I just need to vent and say that having a very large baby makes everything 10x harder. I’m in a knee brace, back brace, neck pain and headaches. He’s so strong to wrestle with for diapers, when he pulls my hair; yes, yes, I know I need to workout and strengthen my body but to that I say WITH WHAT TIME AND ENERGY??? Point is I can’t wait until he learns to hang on to me/walk and when he’s older he’ll be carrying ME. Rant over. Back to cleaning.
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Wait until they are a toddler and you have to chase them with shoes.
You got this, mom!
Oh you sweet summer child.
It's not going to get easier. 😂
Damn. Hold on Carla.
People say you'll look back and miss these days, but it's not true. I don't miss those days.
For my kids the days I look back and really miss were approximately ages 2-4. Don't worry though, it's all about that proof of work with the little ones that makes those years the actual best.
Wait till he walks. You would wish you could still hold him 😉
My 2 year old regularly beats up her 4 year old sister. Some babies just come out strong af lol 😂
My two year old is dangerously strong. As a Florida man, I can say it's like wrestling an alligator if he doesn't feel compliant.
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Hang in there momma. 🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂
But now you also have this note to show him how much you loved him years ago
*her relays have this note 😉
Note to self:
Send future wife to gym BEFORE you make babies.
How physical parenthood is took me by complete surprise. I genuinely don't know how unfit people do it!
I used my sons as the workout. Moms don't have time for a normal workout, but lifting a baby and pushing up and down (like push-ups), tossing the baby in the air (once bigger). I played up and over with my special needs son till he was 100 lbs (should've stopped sooner). We would face each other holding hands. He would jump as I lifted and he would land legs wrapped around my waste. I would grab his legs and lift him over my shoulder and lower him down my back head hanging down. We would reach through my legs and pull him through back to standing. He loved it and I got a great workout.
Very resourceful!
I can just see the infomercial now....
"For just 3 easy payments of $19.99, get the belly fat burning workout system where your son gives you the 6-pack you always wanted"
Consider making the 5 Tibetan Rites for Immortality a daily practice. Those 5 sets of 20 movements can be done anywhere with no equipment in 7-10 minutes. They're designed as self mobilization techniques for the hips, shoulders, neck, and waist.
https://youtu.be/j_bY6REpIPE?si=XoK_apHZWYTXFmQ_
They will help your neck & shoulders deal with the postural challenges of breastfeeding, as well as the consequences on your back/hips from pregnancy and delivery. This suggestion is based on having been a professional massage therapist married to a Pilates teacher thru two pregnancies, as a wounded healer/athlete/martial artist myself.
The principal to keep in mind, no matter the issue, is that healing occurs most effectively through small consistent therapeutic stress/movement under light resistance through full range of motion.
Good luck and remember to enjoy both the peaks and valleys of your journeys.
thanks!!
I sympathise! Mine is 14 mo and weighs 30 pounds, the entire right side of my body feels like a 79 year old; bad knee, bad hip, bad elbow from carrying this small man. He’s just started walking thankfully, but that means I now have to bend down to hold his hand all the time! 😅
got a 9th grader at 5'6" .... his parents are short. he's going to tower over us.
two others in college.
it never ends.
I still don't know how my grandmas did it with 15+ kids 😮
Wait until number 3!!!! 😝
Motherhood is amazing, but it's also challenging in all sorts of ways that we wouldn't expect. 🫂
The good thing about a big baby (mine was 9lbs 3 oz) is they are strong and not so breakable. You don't have to be so careful holding their neck. You don't have to be so careful with everything. It is like starting with a 1 month old. Yes the big babies are stronger, but that can be a benefit.
Respect from a fellow parent in the trenches 
🫂 You got this 💕
Feeling you! They grow way too fast. Do your best to look after you and love every moment, even the messy ones. One day you'll blink and he'll be a teenager (for real) 💛🧡💜