9. Wear a sexy dress

I don’t know if I’m really allowed to check this one off but I’m going to.

I had imagined, buying a revealing little dress and wearing it confidently on a special date with my husband.

Instead, my mom bought me this dress that’s totally not my style (in an effort to hide my lingering postpartum chub) and I wore it to my brother’s wedding on the 28th. Once I ditched the nursing bra and the spanx, I was feeling decidedly free and almost sexy!

Here I am framed by my sister and brother striking a pose. I’ll take more moments like these.