At Baby & Me today, we talked about postpartum issues. Of course there was a discussion about postpartum depression, but we delved into what we had anticipated (before baby) in terms of our social life, relationship with our spouses, physical changes, sexual changes, and relationships with others.
For me, i think the biggest unexpected thing was how my relationship with my mom would change. I can honestly say we are closer than ever. She has been my rock through labor and if it wasn't for her, I think I would have gone insane in the first week. She is a phenomenal grandmother and I can truly tell that she loves Gemma with all her heart and is happy to spend time with her. I feel like I am now able to see the world through a mother's eyes and so am very thankful to her for raising me the way she did. Even though I resented her throughout my teenage years and my biggest fear in life was turning into her, I can only hope that I'm half the mother my mom was to me and raise Gemma the way she raised me. Thank you mom, I love you.
Another thing would be that while I knew beforehand I would have to force myself to be social, I am surprised by how easy it is and how much I'm enjoying it. I enjoy Baby & Me classes, I like the get-togethers with the moms from my childbirth class, I look forward to the swimming and Rhythm & Rhyme classes. I also would like to join the mom's group at the church we've been attending. Yesterday, I met up with a person who i met through an on-line mom's group. Next Friday, Crystal and I might attempt Salsa Babies! If 2 years ago someone would have told me I'd be doing all this, I'd say no way. So thank you Gemma for bringing mommy out of her shell.
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