Yesterday I made pot roast, potatoes and gravy, and Sunday Salad for dinner. This is my ultimate comfort meal, and it tasted really really good. There was a lot of salad left over. Jake isn't a huge fan of it, and although Taylee likes it, she doesn't eat very much. Today, I finished it off. All of it. In one setting. That is 1 carton of cool whip, 1 carton of cottage cheese, one box of jello, and one can of mandarin oranges. I ate it all. And, I liked it.
I'm tired, and no matter what I do, I can't get my baby to sleep better, even during the day. I miss my sisters, and my mom. I hate my body, and these post-pregnancy pounds, especially my "Grandma Belly" (as my friend, Janell calls it). I need a hobby, but, I can't remember what I used to like to do. I need a friend. Someone else to talk to, besides my cute kids, but, don't know how to get one. So, I sit here, sick to my stomach, watching Sense & Sensibility, while my baby cries in the bouncer, and my children scream at each other upstairs in the playroom. I am counting down the hours until Jake gets home, and DWTS starts tonight. Is it baby blues, or am I just pathetic? I can't decide. . . . Thank goodness for Sunday Salad.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Sunday Salad
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I'm glad you enjoyed the salad! Good for you.:)
Once you get your groove back you'll be ok. If I can find something to look forward to I can usually find a project. So for example, start thinking about Halloween(I hope you like Halloween)...then you can plan a fun dinner, the kids costumes, a cute craft or something like that! If I have nothing to look forward to-no matter how small and unimportant-I have trouble enjoying life.
Hope you can get Tristan to sleep better. That does always make life better.
OH how I have been in your shoes before. a lot. Just bored. I feel like I have no friends and so I just eat. My house is a mess and my kids just fight.
Collette has a good idea to start thinking about Halloween. That will give you something to do. Do something little with your kids each day. Make a fort. Bake something. Read a book. Have a picnic. Give some time to yourself too. Paint your toes. Go late night shopping alone.
Don't worry, I have grandma belly too. But we've earned it right? We've had three kids. Three!
Hang in there. Keep your chin up girl!
It's the baby blues. I do the same things except mine was 3 leftover chicken enchiladas sad. I found the funniest picture of me, you, Holly, Darcy and Bree the other day. I will scan it in and post it on my blog that will brighten your day.
I've been there, too and I'm anticipating being there very soon. Cut yourself some slack! Your baby is still so little....it would be weird if you didn't still have a "Grandma Belly"! If it makes you feel any better, I just ate about 13 cookies worth of cookie dough and then proceeded to eat 5 of them baked. Awesome.
I feel your pain on the friend front. I have always had a hard time with feeling isolated, especially being far from family and most especially after having a baby. Just try and hang in there and plan a few hours away from the kids.
P.S. I love Sense & Sensibility!
Ok, I just read my comment. It sounds like I don't struggle with that at all. So not ture. It is a daily struggle. Seriously. I find myself bored constantly, my kids neglected and all the treats in sight have been inhaled...by me. At least we're not alone!
It takes a while to get out of the new baby "funk". Try and get some fresh air...maybe a walk to the park or something. I wish we lived closer...I know we would be really great friends for each other. Dont worry, it gets easier.
1st of all your beautiful and I think you look wonderful! My mom always told me when I got depressed about my baby weight, it took ya nine months to put it on and it takes time to get it off. You'll be slim gym in no time, and besides you needed that weight to carry that beautiful healthy boy. Keep a gratitude jounal and write down something ever day you are grateful for. I have been doing this lately, it really helps. But all in all your normal and we are our own worst enemy. All these things I should be saying to myself.LOL Count your blessings name them one by one, count your many blessings and it will surprise you what the Lord has done....Come What may, and love it -elder Joseph Whirthlin love ya, I wish I was there!
