tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post8280468199467715516..comments2023-12-03T06:40:50.836-08:00Comments on Capricious Bubbles: Learning to Be a MotherShinyunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223210004939369907noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-66409604823097284572009-11-30T15:53:24.271-08:002009-11-30T15:53:24.271-08:00Aw... I don't know how to help with the inner ...Aw... I don't know how to help with the inner unease, but something my husband and I have done is hire a dogwalker 3x a week to take him to parks and beaches to play with other dogs. And when the construction is done, we are going to call in the house cleaners to come regularly at least until I can be more productive around the house. <br><br>Right now, I care for the baby and try to do a eingynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-43036746611267712722009-11-30T17:51:39.788-08:002009-11-30T17:51:39.788-08:00Bonding with the baby and stimulating and soothing...Bonding with the baby and stimulating and soothing him are not things that have concrete results. Guess there's kind of a blind faith you need to employ to believe it's worth it.Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10931380770342598889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-70615186418339678742009-12-01T06:46:57.874-08:002009-12-01T06:46:57.874-08:00I've been following your blog for over a year ...I've been following your blog for over a year now, and first let me say congratulations! I am so happy for you and your family. As a mom of a 9 month old who has *so* been where you are, my best advice (though I know it is not original!) is to try as hard as you can to let go of that anxiety and pressure to get things done. It is so cliche, but this time passes so quickly. Soon your Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244379023406746267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-19930085474983081082009-12-01T10:27:30.667-08:002009-12-01T10:27:30.667-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Shinyunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223210004939369907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-77167593006042451672009-12-01T12:57:14.815-08:002009-12-01T12:57:14.815-08:00I recently read _Buddhism for Mothers_ by Sarah Na...I recently read _Buddhism for Mothers_ by Sarah Napthali. I found it very helpful and I highly recommend it!Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11756255744350404561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-690351052917030842009-12-01T14:07:31.125-08:002009-12-01T14:07:31.125-08:00I ALWAYS feel like I haven't done enough.. but...I ALWAYS feel like I haven't done enough.. but then I sit on the couch to watch some t.v. or log on to FB or twitter. I am such a contradiction. haha<br><br>Anyway, my solution is to cuddle the baby as I watch t.v... trying to turn his head my way so he's not watching t.v. since, you know, t.v. is supposed to be bad for infants and all.<br><br>In all seriousness, I don't think there maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707782759515075876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-52169591933820894472009-12-01T14:38:28.156-08:002009-12-01T14:38:28.156-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.eingynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-15446116477490588072009-12-02T11:54:33.681-08:002009-12-02T11:54:33.681-08:00Those times are far behind me, but I remember them...Those times are far behind me, but I remember them distinctly. I remember feeling very busy, very tired, and very bored intellectually. Being productive in the electronic world, as eingy says, seems to help a lot of people with that. You are so driven and so goal-oriented (it seems) that perhaps you are frustrated with how boring it can be to have only the day-to-day repetitive tasks to attendgudnuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404362959136843111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-91461650363210653012009-12-02T11:59:53.570-08:002009-12-02T11:59:53.570-08:00One other thought: sometimes, when you have a cle...One other thought: sometimes, when you have a clean house, then mess it up, then clean it again, you turn around and think, well, nothing happened here today. Nothing actually got "done". It's the same as when we started. But have you ever seen that show "Hoarders"? Have you ever seen what NOT cleaning up everyday can look like? Sometimes I think of that to make me gudnuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404362959136843111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-27363347586255047972009-12-08T12:34:05.519-08:002009-12-08T12:34:05.519-08:00Congrats on the baby! I have been following your ...Congrats on the baby! I have been following your post, since I read about you on abovethelaw (and it is wonderful post!)<br><br>Take you time and enjoy the moment. I'm also an ex-biglawfirm-lawyer, and it is hard to downshift to being a new mom where your accomplishments are feeding the baby 6 times a day and maybe a dinner for you and your husband. <br><br>And in regard to the brunette12http://www.blogger.com/profile/14415013064769082340noreply@blogger.com