tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post5881313496020221080..comments2024-03-28T13:43:19.402-04:00Comments on Martin Family Moments: Props to All the SAHMsColleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11451797365712728579noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-55411519050263586992014-05-01T14:21:23.369-04:002014-05-01T14:21:23.369-04:00You are so funny. I think that being a SAHM is dr...You are so funny. I think that being a SAHM is driving me to the looney bin some days, especially with a toddler (a boy, no less). But I'm too cheap to pay for daycare (ha!) and really, I know that this is where I belong. ;)Aubreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144780265730192629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-50902918713053577592014-04-30T20:23:02.504-04:002014-04-30T20:23:02.504-04:00It always takes me a couple of months to get used ...It always takes me a couple of months to get used to staying home with the kids (i.e. summer break) and then by the time it's gotten easy, it's time to go back to work! Maternity leave just doesn't give you enough time to get used to it :)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888635342531960478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-40108942544553819582014-04-30T11:00:19.537-04:002014-04-30T11:00:19.537-04:00Thanks for this shout-out, my friend. I mean that ...Thanks for this shout-out, my friend. I mean that from the bottom of my heart. You never know how much a small word of encouragement can mean to someone who feels like they are drowning. I finally (finally!) admitted to myself that being at home with toddlers and babies every single day really takes a major amount of stamina (mental and physical) that gets very little external validation.. Not that I'm always looking for validation, but it's still nice to hear. :)<br />And in a similar vein -- you should be gentle with yourself. Forget about the amount of tv viewing and the looser household rules. It's a temporary season and the kids know that. You'll be back on track soon and you are doing a great job right now. :)Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332125903937752882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-71130915712660953562014-04-29T14:13:12.050-04:002014-04-29T14:13:12.050-04:00DITTO a thousand times!!! And, Colleen, thank you...DITTO a thousand times!!! And, Colleen, thank you for writing this! It sums up maternity leave to a T!The Catholic Lawyer Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03040630485122289140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-16366099245150262952014-04-29T10:49:29.955-04:002014-04-29T10:49:29.955-04:00Be gentle with yourself. Turn the tv on. Put you...Be gentle with yourself. Turn the tv on. Put your feet up. You are a good mother. This is a season, a short and intense one. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10266406253983025758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-65108957822968084712014-04-28T22:03:30.012-04:002014-04-28T22:03:30.012-04:00I am definitely in the same boat right now. Balan...I am definitely in the same boat right now. Balancing my 4 month old with the other two has been super difficult...I anxiously await my hubby coming home. And he knows not to be late!!! lol. So glad I'm not the only one that finds it difficult!Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16422598526438995384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-12412177505685502992014-04-28T17:12:37.736-04:002014-04-28T17:12:37.736-04:00Love that picture of you in bed with all the kiddo...Love that picture of you in bed with all the kiddos...that is an 8x10 and framed for sure..so precious. Life is just crazy. The more kids you have the crazier. Some of the kids have been gone and then I am down to only 2 kids and it is so darn easy...too easy! You are so blessed...hang in there! They do grow up fast so enjoy.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03030030108671604522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-62855171938102530102014-04-28T17:08:36.021-04:002014-04-28T17:08:36.021-04:00Oh lawdy. I feel ya. The baby is 19 months now and...Oh lawdy. I feel ya. The baby is 19 months now and pretty much just walks behind me taking things apart. It takes moving heaven and earth just to make sure the toys are picked up and dinner's made. Hang in there!...:)Paige Kellermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16201061179479380167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-16674282916161830842014-04-28T14:45:28.249-04:002014-04-28T14:45:28.249-04:00Oh my goodness you just blogged my maternity leave...Oh my goodness you just blogged my maternity leave (except mine was spent calming a screaming/rash covered baby instead of dealing with a "developmentally appropriate" toddler :) )<br />thank you for posting these thoughts. The grass really is greener. I told Jeremy "I'm ready to be a SAHM again." His response was, "Um, it's April. Let's see what you say in August when the school year is about to start again." Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012343060419868539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-42383493299266500802014-04-28T13:58:22.075-04:002014-04-28T13:58:22.075-04:00It's hard for SAHMs and work-outside-the-home ...It's hard for SAHMs and work-outside-the-home moms (not to mention working from home) but don't forget to give yourself a break! This newborn season is a quick one, and it's okay to get takeout and eat off paper plates and let your kids watch some extra TV. You're still in survival mode for a little while. :) Francinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904134944835186397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-40203703975534013102014-04-28T13:51:25.393-04:002014-04-28T13:51:25.393-04:00Wow! It seems that the interwebz are overflowing w...Wow! It seems that the interwebz are overflowing with posts for me today. Yours is the third one that spoke to my motherly tired heart (and body). Going through another one of those head above water holy Hannah I think I'm drowning someone save me seasons, I could appreciate knowing that someone else was too. While I'm also finding that toddlers are so much fun and sometimes super duper cute, the times two thing really pretty much is draining me. It's probably a perfectionist thing for me and maybe something about growth, trust in God and this being a growing season that will reveal something awesome on the other side. God's grace is there and thankfully so because it keeps us moderately sane, the children fed and alive until the husband walks in the door after work. <br />Thinking of you often and sending lots of love and prayers.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604810218733272554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-52889444849491342762014-04-28T13:14:18.503-04:002014-04-28T13:14:18.503-04:00laughed at this post :)
yeah my kids are profess...laughed at this post :) <br /><br />yeah my kids are professional messer-uppers Clean one room--mess another. Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09561187611952737419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-81562796223066212092014-04-28T11:04:26.067-04:002014-04-28T11:04:26.067-04:00Totally can relate! I thought I would be ok SAHM w...Totally can relate! I thought I would be ok SAHM with Daniel. Ready to quit residency and all. Then Isabel came -- oh my. I knew at that point, homemaking is not my forte! wow.<br /><br />So grateful that we can do both (WOHM and full time momma). it's hard but we are blessed. Congrats on the baby.Sarah Isis Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909267319216723693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-49750528418277480472014-04-28T10:43:31.048-04:002014-04-28T10:43:31.048-04:00hahaha. totally laughed out loud at your "dev...hahaha. totally laughed out loud at your "developmentally appropriate/naughty" comment. too freakin' true.<br /><br />anyway, I reallllly appreciate you writing this because you're a wise and experienced mama and you still struggle, and so it's a little validating to me (a SAHM of just ONE kid) that others struggle with this, too, and it's hard. <br /><br />it's hard! the whole keeping kids alive and staying sane and trying to somehow shower every couple of days. <br /><br />so, thanks for writing this. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03561470902921572737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-53534997176929240332014-04-28T09:35:03.605-04:002014-04-28T09:35:03.605-04:00Ha....that's why I homeschool. I can't fa...Ha....that's why I homeschool. I can't fathom dealing with a toddler without bigger kids around to help. Amelia Bentruphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04289052534608175705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-76820738560519043802014-04-28T09:30:47.226-04:002014-04-28T09:30:47.226-04:00Thanks for writing this! So many prayers for your...Thanks for writing this! So many prayers for your family as you adjust to number 6 (I can't imagine). You know what I think it is? I REALLY think, like you said, it's the 'grass is always greener' complex. I can't tell you how many times I have said, 'I need to go back to work'- and aaron has reminded me how truly miserable I was, and how much I wanted to be home. Being homebound is the worst though. Now that the weather is FINALLY clearing up, I am able to leave the house each day. I generally go somewhere in the morning AND in the afternoon. After I had John Paul, it led right into the worst.winter.ever. So basically, my only experience of being a SAHM has been being trapped inside my house for six straight months with three children under three. It's a wonder we survived! The TV certainly got us through. At times, I was like, 'what's wrong with me' (concerning TV time) but since the weather has broke we have BARELY turned it on, so I know I am not a total freak. Blessings to your family and your last three weeks of baby-mooning! Mary Wilkersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895931413075965922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-33549071136696606542014-04-28T09:16:04.984-04:002014-04-28T09:16:04.984-04:00Isn't it amazing? Every maternity leave I thi...Isn't it amazing? Every maternity leave I think "this will be the one when I make all the cookies! And keep the floors sparkling! And homeschool/preschool/at least teach the 4 year old to read!" And then I two weeks later I'm patting myself on the back for keeping them all alive and occasionally dishing out cheerios. There is no easy path in this motherhood thing, that's for sure. Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17723785936790668961noreply@blogger.com