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Sunday, November 16, 2008
Moms Have No Time
Read this article on a friend's blog (hope you don't mind, Jamie!) and just LOVED it! I've been a mom all of 1 month and definitely agree you have to be one to completely understand but I constantly feel like I have no time to even return a phone call or an email. I am hopelessly behind in responding to all of the above and just hope that by trying to post a few entries on this blog you all will figure we're still alive and hanging in there. Someone please tell me this gets easier and you eventually get it figured out and can have a life! :)
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i definitely agree with having no time. things do get easier after the newborn stage, but it's constant learning with each new phase. although i think it's much easier the second time around!
Hi Lindsay! You've had a lot of physical stress over the past month and newborns are a lot for those of us who had relatively "easy" deliveries. When I had my first it was so hard because your life completely changes SO QUICKLY. Plus you've got all those crazy hormones topped with sleep deprivation and nursing frustrations. It's a wonder that ALL women don't get postpartum depression! I think the first 6 months are always the hardest and once the babe starts getting some independence, being able to move around, they become much happier, nap better, and you end up getting to enjoy him more AND you have some time to shower each day!
Don't put too much pressure on yourself. This is your time to just rest and spend time with Grant and hubby.
Thanks for sharing this article, Lindsay. I related most to the part about spending 45 minutes doing something that only took 15 min. in pre-baby days. My life was so fast paced before the baby. Now I am learning to unchain myself from my "to-do" list and try to enjoy little things like baby smells and soft baby skin. It DOES get easier each month....especially when you start to get more rest and he will start smiling at you :)
HI Lindsay! I promise is gets so much better and I always tell this to the new, sleep deprived mommies! You will soon look back and wonder how in the world you made it through, but you will. And, yes, the crazy hormones settle down and you become a normal person again. I agree with Shelly that at about 6 months everything really begins to fall into place and you start to have a more predictable schedule which, for me, helps so much. Hang in there and rest when you can! Enjoy everyday because it goes SO fast! Every month gets better and better and before you know it you will be thinking what a pro you are at this whole Mom thing!
Soo funny, didn't even know you had time to read my blog :):) Yes, I was shocked too when I first started staying home. It is REALLY hard right now for you b/c of the drama and roller coaster of the birth. But I promise it gets easier and you will get into a routine.... and just about the time you get it all figured out you'll be preggers with #2 :) haha... I am still learning too! Just don't be afraid to "no" sometimes and be able to CHILL out with your new sweet baby & your hubby too! Take time to enjoy all the blessings :)
SO TRUE! Don't be too hard on yourself in regards to all you feel like you have to do. It's the first time you or he has done all this. These days will fly by, and a year from now you'll wonder where that sweet, helpless infant went. Things get easier (and more complicated) as you go along (Ex- "why don't we say stupid, mom?" Because Jesus wants us to be kind and words like stupid are not kind. "Can I say 'dupid' coconut?"). Anyway, rest as much as you can, and try to be patient. Once he (and you) are sleeping more, all the other stuff seems much easier to handle. By the way, you asked weeks ago- I work 3 days a week for a private speech/ language and sensory learning practice in Greenville, SC. The rest of the time the boys are the full-time job. It's a perfect balance for our family.
-staci p
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