Buttons. 

And zippers. 

I haven't needed the use of these pesky tools for quite some time. I gave birth 5.5 months ago, but I enjoyed the use of my maternity jeans up until yesterday. You see, maternity jeans have this wicked awesome elastic technology that expands as your belly grows, but also accommodates a post baby belly in a slimming fashion.  To complement the jeans, I bought a few pairs of slacks, a few sizes up. I'm happy to report that those slacks are now too big and I squeezed into one of my pre baby jeans this morning. 

I gave myself the goal of June 1. No more maternity jeans.

Moms out there know what it feels like to finally be out of your tank tops and yoga pants stage. This is when you're ready to bring back your tank tops, tight jeans and sassy outfits.  Then your physical self catches up with your mental self - nothing fits. Not only that, but you don't want to buy yet another wardrobe for your new body (I realize my hips won't be the same).  Workouts are hard to get in, your metabolism is slower and the weight you dropped breast feeding seems to have plateaued. Fabulous.

I adore my little girl and I marvel at how my body produced this amazing little creature. I also believe that my body is my temple. I allowed myself the time to psychologically get back in tune with who I am and where I want to be. As much as I'd love to get my booty back in fighting shape, I'm more about the energy I need to keep trucking after a full day of work. I'm thinking about the core muscles I need to improve - especially when lifting Lily. I think about the elasticity of my skin and the flexibility of my hamstrings. 

Getting back to the gym when I can, in addition to my healthy eating habits are slowly paying off. Keyword 'slowly'. As the process continues, it's a welcome reminder that I may be a mama, but I shouldn't forget about taking care of little ole' me - which includes working towards fitting into a few body hugging dresses for summertime.