Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Bathing Beauty

I've always heard women complain about their post-baby bodies. How flat their stomachs used to be, how perky their boobs were...for some reason though it never sunk in that it would one day happen to me. I've always naturally had a pretty good body, nothing amazing but enough that as long as I watched what I ate I would stay small and could wear a bathingsuit with minimal poochage. I guess I kind of assumed that would keep going after having a baby, sure it might take a bit but eventually everything would fall back in place. HA! Boy was I fooling myself.

Sure, Sam is only 6 mths old and I have lost the majority of my baby weight but I'm starting to realize that there are parts of my body that will never look the same again. Let's take hips for example, for awhile I thought they were planning a full-body takeover. Everyday expanding, more and more, and now that the baby belly is gone I can really see how they've changed. I've always been a bit curvy (the latina in me for sure) but now I look more womanly and it's definitely because of my hips. Those actually don't bother me too much to be honest, sure they're keeping me in a size 6 when I was a 2 on my wedding day but I kind of like the way they look. And they're a great resting spot for the Samster who seems to be permanently attached to them. Of course there's the whole belly issue, how long does it take for it to not look like you're pregnant anymore?? But at least that's kind of expected of a new mom, and somewhat easy to hide. Hellooo Spanx!

But you know what does bother me? Tremendously in fact? My pancakes. Er, I mean my breasts. Or at least the territory formerly known as breasts. I went from a B to a DD in my pregnancy and you do NOT make that kind of alphabet leap without some serious ramifications. At least when they were in the D's they were proportional to the rest of my curvier body, not to mention I loved the fact that when I felt fat in my jeans I could fall back on the girls for some fool-proof cleavage. I miss them desperately, now there's just a shell, or more like deflated balloons, where they used to be. I'd really like a boob job if I wasn't so terrified of looking like a stripper. Also the thought of going through surgical recovery anytime soon for anything other than medically necessary procedures seems impossible.

You know what got me started of this whole body pity party? Swim lessons. I really want to sign Sam up but am dreading the thought of swimsuit shopping. Is it bad that when I think of her swim lessons I'm fixated on whether or not I'll be stuck in an oldlady swimskirt instead of the lifesaving skills we'll be learning? I keep telling myself that as soon as she's not still waking up 4 times a night I'll have the energy to work out- I know that's the only way I'm going to get my body back but it's just so stinking hard! Can you imagine how wonderful it must be to be Jessica Alba or Heidi Klum and have a personal trainer whip your body into perfect shape while the nanny watches the kids and your personal chef Pierre (all male servants in my fantasies must be foreign with sexy accents) creates delicious fat-free meals for you? Sigh, well, that's obviously not going to happen anytime soon so I suppose I should just sign her up. Perhaps by the time the lessons actually start I'll have minimized the pooch, if not JCrew does have some cute tankinis. I can't believe I just said "cute tankinis". Boy has life changed!

6 comments:

  1. This is hilarious and sooooooo true! I said the exact same thing to Chris about signing Morgan up for swim lessons, but not wanting to wear a bathing suit. Too funny! I know you look great!! Miss you, Kristin

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  2. Natasha, your post hits home with me. And you are not alone! My son just turned one in Jan. and I am still feeling like I will never return back to my original size 2 shape. Like you, I am ok with my hips, however, it's the excess fat now. I used to play soccer for 10 years and was in great shape and now it's all flab. I'm struggling with this upcoming summer and dreading putting on a bathing suit. I could work out, but realistically, when do I have time to do that?! I am not sacrificing my time with my son for a workout. I really loved my body when I was pregnant, but you really don't see how it is until after you give birth. I only gained the appropriate 25 lbs during my pregnancy and left the hospital weighing 4 lbs heavier than I was before I got pregnant. And now I feel like I've gained 20! Go figure! I too would like to start take my son for swimming lessons this summer. Can I wear a wetsuit to cover myself up??

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  5. Hey Natasha, Kristian just turned one and my body is close to normal as its going to take. My doctor told me that you will not get your tummy flat until after a year. In regards to pancakes.... well I went from a DD to an H they were huge and and gross to say the least now Im back down to DD but I have these horrible stretch marks.
    I use to exercise everyday religously but now with Kristian, Sienna (woof), the house and John I dont have time to do anything. When the weather gets warmer I run around the neighborhood but now its way to cold.

    In regards to the swim lessons, I was going to take Kristian but my pediatrician recommended after a year because of ear infections. Gaithersburg City has a great program I plan to sign Kristian up this summer.

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  6. I like to refer to the boobs as bean bags without the beans. I was just starting to work out and jog a bit and then found out I was pregnant again. Wondering how this pregnancy will be when I didn't start out with a flat tummy. Oh well. It will be really hard to try and exercise with two babies! It's sad to say, but unless we're Heidi Klum like you said or willing to stick the kids in a nasty gym daycare (not happening!) then we'll have to accept the little pouch for now. As a side note, I didn't notice any of this when I saw you at the mall. I think you look great!
    Nicolette

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