Am I a Yummy Mommy?

Too often I have the term "Yummy Mommy" and have caught myself thinking 'is this me?' Do I look hot pushing my baby stroller down the street? Do people see me and think 'wow did she just have a baby?' I'll admit sometimes I do want people to think these things and I do want to look the same or even better than I did pre-baby.

Maybe it's all this Hollywood hype I'll succumbing to, everywhere you turn some young hot celebrity is having a baby, and then weeks later is out looking fabulous. Btw -no, that is not me in the photo - that is Denise Richards and baby Lola (for those of you out of the celebrity baby loop). For some great celebrity mommy gossip I just discovered this site: http://babyrazzi.com/baby/category/yummy-mummy.

So I've come up with a list of questions to help determine if you are Yummy Mommy:

1. Do you own (and regularly use) a jogging stroller?
2. Do you sign up for anything that involves you getting a workout with your baby? i.e. stroller-aerobics, baby salsa, baby yoga, etc.
3. Do you find yourself spending extra time on your outfit, hair and makeup every time you meet up with other moms?
4. Are you obsessed with all the celebrity mommas? And know all their baby's names?
5. Do you purposely leave your stroller in the car just to prove you can carry around your 20lb baby (and try to make it appear effortless)?
6. Were you determined to be back to your pre-pregnancy weight in less than 6 months?
7. Do you constantly stress how wonderful having a baby and how wonderful everything is going (when really you can't stand the sight of poop, a 4 hr chunk of sleep in a row is the norm, and you can't remember the last time you went out for dinner)?

If you answered yes to 2 or more of the above, you are well on your way! As for me, I decided that I'm a "wannabe Yummy Mommy". Sure I want to look hot, lose that last 15 lbs, and prove that having a baby doesn't change anything, but more often than not a bowl of ice cream, an extra half hour of sleep, or just a few minutes with the house to MYSELF is just way more important.

For another humorous take on Yummy Mommies visit http://giftedtypist.blogspot.com/2006/10/words-should-be-banned-yummy-mummy.html