Friendships After Babies
I was standing at the kitchen sink a few days ago, washing dishes for the 5th time that day and I thought, "Phew, I think I've finally got this back under control." And then I realized my youngest had just made 11 months. 11 months, really?! I was shocked it took me so long to feel healthy again. It has seemed that with each birth it has taken me longer to get back into a comfortable routine. It was about 3 months after my oldest that I felt better. For me, adjusting to motherhood was not easy. Then after the twins hit 6 months I remember thinking that I finally had this whole mothering thing somewhat under control again. So why in the world did it take so long this time around? I think just due to the fact that we have so many little ones. Four kids in three years would take quite a bit of time for anyone to adjust I think. Then, I started to think about the people in my life. The ones who have ridden this journey with me. Besides my family there have been very few f