Becoming a Stay At Home Mom....

Becoming a stay at home mom has be anything but easy. It has been a rough and bumpy road getting used to the thought of no longer being able to do the things I once did with ease. I tired my hardest to do what I could to prepare myself with staying home more often throughout my pregnancy and really taking a break two weeks prior to our daughter being born to really focus on my body and my fiancé. I thought that I was completely prepared for what becoming a stay at home mom would entitle, turns out you wont know exactly what to expect until it happens. I dealt with the mommy blues for awhile, it wasn't PPD but it was a very unique emotional wave on its own. It took some time to get used to not being able to leave the house even when I just simply needed to run to the store, or not being able to attend church the way I once had. Everything in my life was changing for the first time and I was doing my best to get used to the new changes. It took time and patience to come to grips with what the title of "Mom" meant. I don't want to make this sound like I am complaining because that defiantly is not what I am trying to get across. I just want any other struggling FTMs and or SAHMs to know that there are some of us that it is hard for. It comes easy for some women to transition into this stage and I really wish it would have been that easy for me. Since then I have come to gripes with this new life of mine and have grown so much in the last couple of months. I am so beyond grateful to have been given the chance to stay at home and watch my little one grow. She has changed me in so many ways and regardless of if it was hard on me at first, I know I would chose this life time and time again. I am so beyond blessed that my fiancé has given me the chance to stay at home with our daughter and that he has so graciously taken on the financial burden with only one income. I really just want to get across to other moms that the mommy blues will go away and that things will get better. Hang in there and take a deep breath, if you need help or you need a break don't be afraid to ask. There is nothing wrong with needing some help and nothing wrong with taking a little time for yourself when you need it. Adjusting to this new life will get easier and before you know it you will be in a routine and you won't be able to imagine living any other way. From one new mom to another hang in there and know that you are doing a great job!