congrats on the birth of your beautiful little girl. I hope you handle motherhood with the same grace and determination you have your marriage. You've been a wonderful source of strength and knowledge here on the bb as I'm sure you have in your "real world". That's one lucky little girl...hows the kitty dealing with it's new role? (you do still have the kitty right?)
Thanks so much for the visits and the congratulations and well wishes! Charlotte is now 5 weeks old and has gained 50% of her original birthweight -- up to 7.5lbs from 5! She's doing great, eating like a champ (obviously!), is getting more alert every day. She has a lovely spirit, even at 3am (believe me, I know this!!!).
Things with h have been good but HARD and thank goodness (over and over again) for DB'ing and all that we went through. How far we've come, the strength of our M has made an enormous difference during the tough times. We're both completely sleep deprived and he's feeling it more than I am which alternatively makes me worried for him and pisses me off (act "as if"!). I'm focused on the babe and trying to keep myself moving along which is leaving many, many things undone - a worry for me at times but just necessary right now.
So much of what I learned during DB'ing and also with my meditation and Mars and Venus comes into play every darned day. One thing that absolutely AMAZES me is how patient I've become...NOT who I think of myself as...and yet it's truly, truly there. I don't know if it's all the meditating or the living with limbo that I did or what but I'm as calm as can be.
LL, how wonderful to have a visit from you! I look for you here and there when I'm around! Thanks so much for the wonderful words...and yes, our cats ARE adjusting but it has not been easy for them. They are still very much getting used to the little bean.
Maybe now that I'm getting more settled I'll be around more? Would love to catch up with you guys!!!
Sage
Relax. Appreciate. Be calm. Laugh. Enjoy. Be secure. Be loving. Be loved. Don't personalize. Don't ASSume. Accept. Be grateful.
Quote: One thing that absolutely AMAZES me is how patient I've become...NOT who I think of myself as...and yet it's truly, truly there. I don't know if it's all the meditating or the living with limbo that I did or what but I'm as calm as can be.
In addition to the meditation just being a parent give you more patience than you ever dreamed you could have.
Enjoy your time with your beautiful daughter, believe me, they grow up entirely too fast.
Everything happens for a reason, maybe Dad needs to find that it isn't better out there, he needs to realize how good he had it here. Maybe he will find God and that is the most important thing when he finds Him he will know he is supposed to come home.
Many congratulations Sage! A little girl is such a gift to a mother; I'm so pleased that she is healthy and happy. You sound like you're really enjoying being a mum, too.
~Nicola
Life isn't about finding yourself; it's about creating yourself My thread: Trusting God's Plan
Congratulations. You'll be a great mom and will find that DBing techniques work very well on children, too. Charlotte Grace (love the name) will be wrapped up in that cocoon of love you and your H created.
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. Will Rogers
To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. C. S. Lewis
