A couple of years ago, I wrote a post about feeling sexy before and after having a baby . I wrote this post just six months after having my first child. At the time, what I wrote had meaning for me and helped me to get through the dramatic changes of having a newborn, lack of sleep, getting back to work after maternity leave, and a husband who was deployed all the way around the world. At the time, doing those little somethings like painting my toes or wearing a great looking outfit, helped me to feel more like myself. After having another child and now running the gauntlet that having school-aged kids requires, being sexy isn't quite as important. Yes, I still want to look and feel sexy - after all this gives me a positive approach to each day. But, more importantly I want to feel real. Too often, as parents, we try to hide who we truly are. We want people to think we have it all together. We want to protect ourselves and our families from ...
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