoga pants and an oversized tshirt and call it "getting dressed"
5. I will never be that mom that goes out in public in yoga pants and a milk stained tshirt and call that "getting dressed"
6. I will never go against what "they" say is best for my baby & will abide by all the "rules"
7. I won't attempt to use a pacifier to shush the babe
8. I will never skip a shower -- especially when covered in spit up/baby poop
9. I will never have a messy house

10. And I will not be that lady with her boobs flopping all over the place because a bra is just too much work 

& For the record - I gained an obscene amount of weight during my pregnancy with Truett while sitting in my pajamas watching Kardashians all day. I obsessed about my weight and stepped on the scale daily which may be why I turned into frumpzilla and never strayed from my uniform of yoga pants and a tee. And now that the babe is here I can typically be found in yoga pants and a milk stained shirt, covered in some sort of bodily fluid and ignoring the mess that is my house. 

Such is life!

Never say never my friends. You'll be surprised by how much can change. On the upside, I have a healthy happy little boy & hey, that's all that matters to this mama.