05
Mar
Motherhood…
Even though I cant stand up for more than 10 minutes without feeling weak, I can feel myself turning into my old self again… I feel that maybe there is a life for me beyond my bed and this computer… The parts of me that liked to travel, run, shop, and you know…. LEAVE THE HOUSE are coming back to life! I actually feel the stirrings of wanderlust, and maybe its because spring is in the air, or maybe its because Im no longer carrying a 7 pound bowling ball in my belly…. BUT I dunno… I’m hopeful: I will be human again!
I still cant figure out how women bear children and STILL somehow live longer than men! It feels like my body was put in a blender…everything hurts. I think the week after childbirth might actually be worse than the delivery. Then again… maybe not. I cant believe every human ever to exist was born like this. There has GOT to be an easier way!!!
SO MUCH to talk about… the baby, Cookie, the delivery, the nursery, the handmade basinet my Grandma made for him, the bris… Ill be officially BACK on Tuesday or Wednesday next week.
Happy Weekend!
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So aside from your super-powers, you’re one of us humans?
Take your time, Nicole. Glad to hear you are recuperating. Hugs and kisses.
You, Sista, are a Superhuman. We, women and mothers are all Superhuman.
Enjoy this experience again. Nurture and love yourself and your beautiful family.
We will patiently be waiting for you in Blog Land. xxx
It does get better! I remember feeling like road kill too but then you heal, get into a routine and get to just enjoy being a mother. It’s just for a time, I told myself this a lot while my son was really young and not sleeping. Now he’s 17 mos old and put himself to sleep every day, it’s a breeze. Just enjoy it, time goes by so quickly!
Awwww, huge congratulations. You will be up and around and back in your skinny jeans in no time flat!
yeah, no one tells you about AFTER.
no one tells you about…after.
heal.
xo
aww..you poor mommy..
I know exactly how you feel. It was hard after birth, but I do promise you. It will all pass and get better soon..just take each day at a time, embrace every minute of your sweet baby..
Congratgulations!
I love that picture by the way!
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What I never can get over is how historically men were considered the stronger gender- ha!!! Childbirth and motherhood are by far and away the hardest things a person can ever do- also the most incredibly amazing so yes it ages you by about 5 years each time and yes it makes you feel like a blender but the joy of it all….worth the fat and exhaustion:) Congrats again- can’t wait to hear his name!!!
That photo is beautiful and what a good point. Can you believe we live longer than men after bearing children? Crazy.
Congratulations! Our littlest one just turned one year last week and I kept remembering that time right after she was born. It goes by quickly, but hang in there for the mean time.
Oh congratulations to you!
Surely you feel a little like a train wreck, but then, just think of that gorgeous baby boy.
The stars of aligned perfectly, many, many blessings of health and happiness to you and your beautiful bundle.
And no worries, you’ll get that bangin’ body back in no time.
So take all the R&R you need and we’ll be here when you get back.
Cheers, Alcira
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Congratulations Nicole!
You summed up the experience perfectly. I remember thinking about my mom, and my grandmothers, and all mothers all over the world and feeling such empathy for all of them after I delivered my babies. I even thought about cows delivering babies in barns and all I could think was “how do they do this???”. It somehow seems like an evolutionary flaw, yet it is so empowering.
Welcome to the club
Oh congrats! I’ve been MIA but so happy to see you’ve gotten through it and have met your new little one. Get your sleep now during these first two weeks while they are asleep 23.5 hours a day! xo
So so happy for you! Rest, recuperate, and you will be just fine!
Congratulations Nicole and family!!!
I always felt the EASIEST part of having my babies was the actual delivery! The nine months before and the recoup after were MUCH harder. GD bless your beautiful new bundle and try to rest! So happy for you.
I don’t mind the pregnancy or delivery part…It’s the after that I dread! I always felt like I needed 5 showers a day just to feel clean. Why can’t all the parts go back to normal right after?
Oooooh! Enormous congratulations Nicole!
Rest up (yeah right!) and recover well. We’re superhuman, us women, I swear…
Oh, and make sure you bottle that new baby smell.
xxx
Lou