like a freshly ironed shirt, life is feeling presentable again. we are settling into our lives, and feeling ever more capable and competent. cope is turning on his smile often enough for mama to capture it on film. almost all the laundry is folded. i'm not washing breast pump accesories all the live long day. my project list is making progress. cope has learned how to fall asleep on his own and from 730-5 is asleep. devin just cancelled his china trip and i'm thrilled. it's feeling like the new normal. and the new normal is gonna be nice.
there were moments of quiet desperation, i'm sure they are not all gone yet. really hard days. or nights. times i thought this wasn't what i was cut out for. in the moment i didn't think of a specific quote to keep me going, i mostly just put one foot in front of the other and trudged through.
but this quote does come to mind as i look back retrospectively. i can still hear president eyring saying this quote. i have his voice ingrained in my head.
hard as things were yesterday, they really have gotten better today!
people always tell me it just keeps getting better. and it does.
2 comments:
I'm loving your emerging thoughts on mothering. Thanks for sharing them :)
Thank you for sharing your experiences thus far. We as women are so hard on ourselves!! I remember feeling SO inadequate, but yes, things got better.
Someone should give a disclaimer on this motherhood thing! It's not for wimps.
To all the idiot couples out there that think having a baby is like having a new toy? Think again and go buy a doll to dress up instead.
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