First Post-Pregnancy Jeans

I am a firm believer in the power of suggestion. So after reading an extremely funny story by fellow blogger Ashley Paige about the difficulty of searching for the perfect pair of jeans, I should have assumed that I would soon be in a similar situation. Two days ago the knee of my absolutely favorite jeans wore through. I was so sad as the entire time I was pregnant all I kept dreaming about was fitting back into this pair. I had a second favorite pair that was still good though, so I was not in a hurry to replace them (considering all our extra cash goes towards the baby these days!) And yet last night I sat on the couch to curl up with my sleeping bulldog, the back seam of my #2 jeans split open! So not a good thing for a new mom who is still getting used to my post-pregnancy body. I was way more upset than I should have been, considering its insignificance in the grand scheme of life. But it is so hard for me to find pants...especially jeans! And now that I'm home all the time, they are pretty much the only thing I wear besides sweatpants. Skip was very understand of my upsetment when he got home from work and offered to watch the baby in the morning so I could go out in search of a new pair.

I got up at 7 this morning with the baby, as everyday, and instead of trading off naps with the husband like we do most mornings, I got right up and proceeded to get ready to go out. As much as I loath trying to find the perfect pair of jeans, I love shopping and it's always nice to get out once and awhile without the baby. My first hurdle was decided where to shop. I normally have the most luck buying clothes at Kohl's. But that requires a 20 minute drive each way up the highway. The mall is much closer and I figured if I didn't have any luck in one store, there would be plenty others to check out. So with much debating back and forth, I chose the latter and was ready to go. Pretty soon I was off to the bank and then pulling into the mall parking lot at 9:00am. This was the second hurdle. Since when does the mall not open until 10:00?!??!?! For years I was under the impression that all the shops were open by 9:00. Maybe it was just that I was sleeping in so late at the time that 10:00 seemed much earlier to me! Rather than sit around and wait for an hour, or go back home and come back later, I ditched the mall idea and ended up heading to Kohl's afterall, kicking myself for not choosing to go there in the first place.

They always have fabulous sales at Kohl's and I hit up the clearance racks as soon as I walked in. (very important when your family increased by one member but decreased to one salary) It took forever to dig through all the racks but finally made my way over to the dressing room, my arms filled with way more pairs of jeans than you're supposed to bring in with you. Before I go any further, I should probably explain that all of this was happening in the Juniors Department. Yes, I have been married for almost 4 years and have a beautiful baby girl, and I still shop with all the teeny boppers. It's just that I'm on the tiny side and find it very hard to find jeans small enough in the women's sections.  This makes the whole process a little more difficult though...just because I need the same size as teenagers, does not mean I also want to wear the same style.  I already own two pairs of skinny jeans, so I didn't need anymore of those.  And I seriously don't know who wears super flares anymore.  I just wanted a darker wash straight leg pair without all those rips and holes!  But finally, after about an hour of running back and forth between the racks and the dressing room I managed to find not one, but TWO new pairs of jeans!  They are plain, dark wash, straight leg, perfect length!  And I was very excited that they were in my pre-pregnancy size!!!  Even better.... I got both for only $20.00!!!  I even had time to go pick up the CUTEST bright deep pick cotton dress for Little Meredith to wear this Sunday for Easter!  With her little cardigan sweater of course, since it's only going to bed in the 40's this weekend!!!  But I digress.  All in all it was a pleasant shopping experience and I am currently wearing one of my two new favorite pairs of jeans:)  I promise to blog more later about all the new things Little M has been up to!!