The Silent Mommy
This morning I opened our last pack of baby wipes that were given to us as a gift while were pregnant. Our little baby is a little over 9 months old and man, things have changed in our home in big ways! For a moment, I let myself go back to where we were then as a family but I have to be honest, I didn’t like revisiting it because it hurt a little. We were surrounded by people, friends and family, who were so excited to see what Little Lincoln would be at our gender reveal. Our house isn’t that big but it was packed full of love. Our shower was wonderful, each one, and we had three. Two were surprise showers thrown for us. We had family come that we hadn’t seen in months and we had friends show up that we hadn’t seen in years. Then, the baby came, and all of that dissipated. I’ve lost friends that were there during that time. I’ve grown distant from friends that were there. And lonely is a regular feeling in my life now. With each child I’ve had, I’ve suf