I think I have my own alter-ego. The one that comes out when I write a post about the Keeper Cup or just get silly. One of my good friends calls it "radio Gina". I think of it as the fun part of me. I only just realized a few days ago that I had lost touch with it since having the baby 7 months ago.
I was joining my stroller fit group late one morning and kind of ran into them to catch up. I joked that I was going to play bumper strollers! and finally realized that playfulness in me had been missing. I think with the baby, I became very serious. All this time I've been feeling like it was fatigue that was causing me to be boring but now I believe that it also had to do with suppressing the 'fun' to take care of the baby. It feels really good to get it back in some way.
Lack of sleep + not often enough sex = no fun lol
ReplyDeleteYeah. None of the baby books warn you about this one. I don't think there is any way to have and raise babies without giving up a chunk of your former self. I'm trying to get myself mentally geared up to go back to work (sigh). Can I reconnect with that person I used to be.... the one that was capable of thinking about & discuss things other than my kids for 8+ hours per day? Time will tell.
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