GTB -- Gym, tan, birth! Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi gave birth early this morning at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J. The baby boy named Lorenzo Dominic LaValle fist-pumped his little way into the world at around 3:00 AM, weighing in at 6 lb, 5 oz. MTV released the statement: "We couldn't be happier for Nicole and Jionni on the healthy delivery of their baby boy! We look forward to Lorenzo's first trip to the Jersey Shore and can't wait to see his first animal print onesie."
MTV is supposedly bringing back Jersey Shore for future seasons -- with Snooki remaining part of the show. It hasn't been said just how big of a role the pint-size guidette will play, but now that she's a mom, I'm thinking it'll be a pretty small one -- if any at all.
Before we give birth, we have all these assumptions and make all these promises, right? I remember telling my pregnant self that I'd never be one of those women who went out for the day, looking a hot mess just because I had a child. I was going to take the time to put on some makeup, to take of myself. I was going to be a "stylish mom" like Posh Spice! Ehhhhhnotsomuch. My daughter is just shy of being four months, and I honestly couldn't tell you how many times I've been out in public, unshowered and sweatpants-clad. Because it's a lot. Because I don't care. My daughter comes first, followed closely by the errands I need to run. Looking "stylish" isn't nearly as big of a priority as it was, or as I thought it'd be.
So. What am I trying to say here with this semi-long, fairly-boring story about myself? That nothing -- seriously nothing -- can prepare someone for having a baby. We can read up and talk to others all we want, but we honestly have no idea until we give birth ourselves. The things we thought were important -- and the things we promised ourselves we'd do -- sometimes have a way of just magically disappearing.
Maybe Snooki will make a few appearances on Jersey Shore next season. Maybe she won't. It's up to her. But I definitely don't think that things will be exactly as she planned them to be. Because her world was just completely turned upside down. In a good way.
Did you make promises to your pregnant self that you couldn't keep?
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I am not sure why you think that not taking five minutes to put on a pair of jeans and a bit of make up makes you a great mom but I try to be a good mom and a good wife and I know walking around unshowered in sweat pants with no make up is not the best way to keep a husband happy.
Jennifer2712 my child was full term and came at 6 pounds 4 and ahalf ounces...why come to a conclusion? Thats just stupid of you
And to answer the question in my case no, because I didn't make any promises to myself, I do what I can about my looks when I can and DH is ok with it . So far so good :)
Some people just have small babys lol. Nothing is wrong with them. I was born at 6 pounds, 6 ounces. Now I'm only 5'2...but I'm still healthy and was actually a week late.
On the baby weight issues, all 4 of my kids were in the 6 lb range that is a healthy normal weight for a baby, ESP when you are of a small stature not every woman out there has 8 and 9 lb babies and I thank god mine were all in the 6 lb area!