Why can’t I…

June 5, 2009 | Uncategorized

…make a bottle without spilling formula powder on the counter?

….change a diaper without getting poop on my hand?

…keep my car clean for more than two days?

…make it to 7 p.m. without being truly and utterly exhausted?

…go to bed before midnight?

…find time to work out?

…find time for more sleep?

…slow down when I eat?

…find some clothes that fit?

…have more fun with the kids?

…just log off of Twitter?

…relax without worrying?

…work without stress?

These are just a few of the questions going through my mind today. What’s on your mind?

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  • Leah said:

    What’s on my mind?

    …why couldn’t these babies live and I not have to worry about this like my other two healthy pregnancies?

    …will the surgery go smoothly?

    …will I wake up?

    …the doctor better freakin’ be careful with my reproductive system! I still want more kids!

    …I’m scared and nervous.

    …Why can’t I keep my pregnancy boobs? I’ll miss them.

    …I’m going to be starving before 1pm gets here!

    …yet thankful that God has still comforted me through all this and I’m sure He’ll continue to see me through today. And tomorrow. And forever.

    So yea. Thinking a little more deeply today as my body goes into the hands of a stranger! But on any another day, I would be thinking thoughts much like yours.

    # 5 June 2009
  • Tara (author) said:

    @ Leah - Oh, Leah, you are so strong and I know you will be okay, whatever that means for you. I’m praying for you today and well..always. :)

    # 5 June 2009
  • Sarah @ BecomingSarah.com said:

    Wow, my thoughts are so much less profound. Mostly when will I have this baby and when will I sleep a full night through again?

    # 5 June 2009
  • Jenn aka Future Mama said:

    I ask myself the same exact questions and I have no baby!! What’s wrong with ME?!

    # 7 June 2009
  • Ms. Bar B said:

    Thanks for making room for our thoughts Tara!

    - why and how do I manage to book my whole day and still never manage to get the important things done?
    - is true happiness just around the corner or did I miss it?
    - time to get that resume updated
    - maybe I should actually apply to some of these positions instead of just looking at them
    - did I really say I was gonna make 2 baby blankets before summer classes start?

    That’s just a taste, lol.

    # 7 June 2009
  • Nikki said:

    Hunni im 21 and i know the feeling i got 2 kids a boy and a girl the boy will be 5 and my girl will be 1 real soon. i am with them 24/7 and there is no way for me to ever get a chance to relax i mean only when they are sleepin which might only be for 1 hour and at night, my 1 yr old dont even sleep through the night yet and i havent slept for a full 8 hours or more in a year its really hard…. but keep your head up kids are a beautiful blessing things will get better

    # 11 June 2009
  • Tara (author) said:

    @Nikki - Having babies can wear you out, that’s for sure. Especially when the baby isn’t sleeping through the night. But you’re right - kids are a beautiful blessing and they make each day worthwhile…

    # 14 June 2009

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