on and on and on

Sometimes I feel the same way so don't feel bad. I wake up every day and make cofee, feed my 5 month old her breakfast, drink my coffee, do the dishes, vacuum, clean up the rest of the kitchen, make the bed etc.. I like staying home too but sometimes the same routine day in and day out can drive a person crazy! My husband and I just had this conversation the other day. Since then he has been helping more around the house even though he's the one that works all week - most of the time 6 days with one day off. So I really appreciate the extra help. Now I have a little more time to spend with the baby or go to the store and not come home to a huge mess. Me and my husband are opposites. He hates going places and likes to sit at home where I hate sitting at home. I shouldn't complain and at first he didn't understand why I was complaining either. It's kind of hard to explain isn't it? It's not that your unhappy your just board with the everyday routine with nothing new ever happening. It gets old. The only advice I can give is once a week do something you would like to do for you...get out of the house...read a good book.....go get your hair or nails done or find a meetup group in your area. Visit www.meetup.com If you visit that site you can find other mom's who meet up for lunch, movies, etc. with and without kids. I love it. I've found a great meetup group in my area. Be happy, SMILE!

Tammy 

lindeesmom Mar. 22, 2007 at 10:43 AM

i feel the same way. I felt the way when Gavin was as old as Mikayla(sp). It is better when they get older because you can take them to the park and let them run wild! That is what i did this morning. For like an hour and a half we went to the park so he could get worn out and take a long nap! If it is nice enough i would tell you to go on a walk, but i dont know the weather conditions over there...probably still very cold. I dont even remember what i did to keep myself entertained when gavin was that small. If you have hiking trails or just trails somewhere..you could put her in one of those carrier things that go in the front(dont know what they are called) and go on a hike! I love hiking. Gavin is too big to fit into those anymore..so i havent gone in awhile...he would run away from me now if i tried to take him hiking :) If there is a mall near you, you could go over there and walk around...i used to love doing that. There are a couple ideas, probably didnt help much...but i tried!!

kgh139 Mar. 22, 2007 at 5:09 PM

I totally know how you feel. My lil boy is 4 months old.  I just changed jobs so that I could stay home with him during the day and not use daycare. I love staying home with him but get so bored. I remember spending alot ot time at the malls.  The weather was so bad this winter so walks outside wasn't really an option.   I also just joined a playgroup in my area which has really helped out. You might want to check into it. It has been a life saver for me.  Hope things work out.!! 

kalebsmummy Mar. 24, 2007 at 3:51 PM