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Lorelai at 4 Months

March 5, 2016

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My little Lorelai turned 4 months old on February 23rd. I’d have to say this has been the month of laughs and smiles. She had her very first laugh a few weeks back and it was completely different than we expected. Kind of silly, kind of dorky, but very, very sweet! It’s also a very hard earned laugh — you have to REALLY deserve it. She had already been smiling, but now she smiles all the time — especially at mommy and daddy (and a few friendly lady realtors at open houses while out house hunting).

 

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We used to be able to go to restaurants and Lorelai would fall asleep in her carseat. Now, this has been a rarity. She wants to be with everyone else! Either in mommy’s lap or held up (assisted) on the table (the center of everything!). Two new feats are — sleeping (mainly) through the night regularly (knock on wood) and taking long naps every so often.

 

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Her personality is sure starting to shine through. I can’t wait to see how she changes in the next month!

 

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Body Image + Post Pregnancy (Plus Size)

February 13, 2016

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I didn’t really have any problem with my pregnant body. I knew it was fleeting and I was happy to be growing my baby. The first few weeks after giving birth I was just so amazed at how “thin” I felt after losing my baby belly, that I didn’t even really think about my size. I actually dropped the 30 pounds I had gained in about 2-3 weeks naturally.

 

Once I started to forget about my pregnant body and only kept looking at my post pregnancy body, I could feel a shift in my mind. Even though I pride myself in having a good self image, I do still sometimes have to fight extra hard to stay positive. I found myself starting to get into a negative viewpoint of myself. Not being able to exercise or make healthy meals because I was so busy with a new baby made this especially hard.

 

Even though I am aware of the easiness to fall into the pit of a negative view point, I still had those negative thoughts. I realized how much negativity is ingrained in my brain. It is one thing to be a logical, intellectual adult. It is another to be in an emotional thought pattern.

 

These thoughts made me realize that I will always be fighting this body image fight. No matter if it is having a baby, having loss, life changes, etc. There will always be something put in my way to try and make me feel a certain way. Even at my smallest I had these thoughts. It all comes down to keep fighting the fight and staying strong.

 

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