Hellobee Boards

DH was watching some military documentary the other night and I cried watching it. The medic got hit and lost part of his leg. They showed the injured guy in the helicopter and his fellow soldiers coming over and telling him bye. The voice over came on and said something about the other soldiers telling him goodbye because it might be the last time they see him. It was awful!

OMG I'm glad you found him!

Oh no!!! I'm so sorry.

Yesterday when the smoke detectors went off because I had a candle lit downstairs while I was cleaning for a showing. Nothing happened, thank god. I hyperventilated then cried!

I cried at work to a friend a few weeks ago over something so silly. I had just been having a work meeting w/ some other moms, and one was pushing her whole breastfeeding agenda -- telling me that I shouldn't worry about timing my 10-month old's dinner time around other things b/c "solid food is just for texture before one year old". It wasn't meant to be mean or pushy, but it just reminded me again of my failures in breastfeeding my daughter. (I never produced much milk at all, and so had to start supplementing with formula early on, and ultimately had to give up on breastfeeding.) I thought I was completely over all of those feelings of failure all of these many months later, but for some reason these comments by the queen of La Leche League put me right back in that place where I felt like everyone was judging me for failing to produce enough milk. Totally irrational I know, but it made me feel like poop.

I'm glad you found your dog!

I cried at work last week after a rough morning. Very rare for me to do that. Gotta love pregnancy hormones

I cried today on the phone with my sister talking about going back to work in 2 weeks. Is the first time I've cried about it, but I doubt it'll be the last! so glad you found your little puppy. Nothing worse than running around looking for a missing dog.

Sunday.

Two days ago. DS was fed and changed and wailing his face off and I was exhausted and just started sobbing. It was quite a sight, me clutching my red-faced, wailing baby while tears streamed down my face, saying, "I'm sorry I'm such a horrible mom, I don't know what you need!"

I cried yesterday morning, on the way to work.

As many of you know, my DH has psoriatic arthritis. It has been really bad of late and his doctor has put him on some medication that will help him to sleep at night and has signed him off sick for a month. He took his first tablet last night and, well, the medication worked alright - he slept like the dead - but I couldn't wake him in the morning. He was groggy all day, too. It just got me to thinking that he might not ever be well enough to go back to work ever - and this might be our life. Then I realised that if he can't go back to work, I can't take my extended (to 7 months) maternity leave.... and before I knew it i was crying.

We have an appointment with his consultant in three weeks - these tablets are just to get him through until then - so I was massively over-reacting!!

@autumnlove: glad you found him! We had a gate and fence installed in our front yard because our dog escaped when lo was a newborn. Our cleaning lady left the door open a crack, even after I told her you have to be careful because he will run out, and he did. He thinks its a chasing game and we live near a busy street so its so scary. Life is so much less stressful now that we have the gate up!

@autumnlove: So glad you found your dog! That sounds awful

@Leialou: (((hugs)))

@skibobrown: I don't know why, but everything about BFing makes me emotional. I need to start day weaning my LO (she is 6 months this week!), but I am heartbroken just thinking about it. I just wanted to say that you did your best (!) and to send you some (((hugs))).

@Shopaholic: The end of my pregnancy was so so difficult (physically, and emotionally, but I was really surprised by how taxing it was physically) . . . I spent more than one night crying myself to sleep because I was so uncomfortable (I was so swollen and exhausted!) and I just wanted to feel better. You're almost there!

@prettylizy: I cried every day the week before I went back to work. What really helps is that I tell myself each morning as I walk out the door that the hardest thing I will do all day is leave LO, and that if I can do that, I can do anything. And at the end of the day, when I see her and she holds her beautiful chubby little arms out for me to pick her up, it's as if I was never gone.

@ladyfingers: Awwww doll. I, too, have held BabyGloss many times while crying with her and telling her how sorry I was that I couldn't make everything all right and that I was sorry that she lost the mom lottery and ended up with me. Your LO is lucky to have you, and you will figure it out together!

@MaisyMay: @Penny Lane: Exhaustion/ sleep deprivation is so difficult to deal with! After having my LO, the word/phrase itself has taken on a whole new meaning! ((hugs))

@MamaMoose: Yes they are! And sooo not talked about!

@PrincessBaby: Being on your own is so so tough with a LO! DH has had to travel frequently (although not for extended times like your DH!), and there have been moments when I really needed help (like at LO's 4 month appointment when she screamed after her shots . . . it literally took me 30 minutes of rocking and singing to get her to calm down . . . I was crying so hard that I could barely sing). (((hugs))) You're doing great!

@MamaMoose: thank you.