Babies Born June 2006 #34

[Coolabahdee]

OMG Rory that is fantastic news Congratulations to you both.
Welcome to Belly Belly Julie!
Bath I have noticed that you have been really down lately in your posts and that the kids have really been getting to you. You know.. It happens, we're only human, Don't beat yourself up over it. I have several moments when all I hear is Noise and I can't think straight, and I just want to yell "Sssshhhuuuttttt Uuuupppppp" (which is a swear word in our house) and have done so on more than one occassion. (maybe not yelled as much as gritted my teeth pulled a face, closed my eyes and breathed it in IYKWIM. I mean I don't even get to pee in private as my chn seem to take it as a personal insult if I dare even attempt to half close the door. Being a mother is very demanding, particularly for SAHM, I will be brave and say, (and before any comments are made, I was a fulltime shift working mother of two and now perfectly what both sides of the coin are like.) Working Mother get an outlet. It's the same for father's, they get an outlet. SAHM don't, it's as simple as that, you are there 24/7, it has to cause effect at some point. It is very important to nurture your spirit and just hold yourself quietly from time to time. It is important to your own self worth to say to yourself I value you and what you do and how you do it and I don't know about you but I crave adult conversation from time to time. Maybe it's time to take some time out. maybe it's time for a trip to a day spa or a new book and a lovely park on the weekend. An art class/yoga, something that you do for yourself. Take some time out for you, just you!! sit quietly and reflect on what a good job you're doing as a mother. We mother's are always so busy looking after everyone elses needs that we for get the most important person in our lives...ourselves, the glue that sticks it all to gether. If we go down so does everything else. It's not selfish to take some time for just yourself. So many mother's think that if they are not giving 100% of themselves 100% of the time to everyone else then they are failures. It's hard sometimes and the guilt we can harbour is emmense, but you just have to do it for your own sanity, for your own self worth. If they took just a little bit of time for themselves they would feel so much better and the whole family will feel it.
With the study, I do most of my work at night when they have all gone to bed. Doing Teaching is my thing, that I'm doing for me, I am so much happier about myself for doing it.
Amanda, I had such a good time today, I'll send the photos through tomorrow. Cody and Nathan were so cute together today, but not as much as Melissa and Wyatt. Ahhh you got to love 2 year olds.
Hi everyone else