The First Post

Yesterday was warmer than usual. It got up to 80 degrees and I was sweating. I sweat like a 600 lb man in a sauna even when it's below freezing, so 80 kind of melts me. I decided to try and cool off by sitting on a bench while waiting to pick up my sons at school.  My one-year old, Harper, sat facing me on my lap, when she casually reached her pudgy little hand into my v-neck t-shirt, pulled the stretchy 100% cotton out far enough so she could look straight down, and then said joyfully, "Mama, butt!"

The old man on the bench next to me appeared slightly amused, yet extremely uncomfortable (most likely because he got a full Mardi Gras style shot of my chest without even having to offer beads). Without a doubt, my little girl was referencing my cleavage.

Harper didn't stop there either. I tried to push my shirt back with some words of encouragement, "no, no Harper, don't pull Mama's shirt," but to no avail.

She repeated her sentiments but with more details, while pulling harder on the shirt, "Mama butt!" Then finally letting go of my shirt, she pointed to her own bottom, and said, "Harper butt."  Continuing her butt fact-finding mission , she peered around to look at my backside, and she tapped my hip as she emphatically exclaimed, "more, more, Mama butt!" She was truly joyful that she had figured out her mom has two butts.

I gave a fake smile to the now excruciatingly uncomfortable man sitting next to me and I offered him an olive branch, which came in the form of a distraction to my toddler, "Harper, do you want to go on the swings?" And off we went.

I felt bad for the man sitting there, but I wasn't embarrassed. I can say I was more impressed and proud with her toddler power of association and deduction. Yes!! Cleavage does sometimes look like a butt, especially with a push-up bra. And OK, it's a fact, she does have a butt.  And I have a butt. Seriously, how smart is she? 

I've stressed over starting a blog. For awhile, my excuse was, "but, I don't have a name." Once I decided on a name, my stall tactic was, "but how do I start? It's too hard to write the first post." What better way to start my blog by ending my "buts" with some writing about butts?! Yay for putting this first post behind me.