A record of the incessant and trivial chatter running through my head.
 I thought I could do it. I really did. Do it all, that is. The words, I’ve got it, have escaped my lips more than they should have over the past month. Laundry? I’ve got it. Dinner on the table? I’ve got it. Kids need bathed? I’ve got it. Clean the kitchen? Get the kids […]     The blog got a make over. . . did you notice? Aren’t we looking Christmasy? (Spell check says Christmasy isn’t a word. What does spell check know? I’ve added it to the dictionary. From this day forward “Christmasy” will no longer appear with the nasty red line under it. In my world. . . Christmasy […]
 Late nights. Early mornings. The clock tick-tocks and I sit and ponder. Looking toward the future and reflecting on the past. I sit and wonder. I wonder what will be. Buzz words like plan, purpose, and destiny reverberate from deep within. So many unknowns. And then, just at the right time, words appear. Words that […]  It’s the middle of the night. Or is it early in the morning? Call it what you will. . . I probably shouldn’t be blogging at this hour. I usually blog before bed when the kids are sound asleep and the house is silent. Last night, though, the exhaustion hit me and I collapsed into […]  Nostalgia, according to Merrium Webster, is defined as a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition. Nostalgia. . . can it be considered a personality trait? You know? Some people are extroverts, others are introverts. One group is given an adventurous spirit while another has cautious […]
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awww…hope you feel better soon! and don't sweat this supermom thing- I think you are about as close to that as one could possibly be!! 🙂
absolutely precious is that last photo! tell chad what a great husband and father he is for noticing and taking care of you…
rest up- your mojo will be back before you know it!
hugs friend 🙂
Hugs, friend! I'm in the same boat. My husband just looked at me last night at bath time and I lost it. Started crying uncontrollably. I just feel like I want to do it all, and for some reason I feel like I should be able to, but I can't. I can't nurse a baby AND give two little girls a bath AND rest AND have an adult conversation with my husband AND this AND that. I just can't do it all and it kills me. I'm a perfectionist too.
I've been thinking of you during late night feedings and so tempted to text you…but don't want to wake you if you are getting precious rest.
(I think you are Supermom…cookies? Come on! That is skill if you could do that one handed. 😉 )
O Summer we as moms can't do it all. Just admit it. Be thankful you have a wonderful husband who understands that between hormones, three kids and the season of Christmas which puts more pressur on you he saw what you needed. You are blessed, your children are blessed, Chad saw the wonderful woman in you and said "there" is my wife. Your family and friends are all blessed. You bless each of us in a special way. You have wonderful sweet kind hearted kids an adorable baby. Sit back and realize Nothing has to be Perfect. I learned that a
Long time ago. Yes some days the mess may drive me nuts but the kids and your health are most important. And don't forget I want to take the two oldest out or stay with all three while you and Chad just go eat. I love you! I am praying for you. You are a great mom! We all love to cuddle meadow:)
Hi Summer… I stumbled upon your blog yesterday after reading a comment you posted on Een (Iris Took's) blog. I read this post and sat and cried. You summed up so much of what I feel on a daily basis in exactly the *perfect* way. I have a two year old daughter and a 6 week old new little girl. She is also our last and everything is so much harder this time yet I feel as if I have to do more… be more. And I try till the inevitable crash.
As you said, you are not alone. None of us are and there is comfort in that.
Thank you for writing such an honest post. And hugs to your husband as well. It takes a good one to stand next to us and hold us up when needed. That is a blessing… I know, I have one of the good ones too 🙂
I'm happy I stumbled across you. Happy holidays!
Kate
I hear you, Summer. "I've got it" seems to be my life motto too : ) I hope our kids read these posts one day so they can see what kind of supermoms we really were! : )
I love the last photo. In times like this just look at this photo and know that you are super mom to them even when you don't feel it.