It’s been a little over 2 weeks since Lynae was born. On the advice of a friend and encouragement from my husband, I didn’t really do much for the first two weeks (other than stay on top of the laundry and make meals). I spent a lot of time feeding Lynae and sleeping.  It has been nice. I rather like sending the boys off to school and then heading back to bed for a nap.
But it’s been two weeks now and I’m beginning to feel unrest. Like, I really should be DOING something around here. Our house is unpacked for the most part, but there is still a lot left to be organized and there’s lots of little, non-essential things to be unpacked and sorted. The problem is that I don’t feel motivated to do much at all.
So here I am with time on my hands, and not much motivation to do anything and beginning to feeling guilty for not being more productive. Either I need to cut myself some slack and not expect so much of myself or I need to start getting off my butt and doing something around here so I stop feeling guilty. Or, maybe I need a little of both.
Or maybe I’ll spend more time blogging to avoid doing the things I don’t want to do. 🙂
I so know what you mean. I was in this same situation just a couple of months ago. It’s crazy moving into your own house just a few weeks before you have a baby!
I just slowly plugged away at things, little by little, when I felt I had the energy and motivation to do it. What ended up happening most of the time is I would start things and not finish them, cuz half way through I would realize I was way too tired to get the rest done. But the next day I’d come back, and slowly but surely things got organized and everything was given a home. It takes time just settling into a house even without a newborn baby and a body that needs extra sleep and healing.
Give it time and it will all come together. Allow yourself this restful time, it will pass away waaaaaaaaay too quickly, and you will find yourself back in the swing of the fast paced world you usually live in. Look at it as you’re staying in a “rest” hotel, you’re not gonna be staying there forever so you might as well enjoy the fact that you don’t have to make your bed.
choose to not feel guilty. you are very valuable even if you do zilch for the rest of your days. besides you are doing tons: another human being is living off your body for one! loving your husband, loving your kids, recovering from the trauma of birth – yup, that takes up alot of time.
BTW – Sonya had her baby early this morning – a boy, Joshua, 8 lbs – that’s all I know so far…