tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688810272914203813.post7911795492130508016..comments2023-05-27T02:45:24.476-07:00Comments on Chasing The Gerber Dragon: Being Therewottadollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527435736562324563noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688810272914203813.post-1488175039012652522014-03-21T18:14:47.717-07:002014-03-21T18:14:47.717-07:00I remember that time of (almost?) feeling sad that...I remember that time of (almost?) feeling sad that it was all over... when really it had just begun! I think there's just so much build up, so much intensity around the final weeks and days and moments of pregnancy, and labor is definitely so intense, and then the baby comes, and you go home and... it's just life, with a new baby, but the intensity of those moments is gone. <br /><br />And then, when it's your final time, you know you'll never experience that again, that intensity of waiting to meet this new little person, this son or daughter of yours, and that all the excitement is over and it's back to day-to-day blandness. Not that I'm finished yet (hopefully!), but I imagine that's how it'll be for me. So maybe that's what's going on with you? And the hormones can NOT be helping!<br /><br />I'm glad B meeting Theo was a positive experience. It sounds just lovely. I have a feeling when Jordyn meets her little brother or sister someday, it'll be with a whole audience of my parents and siblings. Not that I want it to be that way, but I think it probably will. <br /><br />Try to enjoy this time, and keep making those memories with both your boys. You're doing such an amazing job, I'm really impressed!!!Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437548841903850607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688810272914203813.post-81571566318196558102014-03-19T07:08:57.036-07:002014-03-19T07:08:57.036-07:00Aww, the introduction sounds so lovely! So sweet. ...Aww, the introduction sounds so lovely! So sweet. Thank you for sharing that.<br /><br />I felt exactly the same way after my birth. (Also after complications with IVF landed me in the hospital, which obviously didn't have a dramatic outcome like having a baby does.) I ended up hiring a postpartum doula to come in and talk to me. We talked for several hours and I think I did cry but afterwards I felt all wrung out but strangely relieved. I got to work it all through and it really helped. It took a year or so to be fully done with it, but it stopped the reel from continuing to run on autoplay all day and night.<br /><br />These are some intense experiences you've had! Seems to me you've handled it all remarkably calmly. But that doesn't mean it doesn't still need to get worked out in your head. <br /><br />Let me know what works for you!Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08856563547693346602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688810272914203813.post-4790591953095758442014-03-19T03:24:53.255-07:002014-03-19T03:24:53.255-07:00I wonder if this is why, when a bunch of moms get ...I wonder if this is why, when a bunch of moms get together, more often than not, we talk about our pregnancies & birth experiences, even when our children are grown...we want to remember this profound thing we did. <br /><br />I love your telling of B's 1st moments with T. Sounds so beautiful & glad you were in the moment rather than filming it. IMO, that was good for B as well as you.Tiarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17511522028218347560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688810272914203813.post-1233967995347215282014-03-18T23:55:34.127-07:002014-03-18T23:55:34.127-07:00Thanks for sharing this with us. I hope that thin...Thanks for sharing this with us. I hope that things continue to go with B and T. I love watching the interaction between my two...Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341444268342551783noreply@blogger.com