taking the time...

ever have one
of those days?

baberaham has a little cold... first two nights of it were sleepless. meaning no sleep. no rest. ok. maybe like... an hour or two... here and there.

i would get up and feed, then jason would change and burp. every hour. on the hour, it seemed. eesh.

he was fussy and we were grumpy.
me most of all. jason is always awesome and so willing to rock him to sleep no matter how long it takes. he's such an awesome daddy.

poor thing was under the weather. it was sad to see him all congested. he still had smiles for us though when we had a little bit of play time. wow... he is such a trooper!

so... life keeps going and i still had places i needed to be even though i didn't get any sleep and my little one wasn't feeling well. so i dragged my booty out of bed... went into the bathroom where i think i peed and wiped (bahaha!) then looked in the mirror and thought, "gah! who the heck is that?!" hair askew, crusty make-up around my eyes from the day before and dark circles under my eyes. mmmm... sexy.

hopped in the shower for a quick rinse.... just kidding. i really did wash. i think. i don't remember. anywaysssssss....


so i slipped on some jeans and a nice blouse that still had boob access (for the babe, of course) and i put on my make-up. i think it's important to take that extra little time to do something that makes you feel good. or at least normal. for me it's make-up. you don't think you have time to put it on?? here's how long it took me to put on my make-up:

yeah.

there's really no good excuse!

moms: take out that little extra time. what makes you feel good? putting on a little make-up? actually getting to blow dry your hair? putting on those jeans? that shirt? do it! we shouldn't lose all of ourselves JUST because we "have a baby". there's time.

ta da!

why do i do it?

for me. to feel good! and to hide those bags...

for my husband... who never requires that of me. he thinks i look beautiful when i roll out of bed with greasy hair and day old mascara flaking off my face that i was too lazy to wash off the night before. but i like to keep things fresh! because i'm not only a mom. i'm a wife too. and i like to be beautiful for him too... k, i feel like i'm over-explaining. i think you know what i mean.

for abe. so that he grows up knowing that it's important for a woman to take care of herself. that way he knows the importance of taking care of "her" as well. whoever she is.

love yourself today.