I never thought I'd say this, but...........

I miss some aspects of pregnancy (!!), like....

1) Having great hair and not losing any of it. It was thick and had lots of volume when I was pregnant. Now, it's dry, my scalp itches and flakes, and I lose so much hair in the shower that I could almost donate it to Locks of Love (if they took short hair!). I'm constantly afraid to look in the mirror once I get out for fear I'll see a big ol' bald spot.

2) Not worrying about whether I looked fat. I knew I just looked pregnant! Now, I'm annoyed by my extra weight. I don't fit into my pre-pregnancy clothes, but I don't want to continue wearing my maternity clothes either. The maternity pants? Okay. But the tops? No, thank you. I don't want to buy new clothes because I have plenty in smaller sizes, but I may have to break down and get a couple of things to wear to work. Ugh. As an aside, I really thought that breastfeeding would take care of this extra weight. The first 25 lbs did come off very easily, but these last 20 are apparently enjoying their stay and are not at all interested in taking a hike.

3) Being able to eat the crap out of some dairy!! I miss ice cream!!! You'd think that cutting out all dairy (I was a HUGE cheese and ice cream eater!) for the sake of Isabel's breastfeeding would result in a huge weight loss, but that has not been the case. I must be supplementing with other equally caloric (but non-dairy) foods.

4) Feeling full after small amounts of food. Now I could eat a cow and still have room left over for a hippopotamus.

5) Having time to myself. Now, I just want to get it straight that I love, love looooooove my daughter and would never wish that she'd go back where she came from, EVER!...but a little time to myself now and then wouldn't be a bad thing.

6) Being able to blame stuff on my pregnancy. Now if I'm crazy, I can't just say that it's because of the pregnancy hormones. I know that I still have lots of loopy hormones running around inside me because I've just had a baby and because I'm breastfeeding, but apparently those are less well-known than the pregnancy hormones. ;)