The harsh reality of the post baby body

Lets be honest here ladies, the post baby body is not fun!  For us humans that is, I'm not one of those ladies that her body went right back to normal after getting the little one out of there.  I was swollen all over, I jiggled in places i didn't even know you could jiggle, and lets not even get started on the extra skin that hangs around for months after.

I was blessed to not have very many stretch marks, and for that i am very grateful..  However that being said, I STRETCHED!!  I'm talking legs arms tummy and lets not forget the ever unforgiving booty!  I've always had body image issues, what women hasn't, and I would totally be lying if I said I'm one of those women who is proud of her post baby body because it tells a story.  Don't get me wrong I am beyond proud of my body and what it has done for my little blessing but i still dont like the way it looks.

Bodies are hard to manage and when you have a baby nothing goes back to normal.  But it is well worth it.  I have tried diets work outs drinks and any other fad you can think of trying to look like i 'use' to.  But when i think about it.  I use to have time!!  That does not exsist!  I work a 9-6 job and when i get home working out is the last thing i want to do!!  Not because i am lazy but because i have better things to do with my time,  If im not home from 8 in the morning to 7 at night, im going to spend the hour and a half that i have left before my little mans bedtime, with my little man!

Coming to terms with the fact that i look good has been hard, and rewarding.  My body will never look or feel the same, but I will never feel the same.  I've grown in more ways than one becoming a mom and if my body was the sacrifice for this great blessing I am okay with that. It helps having a husband who will tell me everyday how beautiful I am.  And now i actually believe him.

Ladies dont let your body get you down. You are beautiful and what you have done for your little human is beyond words.  Love your body, and remember there are bigger things happening here.