tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30871656.post3590908988211636884..comments2024-02-26T06:32:18.378-06:00Comments on Blair's Blessings: Looking in the mirrorBlairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03403300534569346474noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30871656.post-32713229986099646522010-12-09T07:45:12.977-06:002010-12-09T07:45:12.977-06:00I was just having similar thoughts yesterday when ...I was just having similar thoughts yesterday when I was nursing, helping C with his spelling words, and trying to sort out health insurance claims over the phone. I think the first year with a baby, whether your first or fourth is just plain hard.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616616224216666819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30871656.post-89415623332213323172010-12-07T07:44:04.586-06:002010-12-07T07:44:04.586-06:00You are truly amazing and an inspiration to me in ...You are truly amazing and an inspiration to me in so many ways. I see myself in you when my three girls were little. Now looking back I see that the messy playroom really didn't matter. That's not what they or I remember, and it was messy! Now they remember all the things we did not had. Maybe its time to hang a curtain at the door of the playroom and forget about it. Have one day a week be the "cleanup" day and the rest just spend having memory moments. Also, I have some wonderful hands that would LOVE to come hold a baby or play with the rest anytime you need it. Laurel even asked Santa for a baby doll this year, a very nice one, but nevertheless, a baby doll. I never thought I'd be buying my 13 yo a baby for Christmas. It's because she wants to nurture and love it. She would love to come snuggle your real one. Hang in there. November was like that for us too. Have fun at the Nutcracker!!JulieChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04834262891268611493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30871656.post-50353206073627278702010-12-04T11:26:03.971-06:002010-12-04T11:26:03.971-06:00Blair...you really amaze me!
Sometimes, I feel ...Blair...you really amaze me! <br /><br />Sometimes, I feel the same way you do...harried and totally off my rocker. But then I look at my plate, and realize I can say, "No" to some things that can wait. It's SO hard to say no when you have little ones who need you so much...I realize it's not always possible. Even now, before our baby is born, I am saying, "no" more than ever, just because I know I still won't be able to commit to doing things after the baby is born. <br /><br />Maybe there is too much on your plate? Whenever I take something off the plate, even if it was really hard to do, it gives me a sense of relief! <br /><br />Hang in there!Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039881060236644015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30871656.post-51319537857866165472010-12-03T18:13:35.357-06:002010-12-03T18:13:35.357-06:00You are an amazing mom and person. I am in awe how...You are an amazing mom and person. I am in awe how you can turn a frenzied week into a bit of inspiration.Kuovonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01917523355081681656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30871656.post-27216466122548578212010-12-03T10:52:38.534-06:002010-12-03T10:52:38.534-06:00Lovely thoughts.
I used to nurse in the changing r...Lovely thoughts.<br />I used to nurse in the changing rooms of stores all of the time! It was a challenge when Marcus and Bennett were babies because I had to try to stack coats around me to get them both propped up and nursed at the same time while the then two-year-old had to occupy herself in the room. <br />Actually, I have many memories of all of the places I nursed babies...Henry got the most mileage since he got nursed all over Europe- probably five different countries! :)<br /><br />And I totally get the messes. I hate to be a grump and make them put away each little thing when they use it because all of their games and ideas seem to be a work in progress! But, I am trying to think of ways to keep things more manageable and not have ME end up cleaning up everything at the end of the day. <br />We have just gotten into some good routines with where to put dirty laundry, how to fold playclothes and keep them in a little place where they can wear them over and over after they get home from school...how to tidy up their toothbrushes and toothpaste messes...all sorts of good stuff. But, then our shipment will arrive and we'll have to start over again!<br /><br />Anyway, all this rambling is cutting into your precious time. ;)Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09168808776950608457noreply@blogger.com