I’m about to give birth to another human being, and over the last 9 months I have been thinking about all the ways life will change for my family with this new addition. We already have one daughter, who will soon be 3, and while adding her to our family was an adjustment, it certainly didn’t make me feel like more of an adult. She’s been fun to play with, and to dress up, and although she was a lot of work, we sort of just mixed her in with our grown-up lives. With two kids, we’re going to be a real family–just like the one I grew up in. And with two kids, I need to be a real wife and mother, not just a woman who fits her daughter into her life, but a woman whose life is shaped around the shaping of her family.
So this is the birth of my blog, my journey. I am certainly a wife in progress. I do not have it all together, and some days I wonder if I ever will. I do not remember to go grocery shopping before the lunch meat has run out. I do not clean up the kitchen after dinner. My husband runs out of clean undershirts on a pretty regular basis. And I still stay up late playing video games. I’m hoping maybe, just maybe, if I bare my failings on a regular basis, I might be inspired to do better. At the very least, I’d like to encourage other women like me: you are not alone; there are others struggling in their homes to become more than just an ex-college student with a cute family.
I’m just hoping there are others like me . . . And I’m going to keep believing there are because, seriously, all these amazing mothers I know had to start somewhere, right? So, enjoy my ride, and feel free to join me. I have just overcome my first step and created the ever-popular mommy blog, so perhaps there’s hope for me yet!
The Daring Kitchen
I agree wholeheartedly with this post! I am with you on the not having it all together. Some days I feel like I am just treading water. Glad you are going to help us all see that we are not alone!