so far being a mom is at the same time the most unifying and the most divisive title i've had in my life. somehow you have something instantly in common with every other mom you meet and you could talk about diapers or spit-up for an hour with a perfect stranger.
at the same time you have a whole new life full of complications that becomes to hard to relate to everyone else. the importance of things like nap schedules seem impossible to explain when your scheduling difficulties in the past related to which happy hour to go to on friday.
there's something lonely about having more in common with strangers than you do with friends. having your sense of community change in the blink of an eye is a bizarre feeling!
i can't believe 4 months has passed since lily came along and changed everything. today she had her shots and weighed in at a whopping 13 pounds, 2 ounces- landing herself smack dab in the 50th percentile yet again. she continues to be a great little eater and is growing perfectly right before our eyes.
2 comments:
Oh, Mollie. Motherhood is a strange thing to explain. You really don't get "it" unless you do it. And to tell you the truth I am still learning new things and finding better ways to do stuff and mine are 16, 13, 11. There old!!!! and so am I:) yuck!!
Tell Moon.......WAR EAGLE from the my kids for me.
Cousin Meg
Wow! I can totally relate with this entry! Well said...
--Murff
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