Reconnecting with old self

So, here I am again. Up late, tired, and ready for bed. I was planning on going to bed early tonight, but an old friend called who I haven't talked to in ages, and all of a sudden a couple of hours went by and here we are...

Talking to my friend actually reminded me of how much I have missed her. Somewhere along the way between work, buying a house, and being pregnant, I lost contact with a lot of my old friends. Having a baby is wonderful and heavenly and super duper in all possible ways, AND it is also so easy to fall behind on the life you used to call yours once the baby is born. You are so consumed by everything baby as well as sleep deprived and just in general not in shape to go out for more than a couple of hours at a time. Yet you promised yourself and all your friends that nothing would change once the baby was born. You will still be you....yeah, I am still me with less sleep, more saggy body parts, and less me-time. Talking to my friend today reminded me that it doesn't have to be that way.

Sometimes all it takes is a phone call and a friendly voice saying "I have missed you, Jenny" that makes all the difference in the world. I guess the point of the story is that things in life do change. Friends have babies, some move away, and some just move on to bigger and better things. But even if your friendship started out on a different platform, it is still the same friend. And you still have everything in common that you had before. You just have an extra thing to talk about now. So, I am making a promise to myself to reconnect with old Jenny more often and allow myself to leave mommywood heaven from time to time. And I am giving myself permission to be OK with that too.

Before I go, a quick update on Emma after her well-check today. You will be happy to know that Emma is healthy as a horse. She weighs 20,6 lbs and she's 29 inches tall (the nurse measured 30 inches, but I though that was too much and took her measurement again at home and as it turns out, she is only 29 :0). She is in the 99th percentile for her length and 81 for her weight. The doctor said "She is a BIG baby," and I nodded in agreement. And she is a happy one too. The only shot she got was the flu shot and she didn't even cry once. I was so proud of her my heart could burst....:0)

Natti natti