Where did the time go??

Being a new mom has been so wonderful. I honestly don't know where the time has gone... 

Sharing my life with my baby is amazing, yet, at some point I think a Mom (at least a new mom) looses a little bit of herself with all that comes along with parenting. When Alex started sleeping through the night I realized that my evenings were free again. For probably 3 weeks I sat on the couch with just a blank expression and would just stare at the TV.  I work full time and am typically very tired when I get home. Then of course you have your home responsibilities of cooking, cleaning, paying attention to your husband. I knew that I wanted to pick up some of my old interests, but I was just at a loss of how to get involved again. I can remember just sitting in front of the TV staring (not truly paying attention to whatever was on).  

So, I started looking around to see what books were popular at the moment. I was so ready to stop reading the parenting books and pick up something with a plot!! So, I read the Hunger Games Trilogy, and some other books that I had put off...

As more time went on I really started feeling like I was getting back to my pre-baby self. I try and keep myself busy in the evening with something other than cleaning, laundry or dishes. I try and at least give myself a half an hour before bed to just relax and enjoy. Some nights it may be as simple as flipping through a magazine!! 

Over the months I have been ordering prints of pictures I have taken of Alex. I jump between Snapfish & Shutterfly and go with whoever has the best promotion at the time. These pictures start from the glass of wine that I had that we contribute to Alex being born, the actual pregnancy test that said PREGNANT, to pregnancy pictures of my growing stomach, to the hospital, up until present day. I probably have over 1,000 prints to go through. I finally bought some albums and started organizing them. It's been a lot of fun seeing how much my baby has changed in just one year..