tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825174029351412249.post3616814078478784832..comments2024-02-04T13:52:50.198-05:00Comments on Gloria in Excelsis Deo: Six Months PostpartumKatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16054597409182035433noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825174029351412249.post-45493501784541663052016-01-22T12:32:41.098-05:002016-01-22T12:32:41.098-05:00Great post! Thank you for providing a "windo...Great post! Thank you for providing a "window" into your daily life. I'm always curious, since as you know, I am also the mother of 5 and our children are nearly identical ages. My difference is that I'm not homeschooling, so most days I'm only home with the 2 1/2 year old and the baby. What I've found is that with baby #5 I think I've finally really found my "comfort zone" when it comes for caring for a baby...when I'm alone with the baby, I do great...even waking up multiple times a night seems like less of a burden now...but the minute another child or 2 (or 4) are thrown into the mix, I immediately become overwhelmed. I too am finding that I need to SLOW DOWN, take on less, and yes, my physical health had been suffering for some time, but pregnancy number 5 really took it's toll to that point at nearly 33 years old my health is suffering to the point where my pregnancies have gone from very low risk to very high risk (mainly due to blood pressure). I'm really trying to learn to be good to myself, to take it easy, and to pace myself...so thanks for writing this! I've already "cut corners" with this baby, and I'm not even feeling guilty about it (i.e. bottle feeding breastmilk, when necessary, etc). Rebecca @PerpetuallyNestinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10552319624250858707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825174029351412249.post-52969345817726721082016-01-20T17:52:45.574-05:002016-01-20T17:52:45.574-05:00loved this post!loved this post!Jason and Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232275181204878465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825174029351412249.post-39998307586655938932016-01-20T09:36:47.444-05:002016-01-20T09:36:47.444-05:00"Chris would say that if my health isn't ..."Chris would say that if my health isn't getting enough time devoted to it, just pause basically everything else until it does. He's very generous that way, but I am overwhelmed with a need to meet everyone else's needs first: thus, my daily tension."<br /><br />This is a frequent tension in our home too, with me being the cause...and my husband, like Chris, most always remind me to make myself a priority, but I feel the same need to meed everyone else's needs first. But then I find myself getting shamefully resentful. It's a tough cycle to break. And I only have three littles!Janeane Wyattnoreply@blogger.com