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Somebody please...

hollster8hollster8 member
in June 2011 Moms

...tell me I'm not the only one whose house is falling apart because of LO crawling around.  DD just started crawling two weeks ago and it is just exhausting.  For whatever reason I haven't been able to sleep at night and I just feel like it's the newborn days but worse times 10.  My house is a wreck and I can't seem to keep it clean this week.  I'm a SAHM and it just makes me feel like such a loser because I can't keep things in order even though I'm here most of the day.  Once I clean a room, DD just goes in and trashes it again, pulling books and DVDs off shelves, toys out of baskets, etc.  I barely have the energy to clean a room once, let alone twice, three times, even four.

I just needed to whine a bit.  I'm so exhausted and extremely overwhelmed.  So, I'm going to Bump and plan DD's birthday party to relax, lol.  I also bought some Tylenol PM to take tonight because I'm that desperate.  I hate the idea of medicating to sleep, but I just can't do this anymore.  Hopefully tomorrow I'll be well rested and less discouraged, but man I'm struggling today.

Anyone else who is struggling today....HUGS FOR YOU!  We'll all be okay... :)

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  • hepcatshepcats member
    I feel for SAHMs, especially now that most of our LOs are mobile. It's a total PITA lol. ((hugs)) You are not the only person who feels this way!
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  • ShangriLaRoseShangriLaRose member
    I feel you... x2, since DS is 3.5 years old! I have those days too. They're fewer and farther between now, though. You just have to find the rhythm that works for you! It gets better, eventually, I promise!
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  • jellybeanjeanjellybeanjean member
    This is why I was begging DS2 to be slow on gross motor skills like DS1 was (crawling @ 11.5mon, walking @16).  Alas, he's been on the much earlier side of the spectrum, walking before 10mon.  I give up on my house and my sanity for now.  These two boys are a talented wrecking crew.
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  • jgengo0jgengo0 member
    I feel ya big time. I took a look around the house today sighed and sat on the couch for a good 10 min trying to decide where I should start. Lo pulls everything out of the cabinets etc. As soon as I get one section cleaned she is on to the next!
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  • cassoppeacassoppea
    Oh I feel you mama. I completely gave up on cleaning while she's awake! I put something away and she's rummaging through something else. I fear for when she starts walking....
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  • mesrmesr
    oh yeah. my house is a disaster zone too.  i took a day off of work recently just to clean two rooms.  it was that bad.
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  • MrsPBNJ0220MrsPBNJ0220
    Oh yea, I'm right there with you.  When we get our entire house clean it isn't really ever clean.  I had to do a wrap party this evening and a lot of our crap is in our room.  I SAH and it makes me feel like craps sometimes, but nothing compared to how it used to be.  I guess I just got to the point that I realized between DS, DH and our house something is going to fall behind and if I died tomorrow my house is not going to care that I did not clean it!  I would not worry about it, one day all of this will be different and you will miss these days.  I know so cliche but it's true. :-)  I am sure you are doing amazing!
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  • RClaffeeRClaffee

    I feel the same way sometimes, but I used to feel that way all of the time. I posted a really frustrated sad vent on here a long time ago and someone (amanda maybe?) responded that her house was a disaster too, but it didn't bug her because she is a SAH mom not maid. Taking care of the LO is the priority and the job, cleaning is extra. Thinking like that helped me a lot.

    I used to look around and think I didn't accomplish a damn thing, but then I would think about how I took care of the girls all day and everyone was happy and well fed. That is what matters.

    I have also found that it really helps to confine the girls to one or two rooms, and chalk those rooms up as being messy for the next five years or so. 

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  • LollyBug18LollyBug18 member
    I've felt the exact same way since February, it's really hard. I try not to beat myself up too much about the mess, especially since DH doesn't care half as much as I do, but it still gets me down. And 1st tri exhaustion made it all the worse! I'm hoping new motivation will come with the summer...and longer naps for DD!
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  • hollster8hollster8 member

    Thanks everyone for the encouraging words.  The Tylenol PM did nothing, and I had a hard time falling asleep, but my sweet DH forced me into the spare bedroom without a monitor and he took care of DD's 4am feeding (first time this has ever happened.  I usually do it because he has work in the AM)  I got a few solid hours, but still woke up when I heard DD cry.  Darn mom super hearing :)

    My DH knows that it's hard to keep up with things, especially when I'm tired.  Like PP said, he doesn't care half as much as I do and cares more about me being happy.  I do have to keep in mind that I don't do nothing when the house isn't clean.  I try so hard to do new things with DD and teach her, play with her, etc.  It's like that saying "Please excuse the mess, we're making memories."

    I feel like as long as all of the food is off the floor, and bottles are clean then I'm doing well :)

    Thanks again for the kind words.

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