Atomic Tonic

When I got pregnant with Linnea I decided I wasn't going to buy any maternity clothes. My due date with her was one week after my due date with Matilda was, two years previous. It was my last pregnancy. I figured I would use the same maternity clothes and hold off buying new clothes until the pregnancy was over and the weight was gone.

I didn't live up to it. Over the last year, I bought one maternity shirt ($6), two pairs of lounge/sleepwear when my stomach got so big even the largest of my maternity clothes rode up or fell down ($40), two pairs of knock-off Crocs when my feet got so uncomfortable the ugly started to look good ($20), and then a handful of non-maternity-but-hide-the-muffin-top shirts once the baby was out but the weight was certainly not ($50).

In the last year, I've spent just over $100 on clothing for myself. I've still got 20 pounds to lose. I'm nowhere near being able to buy clothing for myself. I'm grumpy and puffy and fat. Spring is around the corner. I need to spend. Spending is mental Spring Cleaning. I can't spend on myself because I can hardly look at my body in a mirror nevermind try pants on it.

So I spent on the kids. I bought some Baby Legs for both of them knowing that Matilda wouldn't let me put them on her and Linnea wouldn't have a choice.

So far, Matilda won't let me put them on her. Linnea doesn't have a choice.

I also bought a lighter weight pouch. Linnea is certainly putting in the hours in the fleece one and I don't see that changing anytime soon. This summer we go to Sweden. The first time we took Matilda to Sweden, she spent roughly 85% of her time in the pouch. Linnea will be the same age for her first trip to Sweden that Matilda was on her first trip.

The pouch is almost like buying new clothes for myself.