Behind on Things
Posted: August 29, 2007 at 8:21 pmThose following the Lifegivers Chapter by Chapter Review over on the Birth/First Parent blog may have noticed my two days of silence. I was in the hospital on Monday night through Tuesday afternoon as it seems that LittleBrother is trying to become the attempted early escape artistis that his two older siblings were during their tumultuous pregnancies. Thankfully, all is well, even if my left butt cheek is more sore than my right.
Being in the hospital conjured up some emotions that I wasn’t prepared for, again. (Always?) However, I’m still a little beat from the whole “contracting for over twelve hours” ordeal. I guess I have a lot of emotions going on that I can’t find the time or energy to process and write about; perhaps this is just a norm of motherhood and not specifically attached to adoption. I’m a constant ball of motion, as are most other moms, no matter how they earned the title. I’m behind on laundry, cleaning the bathroom, cleaning out my flash card for the new camera, book reading for the year and my Sunday School lessons. But at the same time, I’m trying to remind myself that it’s all okay.
I don’t have to solve the world’s problems… or even my own… today.
In fact, I don’t have to do much of anything today. And that’s really nice.
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Oh, Jenna. Glad you’re home and hopefully doing better.
I have a brilliant quote for you someone gave me after Maeve arrived — it’s right on point with what you’re saying about having so much to do and yet making peace with not always doing — but the quote is at home, and I’m at my office, um … working. (Right.) I could come up with something close to it from my own memory, but I want to do it justice. A cute rhyme that I’m so happy to share with you during this time — when you should be chillin’ as much as you can. I’ll be back to share it with you here because it’s so … darn … appropo.
I’m always behind on things. Motherhood makes you behind. It is good to be at peace with it!
Big hugs and I’ll keep praying for you!
I’m thinking of you. And being a little worried. And turning that worry into some prayers for you!!!!
Rest rest rest. Hoping and praying for you and LittleBrother.
XOXO
OK, here it is. It’s really more appropo after LittleBrother arrives in a few months, but still a good justification for the “There’s so much to do but I really need to rest” worry.
Cleaning and scrubbing can wait ’til tomorrow,
For babies grow up we’ve learned to our sorrow,
So quiet down cobwebs, dust go to sleep,
I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep.
Now Jenna, rest, hug that BigBrother and keep well. :)
– Gretchen
((hugs))
keeping you, parker, nick and josh in my prayers. Praying rest and peace for you during these remaining weeks
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Stay well…