A Constructed Life

My Butt is Staring Back at Me

A few weeks ago, Joey and I replaced this sectional, which used to belong to his parents,…

…with this new sofa…

…and over-sized chair with ottoman.

Sorry, my camera is incapable of taking a photo without a baby in it.


Although we love our new furniture, and Adeline even gave her stamp of approval by spitting up all over it, there is one drawback. The fabric, which is microfiber, shows every movement we make on the couch.

For example, the other day, after about an hour of nursing and soothing Addy, I rose from the couch and was both surprised and amused to find this left behind on the fabric:

It’s my butt, complete with pockets and separation of my butt cheeks. How awesome! This totally did not make me feel like a fat ass who has spent far too much time on the couch lately. And, believe it or not, my butt is parked in that exact same spot right now as I watch Martha Stewart awkwardly discuss her prison time with Michael Moore.
Now that I know my couch and arse are capable of creating such “impressions,” I’m going to have to get more creative with the way I sit. It can be a new game – Find Where My Butt’s Been For The Last 2 Hours While a Holding a Baby. Sounds like loads of fun to me!
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5 thoughts on “My Butt is Staring Back at Me

  1. NV

    WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT JUST ONE MINUTE! Maybe the camera is NOW incapable of taking a picture without a baby (which is way cool; love me some baby shots!) BUT …

    it was PREVIOUSLY INCAPABLE of taking a picture of Joey (where a face is visible)! Unless you tell me that's a different male relative or a friend, the camera is SO over that now. 🙂

  2. Cheri

    When we were shopping for living room furniture a few years ago, I discovered this same thing. All the customers at Steinhafel's that day got to see the contours of my butt.

  3. Liz

    NV – I KNEW you'd love being able to see that much of Joey's face!

    Uncle Bob – thanks. Coming from our family, it should be easy to do!

    Susie – thank you!

    Cheri – it must be something about Steinhafel's couches – they all seem to have buttprintability.

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