being a mom, your life essentially consists of doing one thing... taking care of everyone else, which doesn't sound horrible but if you don't make it a priority to make some time for yourself you can get lost in it and then its a slippery slope to crazy town. With a newborn this is increasingly difficult, because your new little one needs you just about every two hours to be fed and changed and so on... which if you are formula feeding will give you more freedom as your spouse can do it so you can take a nap or an extra long shower....
I am lucky enough that I have family close by who is more than happy to spend time with my little ones so I can take a beat and find the calm I need to not go absolutely crazy town. but the struggle is there.. like I have said in previous posts the strive to be that "perfect" mom is harrowing, and will drown you if you let it. Even though I have family to watch my children every now and then, it is few and far between as I don't want to overuse that asset, so with lack of sleep with a newborn and an almost three year old, there are times where I think I am totally failing... but like the last post I did, referencing WineMom, rather than holding myself up to the other "perfect"moms, I need to find that place where I am okay with just being an "okay" mom.... somewhere in-between....
To quote Ferris ..."Life moves fast, if you don't stop and look around once in a while you might miss it..."
Applied in the 80's ad still applies now.
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