MY NEWEST DISCOVERY

My newest discovery is my sense of SMELL. So I have mentioned previously that my senses were on fire while pregnant, but NO ONE TOLD ME IT WOULD LAST AFTER PREGNANCY.I will never be able to go out in public. I guess while breastfeeding and right after giving birth your senses are still intensified.

Things I never noticed before, which I wish I did not know. Everyone smells differently and some not as great as others. I cannot imagine what dogs must go through when meeting new people, although in my situation I find myself backing away rather than sniffing someones leg. I mostly try to avoid highly populated areas not just because baby has not had her shots, but people SMELL. I know even the random strangers are curious what I am carrying around in the baby basket. I keep her covered and strangers stand on their tip toes trying to peak as they stare at the covered bundle, but yikes I smell things even from a distance.

The strangest things I have discovered: chocolate, peanuts, Chinese Food, Pizza, Mexican Food, alcohol, BODY ODOR, gum, fresh laundry, TACO BELL (I am sorry but a Mexican pizza has a VERY distinct smell, even if I have not smelled one since high school there is nothing else like it), McDonald's, seafood (maybe the worst), and OLD perfume. These are the ones that have stuck out the most.

The strange part, things that smelled nice and pleasant previously are now overwhelming, strange, and not good. The weirdest part, I feel like I smell even myself. I am a mixture between that baby smell, lavender, chamomile, and breast milk. GROSS! I hope no one else can smell like me. The worst part is you have no idea how long it took me to figure out the weird baby smell was coming from me. I mean how could I smell baby when she wasn't around. Oh my hidden secret for the day, my OCD nature is even more intensified these days... my passion is cleaning up the messes we make during the day.