Adjustments

I wasn't under the warped impression that being a stay-at-home-mom was going to be a cakewalk.  I knew that raising a child takes hard work, discipline and lots of love.  There's actual effort involved to truly care for a baby.  I wasn't prepared to be more tired than I was working 50-60 hours a week at my full-time job.  Being a Mom never stops; I am "on duty" 24/7.  I don't even go tinkle by myself all that often anymore.  My hair is often washed but not fixed and makeup is a going-out-of-the-house thing to do.  If I make it out of my comfy clothes then I am doing well that day.

I still have no regrets.  I miss being more financially able to go out to eat at nice restaurants, buy whatever clothing I wanted to and have my hair and nails done.  But I wouldn't trade this for the world!

I am starting a new blog, in addition to this family one, which will go into more detail about living on one income, and adjusting to living on less in a world that demands more.  My plan is to include budget ideas, simple recipes (that are healthy AND inexpensive) and catalogue my journey into a "reduced yet increased lifestyle" :) Here's the link: http://reducedyetincreased.blogspot.com/   I hope to see you there!

On a more personal update, my appointment with my doctor went well.  I still have a ways to go in regards to getting back into "healthy" but we are grateful to know that the emergency delivery of Samantha will have no lasting effects on our fertility that we are able to see now.  Praise God for this blessing!

Samantha is now five months old and is rolling over in all directions.  She doesn't like to be on her tummy, so she often just flips back onto her back and she loves to stand up with support.  She's still in the lower percentiles for her weight, but is in the 89th percentile for her height.  She's chubby and happy; we are so blessed to have this child!