Feeling Stressed.......

You are pregnant and have every right to be stressed and worried and upset and dont worry. I am 24 weeks pregnant and dealing with a few issues with the baby. I have my days when I just want to cry or scream or wonder why all these things keep happening. I really hope your son gets better soon!!! You just vent and talk about what is going on all you want. At least you are talking to women who are going through similar things and can relate!!!!!!!!!

I feel your pain! Two years ago, I was pregnant with a baby due in January and had a 3 year old (not as much work as 22months but still another body to care for). We were scheduled to move the first week of January so we could get in before the baby arrived. December was so stressful with packing the whole house and trying to have a decent Christmas expereince for my son who was old enough to care about it. I just told everyone that we needed to scale down everything and I did a lot of my shopping online. Some years you just have to throw up your hands and give up the idea that you can do it all because you just can't and it is ok. I hope you can find some peace for yourself and just try to be ok with having a slower paced Holliday season. Keep your child home and just go to the functions you really have to.

You wanna know what? I think this is the year you just say screw it. Don't even think about Christmas. Tell everyone you care about you are skipping all of it. You aren't shopping, cooking, going to anyones house or inviting anyone over. Just tell everyone you need a break. The little one is way too young to really understand and I'm sure relatives will still give him gifts. You guys need to hang out at home as much as possible.

So who's watching your toddler now? I would be so upset if I thought mono was going through my daycare. YIKES!

Suzi

I know it is the hardest thing in the world but take care of yourself FIRST! Talk to your husband and let him know that you are WAY too stressed and you need his help. You might be suprised by what is going on in his head. This is my third pregnancy and none of them have been "easy". My sweet hubby has basically had to take over everything that I would normally do with each baby. You would think that he would just be used to it and know that it was all on his shoulders by now but we have had to have a good heart to heart with each one. It is stressful for both of us and communicating with eachother is the only thing that has gotten us through it all each time. Hang in there! It will all work out. The last couple of weeks are always the hardest physically and emotionally no matter what else is going on in life.