There's Been a Change in My Shoe Size

I don't even know how long it has been since the "Barefoot Princess" last entered words here, but it has been long enough to warrant a complete blog name change and purpose I assure you. Oh how arrogant I was to call myself a princess, even if I was barefoot! As I type these words I am indeed barefoot, but I do not have anything close to a pedicure and I haven't worn heels in almost a year! Quell horror! For the past nine months my body has not been my own--I have shared it with a baby who was born two weeks ago. She is now the reigning barefoot princess and I relinquish my title with pleasure! She has my feet, her father's nose, her namesake's lips, and her very own little personality. To say my world has been turned upside down would be an understatement. The life I led before my daughter was born seems so very far away. The contentment and peace that has taken over my soul is vast and oh so lovely. The beautiful baby that rests next to me in her bluebird bassinet has taken possession of my heart and I will never, ever, be the same. When I am ready, I will journey out of the house with my daughter. And I will delight in being able to put my unswollen feet into my leopard print Celine flats instead of those practical black flip-flops!