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December 6, 2005, 11:40 am PST
Lucky you!!!
Quote From: cenobiaHi Mac!
Gratz on your baby!! I miss my kids being babies, just the newborn smell, and the cuddling! LOL! So drink it in hun, cause it doesn't last as long as you will wish it did! And don't forget to take tons of pictures!!
You sound like you are on the right track! It is easy to loose yourself and become a robomom. I was one for a long time and I finally realized that I needed to be me again too. Just because you have a baby doesn't mean you can't do things that you enjoy etc!
And one tip too, let your hubby do his chores his way (and the baby too when she is older). It won't matter in the long run how it gets done, just that it does. Don't worry I know I'm guilty of it too, used to be much worse, but now that the kids are older, I let them do things their way, and I give up some of my control over it. They have to learn, gain confidence, and if mommy is always saying "do it like this...etc" then it gets their self esteem gets hurt.
Work and kids is hard to balance, but just remember, chores can wait, family is more important. =)
(HUGS)
Ceno
You are truly lucky to have a full year off after having a baby. Most working mothers only get a couple of weeks. The most time I had off for each of my three children was four weeks. Plus I had to take care of the other kids and and a husband and a home and help my mother and at times take a college class. I used to think that my house had to be clean and spotless every day. I finally realized that if my kitchen was clean and laundry was taken care of, then all is well. But as soon as each child could reach the controls on the washer and dryer and understand how to work them, they started taking care of their own laundry. If they had no clean clothes, that was their problem. I helped to teach them responsibility. The only problem child was my son, He didn't seem to care what the condition of his clothing was. Now that he is a parent himself and supporting his family, he has thanked me for staying on his case for so long. It just took longer with him than with the girls. They also had to clean their own rooms as least once a month, preferrably more often, but if they kept their doors closed, I left it up to them to clean when it suited them. That gave me more time to be with them and less stress on our relationships.
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