New Mums! Horray.
A good friend of mine who I met through my work has told me today that she's 4 months pregnant. I'm so happy for her and her husband! Yay, Fi! Congratulations. She's due on Feb 22nd - just a few days after Ethan's first birthday.
I'm so happy not only for Fi and her family, but for ME, as I need more friends with children! I look forward to the birth of her little one, and providing her with lots of support (and maybe even a bit of advice) as she goes through the joys and frustrations of motherhood.
Strange, too, the timing of Fi's pregnancy - pretty much a year exactly after mine. I saw her today, looking absolutely radiant and barely showing, in adorable maternity clothes, drinking her decaf coffee. That was me a year ago. Time flies. She has so much to look forward to - you can't really explain to new to be parents the magnitude of the life changes in front of them. How absolutely heart wrenching parenthood is. I'm so thrilled. :)
In other news, Ethan has consistently fought every nap today, and I don't anticipate a restful slumber for he or I this evening. I've gotten quite anxious about the whole thing - trying to find a balance between getting E's naps on schedule and consistent so that he'll be rested and sleep well at night, while trying to salvage a life of my own. I repeatedly feel kinda foolish when my friends (albeit childless ones) ask me "so what have you been up to?" and I look at them, dumbfounded, and just point to my son and say "uh, taking care of him". Its a full time job. Its TWO full time jobs. Actually, its 3, if you want to get technical on the 24 hour clock. Life revolves around Ethan - there is little time, energy or want for a life of my own right now. Am I the only one with a child this age? I know he can be a bit more demanding than some young children his age (Diva, MBB I"m looking at you). Don't people understand that?
Am I missing something?
Anyway. I made a kick ass roast beef dinner with mashed potatoes, au jus, brocolli and yorkshire puddings tonight. Its been ages since I made a roast. It was so juicy and nice and rare in the centre. Troy boy loved it. We're so glad he's home!
All for now. Nan Banane and Nauntie visit tomorrow! Horray!
I'm so happy not only for Fi and her family, but for ME, as I need more friends with children! I look forward to the birth of her little one, and providing her with lots of support (and maybe even a bit of advice) as she goes through the joys and frustrations of motherhood.
Strange, too, the timing of Fi's pregnancy - pretty much a year exactly after mine. I saw her today, looking absolutely radiant and barely showing, in adorable maternity clothes, drinking her decaf coffee. That was me a year ago. Time flies. She has so much to look forward to - you can't really explain to new to be parents the magnitude of the life changes in front of them. How absolutely heart wrenching parenthood is. I'm so thrilled. :)
In other news, Ethan has consistently fought every nap today, and I don't anticipate a restful slumber for he or I this evening. I've gotten quite anxious about the whole thing - trying to find a balance between getting E's naps on schedule and consistent so that he'll be rested and sleep well at night, while trying to salvage a life of my own. I repeatedly feel kinda foolish when my friends (albeit childless ones) ask me "so what have you been up to?" and I look at them, dumbfounded, and just point to my son and say "uh, taking care of him". Its a full time job. Its TWO full time jobs. Actually, its 3, if you want to get technical on the 24 hour clock. Life revolves around Ethan - there is little time, energy or want for a life of my own right now. Am I the only one with a child this age? I know he can be a bit more demanding than some young children his age (Diva, MBB I"m looking at you). Don't people understand that?
Am I missing something?
Anyway. I made a kick ass roast beef dinner with mashed potatoes, au jus, brocolli and yorkshire puddings tonight. Its been ages since I made a roast. It was so juicy and nice and rare in the centre. Troy boy loved it. We're so glad he's home!
All for now. Nan Banane and Nauntie visit tomorrow! Horray!
posted by Sherocious at 8:13 p.m.
1 Comments:
i agree that taking care of a baby is like having 3 full time jobs. life does revolve around him. and that's draining. i find myself longing for validation in this all the time. when i meet a new mom and ask how motherhood is treating them, i just want to scream when they go on about how wonderful it is. it is wonderful, but can't someone just be honest with a fellow mom? i often feel like i'm the only one having these thoughts about how worn out i am and how incredibly hard it is to be a mom. luckily, i have a sweet husband who tries to help, but more often than not jake just wants me -- to feed him, comfort him or just be with him. it doesn't leave me much me time. i guess i'm getting used to it, but it sure can feel depressing when you are sleep deprived.
thanks for writing.
joy
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