FU to Is this weird?

sbelle3

Today was a really really tough day. I had been feeling like we were smooth sailing since bringing DD home. Dare I say, there have even been times I felt like super mom. Well, the past few days she hasn't slept well and I have stayed up late wrapping presents. She's been fussy and I've been tired. Christmas is keeping me extrememly busy. 7 weeks came to a head today. I cried for the first time. I felt so overwhelmed. It was a bad day.

Well remember earlier this week when I walked around my culdesac and handed out cookies? I wondered if my neighbors thought I was weird. When I got home from a Christmas party I asked my DH what the wrapped up bread on the counter was. It was from one of our neighbors! They brought it to us and others in the culdesac to wish us Merry Christmas! I think I may have started something! It made me so happy and made my day so much better. I actually felt a little Christmas spirit. Just thought I would share. I know many of us are felling pretty bah humbug so I hope we can all get little moments to hang on to that make this holiday season feel more normal.

kclear

that's really great! you shared the christmas spirit and it worked! 

JMack1117

Love this!!  Sometimes it just takes one person to reach out and you find that others want to connect too!  I think what you did was wonderful.

As far as having a bad day--I'm sure there will be more!  Just like there will be some good, dare I say easy, days too.  Raising people is hard.  Doing it well is even harder!  

adri77

What a sweet story!!!  And, we got through the holidays!!!  I'm glad you had a good Christmas, but I think we will both me excited to get back into our normal routines of "just" taking care of our 3 kiddos, without all of the extra holiday obligations!!!  Hope you are feeling better and get some rest