I honestly can’t believe I am already sharing my six-month baby update! It seems like yesterday I was still pregnant. The day my water broke is forever stored in my mind, with every detail as vivid as ever.
That entire day I grumbled in defeat and throbbed in pain that my baby wasn’t ready to come out yet. After all, I was beyond ready to finally meet the little guy who had been kicking my ribs nonstop. I spent the entire day on my feet, walking everywhere in hopes that it would help induce.
Whether or not it was a coincidence, I strolled into labor that night.
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I remember feeling so happy about heading to the hospital. Not nervous or scared that I was about to experience the all-dreaded childbirth, but instead I felt peace fused with excitement. With that subdued feeling, I insisted my husband paint my toenails after my water broke.
Hello, they would be in the air for all to see! Priorities for sure.
I wish I still carried that calmness on a day-to-day basis. It is quite routine that I remind myself to find that calmness and live by it more. Because time is fleeting and I need to spend more of my days in a peaceful mindset, rather than in a frazzled chaos.
But hey, I’m new at this motherhood gig. I’ll figure it out.
Motherhood at 6 Months
Here I am, six months into motherhood. Loving every moment—even the ones I don’t. (It makes sense, trust me.) These past six months have been packed with every emotion possible.
There have been moments of pure happiness that have made me cry. Like the time both my baby and I couldn’t stop laughing together on our living room couch. The more he laughed, the more I laughed, and vice versa. I cried happy tears.
Or the time he and I sat outside, waiting for my husband to get home, and a butterfly fluttered next to us for a while. I watched him watch the butterfly and then I realized it was the first time he was experiencing a butterfly. I cried.
Babies have a way of teaching us something so special about life. When I allow myself to be totally relaxed and vulnerable and basically live through his eyes, I can stop worrying as much and I can feel myself becoming more present and living for the moment.
Motherhood is Different
Motherhood is a lot different than I always envisioned it to be. For starters, it’s a lot more exhausting than I thought. I knew it would be, but I didn’t realize to what extent. Because it’s not only physically draining but mentally as well. The two combined can be numbing.
I used to spend my days sitting at work behind a desk, praying for time to move faster so I could go home. Now I find myself at home with my little boy, praying for time to move slower. Life is drastically different, to say the least. It’s all-consuming in the best way.
I can remember nursing him nonstop around the clock as a newborn. The feeling of exhaustion was unlike anything I had ever felt. My body hurt. My mind hurt. I wondered when I would ever sleep again. Six months in, I am still musing that exact question.
Connecting with other moms has been a saving grace at times. Hearing “it gets better” on a particularly difficult day felt empty at first, but I’ve found that over time it’s so true.
Give yourself the space and grace you need with your emotions.
Halfway to One
I look at my little guy and can’t believe it is already halfway to his first birthday. I word it that way because I know his first birthday will be here lickety-split. You don’t even want to know how much I will cry then. Every single day he amazes me, makes me laugh, and fills me with an overwhelming amount of happiness.
His unwavering smile is a constant reminder to me that I am doing something right in motherhood.
Every day I get a front-row seat to the greatest show: I get to watch my baby boy experience life for the first time. Somewhere in all the diaper explosions, drool-covered everything, sleepless nights, and napless days, he helps me learn and grow as well.
I can’t wait (just kidding, I can wait, time please slow down) to see what the next six months will bring!
Here’s to motherhood, a rollercoaster of emotions, a front-row seat to literally the greatest show on Earth.