So I've been spying on your family's blog off and on for awhile now. I knew your husband from when we were younger (he was in the same stake that I was in) then he went to Ricks when I was there as well. I found your blog via. Jake and Sarah Jackson's blog list, Jake is my hubbys bro. I saw that you were pregnant as I had been and I found it fun to see and read your posts only because I found your humor so funny and I loved the fact that you were so open and honest about your feelings for the whole world to read over your blog. Any how, your family is adorable...hang in there my third was the kicker for me- but if you can get past #3, you can handle and deal w/ it all. Seriously, it gets so much easier, there's always going to be those days or weeks like now when you feel down in the dumps, it's just hormones. Next week you'll look back on this and think gosh what was my problem. Don't let those hormones get the best of you. We just had #6, all of ours have been cauliky and nurse a bazillion times through the night...so sleep is pretty much out of the question for the first year, when you're running on fumes and the husband works long hours it's gonna put a toll on you! So some advice, when you're feeling low on life, try reading the Ensign. It's not always the reading material of choice but besides the BOM and kids books, it's all I can ever find the time to read and I know when ever I do take the time to read it, it really brightens my spirits either that or I'll try to think of the sisters I visit teach and try to do something nice for them, bake something or send them a card- serving others take all of the focus off of yourself. As your kids get older, you'll find yourself busier with them and their activities, sports, church stuff, so it'll free up more of the boredom time. We had ours all really close together as well, so your little ones are so little, it's just triple-mommy duty for you right now- they do get older and do more for themselves and help out more, just wait! As far as your mommy bod, I'm sure you put many women who have had three kids to shame, but if your reg clothes don't fit, hang in there...plus if you're nursing, you baby needs to have some food for the next little bit so he's got to pull from something, that fats the good stuff. Alright, now that I've blogged a novel in my comment- I promise I'm not a stalker, I feel bad you're feeling so bad and that you are wanting new friends, where are you guys living? There's got to be some other moms your age w/ kids in your ward or area that you click with! We know quite a few cool couples from here and there around the area (I'm assuming you live in Wa. since your husband grew up in the Issaquah area but maybe not) And hey, you can always call me...chances are I'll be up dealing w/ our newest at most hours of the wee night anyways. Hope you're feeling better, by the way- not sure I'm quite feeling your Sunday salad stuff as you do but I tried that bananna cake stuff w/ cream cheese frosting recipe from back not sure when, yah' to die for- good stuff!
I too have felt this way! Right after I had Emma it was the worst. The baby blues do suck, but they go away. The thing that made me feel better was getting out of the house! Have someone watch the older 2 and maybe the baby, and do something for yourself! Go see a movie, got to Costco by yourself! Go walk around the mall and do some window shopping...just DO something! Take all the kids for a long walk! I had the same problem too with no friends. Sign the kids up at the parks and rec for some classes of some sort and you'll meet some moms! Take them to reading time at the library - usually the same moms go every week and you could get a playdate together with them. Hang in there, you'll feel better in no time!!! You could always take an hour drive south and come see us! We'd LOVE to see your family!!!
Love you Em! Why oh why can't we live closer!!! Hang in there . . . it will get better.
I miss you!!!!
What great caring friends you have on the blog! I can't add anything more but amen. I will be to visit soon, and can hardly wait. Your mother and dad love you.
Oh Emily, I SO know how you feel! Thanks so much for commenting on my blog, and for letting me know that someone out there feels the same way. It also really helped me to read the comments people left on your blog (so again, thanks for commenting so I could find your blog!). I have to say, I was laughing and crying for you when I read this post, about not remembering what you like to do, about the little baby not wanting to close his little eyeballs EVER, watching Sense and Sensibility, etc. It was just exactly what I was feeling (I even watched Sense and Sensibility! ha!). I do agree with everyone on here though, that eventually we will get out of the weird baby blues/boredom/exhaustion, and it will get better! Too bad we don't live closer, but we can be blogging friends and keep each other company through our posts. :)
P.S. I've been DYING to ask you this: do you remember that baby sling you let me borrow while we were visiting? Well I can't seem to find it anywhere here, in Idaho Falls, Rexburg, or Pocatello! Do you happen to remember where you got it? I've been wanting it ever since you let me use yours. It's so nice to just slip on and go!
Em-Its all about the sugar cookies. I just ate a whole batch. I doubled the recipe and gave a bunch away to neighbors (trying to justify the fact that I wasn't eating so many) and then ate the rest. Seriously, try it. Halloween sugar cookies. Homemade frosting! MMMM! LOL. I had Hudson 9 months ago and I'm still tired. Still got some baby weight too. I figure it takes a long time to put it on and so we should get a long time to take it off-right?! YOu aren't pathetic. Motherhood is not as easy as our mothers made it look! Keep your head up. Your children are so sweet and so are you! Loves.
Oh Emily you are the best! Just so you know I pound your sunday salad all the time! It's really my main comfort food when I'm down and then it makes me think of you, so I think of you often!! Kamden is 8 months and as I am sitting here on the computer he is in the corner chewing on shoes....sometimes we just need a break. I'm always available to ignore my kids and talk if you want!! Hey, what else is the Wii for? We didn't buy it so the kids would look at it? miss you.....
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