Before Charlotte came along, I was not the "neatest" person, by any means, but I did always try to take good care of the things I had. For instance, our sofas. Both are hand-me-downs that have been around for many, many years. Even though they were old and beat up, I liked to keep them "nice." Our main couch almost got to the point of no return last fall. The rips in the cushions started to become obscene. We ran out of decent blankets to try to cover up the tears in the fabric. I started considering buying new sofas because I finally had a good excuse... we had a new house AND they were disintegrating right before our eyes. Luckily some wise moms steered me in a much more logical direction. Basically they said, "NO! Don't do it!"
See, what these moms knew that I didn't was that it doesn't matter how much you care about your sofa. It doesn't matter if it has rips and tears or in pristine condition. It doesn't matter if it is brand new or older than time itself. Nope. Spit up explosions stop for no one.
Today is yet another day that I am grateful for my pretty, green slipcover that perfectly camouflages the splitting cushions, easily comes off to be washed every time spit up goes streaming down my leg, and was much less expensive than those sectionals I was eyeing up in the newspaper inserts. Plus, we all know that worn-in sofas are so much cozier, and who has time to break in a new sofa when you have a baby who's begging to be burped?
oh this is so funny because before Jane I was dying for new sofas for our den which, too, are hand me downs with rips. My mom said we were going to have kids so not to worry about it. Even though I swore I'd never let my kids walk around with snacks (also swore I'd never put the baby in the bed, HA) I soon realized this was just not going to happen. Jane hardly eats and if walking around with her snack makes her eat better (too busy to sit) then so be it. Our couch now has seen poptart goo, cheese spread, squeezed watermelon juice from one tiny little hand, and crumbs of every color. I am SO glad we did not get a new sofa!!!
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