Friday, June 09, 2006


Teething...Oh how we love thee...
As you can tell Kiley is teething which means mommy and daddy get no ( or very little sleep). So that leads me to ask..How does one function without sleep? I mean really, I was in court the other day and I swear I saw two judges. HEE HEE. Luckily the Judge did not see me yawning. Not good!!! Nevertheless what can we do. As Brad says, enjoy every stage.
While I am at it..Let me also ask "how do we balance and keep our identity . Let me preface this by saying I LOVE LOVE LOVE being a mom. It is the best thing in the world. God certainly gave me a great gift by allowing me to raise Kiley. Being a mom is part of my identity just as is Wife, and daughter. But what makes me is also a lot of other things. I am an attorney, I am a reader at our church, I am a ministry leader at my church, a triathelete and marathoner. I considered all those part of my identity. As you can imagine I want to do all of these things but I am a realist and know that something has to give. So how do we decide what has to be cut? How do we become OK with that decision. Part of me misses being in a swimming pool training for a triatholon. Another part of me would feel guilty not being involved any longer with my church, especially given the gift of Kiley. So how do we do this. How do we do it all?

7 comments:

Barb said...

Dennise - I wish I had some wise words, but I am feeling much of what you are saying as well. It's difficult to balance it all and takes time to figure it out. As for the teething...have you tried Hyland's Teething Tablets? Carlton went through a rough patch with all 4 top teeth coming in at once. We did a combo of the teething tablets and Tylenol and it really seemed to help. Good Luck! Kiley is beautiful!!!

chirokathleen said...

I hear you! I think you just can't do it all at once. Being a mom actually spills over into all the other area of your life and permeates everything else. I'm able to compartmentalize everything except for my daugter. Once we bring our son home from GUA I can't even imagine how I'll run a practice, be a wife, continue to be so close to my 7 yo, and everything else. Hang in there! Once they go to school you'll have time to train again!
Kathleen
PS She is GORGEOUS!

Foxxy One said...

Let me know when you figure it out please :)

Kristin said...

I wish I had some advice for you but I'm sure I'll be wondering the same thing in a few months! Good luck figuring it out!

Kiley is such a doll, looking at that sweet face everyday must make all the sacrifice worthwhile!

Betsy said...

Kiley is gorgeous!

I don't know what to tell you as I'm dealing w/ the same issues. I think "being in the moment" with those we love will bring more happiness. This is what I'm reminding myself of much of the time.

Away2me said...

When you figure out the sleep thing will you let me know? I'm hurting over here!

As for everything else. I squeeze as much as I can in, and I don't worry about the rest. People understand when you have a baby you can't do or be in as many places as before.

avonlea said...

OMG she is so cute, so totally worth being sleep deprived over. You will eventually be able to do it all again, but now you will find new things to do together as a family - how terrific.