The transition from being a married lady with no kids and a part-time job to being a mom has been quite a life change for me. If I stop and dwell on the things I no longer have (mostly time for myself and inadequate rest) I tend to get a little down in the dumps and stuck on myself. This is not to say that I am not glad to have Sophia. It's just been a big shift for little scheduled me. So, because of my tendency towards selfishness, I've been trying to dwell on what I am thankful for. Here are some of the things. Hopefully the list will continue in later blog posts.
1. A very loving husband who works hard and always comes home and helps me willingly
2. A content and happy baby
3. A home
4. Other mommy friends and non-mommy friends
5. A dad who is a pediatrician that can reassure me when I think something is wrong with Sophia
6. San Diego weather
7. Food blogs
8. The fact that Jesus has taken my place and I don't have to pretend to be able to cover my sin myself
9. Sophia's laugh
10. Free 8x10 photos and sitting fees at JC Penny
11. Cookbooks
12. Naps
13. A generous mother
14. Visitors during the day who keep me from being lonely
15. Going to the grocery store with Sophia, having people talk to her and watching her light-up when they do
4 comments:
I can imagine that it's a really hard transition to make, even though you love being with Sophia. You have a good perspective - and a lot of wonderful blessings!
I forgot that your dad is a pediatrician. That must come in handy quite often... :)
stephanie@metropolitanmama.net
I love your list and your honesty. Even though I was a nanny for years before Ethan, I still found the transition to full-time mom to be a bit tough, mentally. For me, some of the biggest things I did to help was:
1) Make sure I GOT OUT of the house on a regular basis and actually DID something. Sometimes that meant taking him to the zoo and sometimes it meant running to the store ALONE to pick up something we needed while Luke watched Ethan. Training for the marathon I ran & raising funds for the LLS was a BIG help with this.
2) Made a point of having ADULT conversations that actually required intellectual brain activity. This could be about current events or deep theological discussion but "mommy talk" didn't count.
3) Did something that made ME feel productive - like sewing a gift for someone or taking an online course through iVillage just for fun. (I learned digital scrapbooking.)
Anyway, those are the things I did.
Wow...you are such a foodie, huh, girl? I am learning more about you through your blog.
I love #15. I am one of those people that have to talk to every baby that comes before me. You would think I would be over it with 6 of my own, but I can't help it. All babies are so stinkin' cute!
xoxo,
Veronica
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