HELP ME!
I am posting these photos, and I will explain why because vanity and photographic genius is not
(obviously) the reason.
The reason these pictures were even taken in the first place is that I must have had a boring afternoon with Isabel and was playing with my new digital camera, the Canon Powershot that I got for Christmas. (which is amazingly tiny and cute) I was goofing around taking pictures in the mirror playing around with different settings which is why some of these are blurred. (OK, and I am not any type of great photographer in the first place) I am sure she was wanting to be carried around, and she loves her Baby Bjorn Active Carrier (Another gear recommendation that I HIGHLY recommend and could not live without...not the regular Baby Bjorn. I have both, and they don't compare in my opinion. And it would be great for China, too. I will be taking mine for sure.)
So, yes, I am in the bathroom shooting pictures (hey, what's unusual about that?), and OK, I look like crap. But, you know what? I look like that everyday! Such is the life as a stay at home mom.
But the real point of my post is this. I am just perusing the pictures yesterday laughing at what we are wearing. Really, I am not going to dress any fancier anyway because I will get garbage (meaning baby food, snot, dinner and whatever else the kids decide to wipe all over me by means of their faces and hands) all over me. However, Isabel has the nice crisp ivory shirt and flowered flared cords all nicely coordinated. Another great outfit from www.babystyle.com, one of my favorite places to shop for the kids. And I'm laughing, because the other morning, I'm scrounging to try to piece together a clean pair of sweats and shirt for myself, and to the door that afternoon comes another package from babystyle containing clothes for my daughter. Before I had children, I loved to buy clothes for myself to wear to work, but I guess now...it's almost...what's the point? Or rather, I don't because there's no where to wear them and I can't keep them clean.
Maybe it's a sad, sad sickness. I have to live vicariously through them or something. Someone help me. Is there a 12 step program for this?
6 comments:
Yep, she's looking very stylin' indeed! Dang I CAN NOT WAIT to shop for baby clothes. I don't know what I was thinking not specifying a gender in this whole process. It's killing me slowly...
One thing I can buy, though, is equipment! So on that note, what's the diff between the plain jane Bjorn and the Active one? I love how you field test the equip for me! It's v. helpful. ;-)
Yes, I can relate. My 10 year old daughter is stylin' with all the latest and greatest in clothing. My son is too, although he could care less what he wears. Me, I try to spruce up my attire once in awhile. By that I mean maybe buying some new jeans(Ha!) or a sweater from Kohls!! For the baby, I haven't yet, but I will go crazy buying adorable Gymboree outfits! Love Gymboree stuff!!!
Ok, do you find you shop way more for Isabel than for Ian? I must buy clothes for Gracie weekly(LOVE Gymboree and for a hilarious Gymboree encounter, go to the naked ovary). Poor Cameron only gets clothes when he can no longer squeeze into them! Boys clothes are boring...
Ahh, you both look cute. Besides, I scoff at women who are all done up and their kids look like they just rolled out of bed...10 hours ago.
But no worries, I think that i will drive down there in a couple months and we can do some shopping and cause some trouble. And if you want, you dress up and I'll wear the sweats and carry around Isabel. Did I just write that?????
Cute!!! I see that she likes to look at herself on the tiny screen on the back of the camera. Just like another little cutie I know!
:)
Donna
Too funny, and so true! My son is always dressed to the hilt, even if we aren't stepping foot out the house that day. And me? Let's just say that I at least try to match. Sometimes even that doesn't happen.
ps - your daughter is adorable!
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