Comments on: Seasons Change http://www.totalmomhaircut.com/2008/07/05/seasons-change.html Tons of feathery layers. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:58:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Val http://www.totalmomhaircut.com/2008/07/05/seasons-change.html#comment-7210 Val Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:17:04 +0000 http://www.totalmomhaircut.com/2008/07/05/seasons-change.html#comment-7210 I love this one....it was a great read! I think everyone goes through that those first few days...and I swear, the ones who tell you different are most likely lying! I love this one….it was a great read!

I think everyone goes through that those first few days…and I swear, the ones who tell you different are most likely lying!

]]> By: amy http://www.totalmomhaircut.com/2008/07/05/seasons-change.html#comment-7192 amy Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:08:48 +0000 http://www.totalmomhaircut.com/2008/07/05/seasons-change.html#comment-7192 I competely relate. Scared of babies? Check. C-section? Check. Fussy baby only not crying when held and moving -- most naps in bjorn? Check. We broke two rocking chairs though, instead of 4 exercise balls. I competely relate. Scared of babies? Check. C-section? Check. Fussy baby only not crying when held and moving — most naps in bjorn? Check. We broke two rocking chairs though, instead of 4 exercise balls.

]]> By: Margie G. (Gunning It) http://www.totalmomhaircut.com/2008/07/05/seasons-change.html#comment-7185 Margie G. (Gunning It) Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:30:25 +0000 http://www.totalmomhaircut.com/2008/07/05/seasons-change.html#comment-7185 What an awesome post! And having a 2 week old now (my 2nd child) I can TOTALLY relate....I am much more of a toddler mom :-) What an awesome post! And having a 2 week old now (my 2nd child) I can TOTALLY relate….I am much more of a toddler mom :-)

]]> By: misty http://www.totalmomhaircut.com/2008/07/05/seasons-change.html#comment-7181 misty Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:56:03 +0000 http://www.totalmomhaircut.com/2008/07/05/seasons-change.html#comment-7181 What a fantastic post! honest and comical all at once! What a fantastic post! honest and comical all at once!

]]> By: Cheryl http://www.totalmomhaircut.com/2008/07/05/seasons-change.html#comment-7180 Cheryl Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:37:48 +0000 http://www.totalmomhaircut.com/2008/07/05/seasons-change.html#comment-7180 What a phenomenal post, Beth! Felt so kindred with you across the board! Thank goodness for an experience earned (not intuited!) groove! (Just fed my "babies" mini-wheats this morning! Great story, that one!) What a phenomenal post, Beth! Felt so kindred with you across the board!
Thank goodness for an experience earned (not intuited!) groove!

(Just fed my “babies” mini-wheats this morning! Great story, that one!)

]]> By: Katia http://www.totalmomhaircut.com/2008/07/05/seasons-change.html#comment-7179 Katia Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:53:04 +0000 http://www.totalmomhaircut.com/2008/07/05/seasons-change.html#comment-7179 That sounds very much like my experience with my first baby. The day my mom left was the worst day of my life -- I literally sat at the top of the stairs SOBBING "please don't leave me!". She left. We survived. Funny how these wee ones can strike so much fear in us! That sounds very much like my experience with my first baby. The day my mom left was the worst day of my life — I literally sat at the top of the stairs SOBBING “please don’t leave me!”. She left. We survived. Funny how these wee ones can strike so much fear in us!

]]> By: tracey http://www.totalmomhaircut.com/2008/07/05/seasons-change.html#comment-7164 tracey Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:18:43 +0000 http://www.totalmomhaircut.com/2008/07/05/seasons-change.html#comment-7164 :) You don't have to be a "baby" person to love your OWN baby. And I know that you are a great mom. I can feel it in your writing. :) You don’t have to be a “baby” person to love your OWN baby. And I know that you are a great mom. I can feel it in your writing.

]]> By: flipflopmamma http://www.totalmomhaircut.com/2008/07/05/seasons-change.html#comment-7158 flipflopmamma Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:57 +0000 http://www.totalmomhaircut.com/2008/07/05/seasons-change.html#comment-7158 I've always been a baby person. In Junior high and high school I always loved being around and holding babies. That being said, I did not bond with SlowMo when she was first born. I think it may have been my age or maturity level. She was really just my doll and my parent's did a lot of taking care of her. I bonded instantly with my two little ones. I think everyone is different, and there's no magical way about things. I thought this was an amazing post! I’ve always been a baby person. In Junior high and high school I always loved being around and holding babies. That being said, I did not bond with SlowMo when she was first born. I think it may have been my age or maturity level. She was really just my doll and my parent’s did a lot of taking care of her. I bonded instantly with my two little ones. I think everyone is different, and there’s no magical way about things. I thought this was an amazing post!

]]> By: Incognitomom http://www.totalmomhaircut.com/2008/07/05/seasons-change.html#comment-7156 Incognitomom Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:44:22 +0000 http://www.totalmomhaircut.com/2008/07/05/seasons-change.html#comment-7156 This was a great post. I also had a difficult baby. He would cry and refuse to be put down. The only way he would sleep was to either be carried or if I nursed him and let him lie next to me. I spent hours on the couch with the TV on really low just so he wouldn't wake up. I never felt like I got any alone time. I was far enough away from family that there wasn't much help and it was a new neighborhood where all the other moms I was friendly with worked during the day. I so totally know about the feeling of isolation. I cried the first time my husband had to go on a business trip. Honestly, when my son who is now almost two is going through one of his difficult phases I get teary eyed even now when the husband travels. It's hard being a mom. Things don't always come easily. But I have noticed that eventually you do find a groove and things work out. This was a great post. I also had a difficult baby. He would cry and refuse to be put down. The only way he would sleep was to either be carried or if I nursed him and let him lie next to me. I spent hours on the couch with the TV on really low just so he wouldn’t wake up. I never felt like I got any alone time. I was far enough away from family that there wasn’t much help and it was a new neighborhood where all the other moms I was friendly with worked during the day. I so totally know about the feeling of isolation. I cried the first time my husband had to go on a business trip. Honestly, when my son who is now almost two is going through one of his difficult phases I get teary eyed even now when the husband travels. It’s hard being a mom. Things don’t always come easily. But I have noticed that eventually you do find a groove and things work out.

]]> By: bon http://www.totalmomhaircut.com/2008/07/05/seasons-change.html#comment-7149 bon Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:42:38 +0000 http://www.totalmomhaircut.com/2008/07/05/seasons-change.html#comment-7149 I also am not a baby person. I freely admit this. To me, a baby is a means to an end: a child, a person. It's funny, because the church that I attend has been both a blessing and a curse as far as healing with the new-mom isolation bit. I think I must write a post about this now... I also am not a baby person. I freely admit this. To me, a baby is a means to an end: a child, a person.

It’s funny, because the church that I attend has been both a blessing and a curse as far as healing with the new-mom isolation bit. I think I must write a post about this now…

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