Ahh, parenthood. Mom life. The good life. I’m blessed.
My husband and I are in couples counseling. Again. Yep, that’s right, and it’s great. First of all, we as individuals have always been fully committed to being our best possible selves. We did couples counseling before getting pregnant to work hard on breaking cycles. Then when I was pregnant, we did couples counseling again to prepare for becoming parents. We explored things like what values we want in our family and to instill in our child. And now, we’re in couples counseling again. I’m going back to work soon and we’re preparing for that life transition now that we’re parents. It’s really nice. I feel like people hear “couples counseling” and think omg, they’re in trooooubbbleeee. But that’s not always the case, and in fact if I can brag, we are always the favorites of every counselor we’ve seen. Every counselor we’ve had tells us how great we are as a couple and how committed we are to navigating life challenges and transitions together. So yeah, we’re committed to being the best versions of ourselves for ourselves, for each other, and for our daughter.
That being said, I’m going back to work soon. I have loved being home with my baby these past few months and I am truly, truly blessed to have this opportunity. I’m going to miss being with her 24/7 and that’s going to be a huge transition in itself. I’m lucky I love my job so much because otherwise I’d be hard pressed to ever go back to work.
As for parenting itself, I love it. Motherhood has come very easily and naturally to me and I am incredibly blessed for that. I know I’m also pre-disposed to postpartum depression but so far, I’m thriving and show no signs at all of PPD. Again, very blessed.
It’s been a minute since I posted a little life update so I figured I’d check in. I also totally honestly and transparently posted a vent post earlier and deleted it because that probably wasn’t totally fair of me. But sometimes life is hard and annoying, and that definitelyyyyy comes about with huge life transitions !! And with that, if you’re here and know my blog, you know I’m about transparency and being honest and real. And so I am. Life isn’t easy and the transition to parenthood isn’t always flawless. So I hope you’re along for the ride with me. And, at the end of the day, I am incredibly blessed and love my life. Read that again. I love my life. 5 years ago I sat in my car sobbing, wanting to die and thinking of doing it myself. And now here I am, thriving and loving my life and all of its beauty.
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