Comments on: Photos Galore! (Oh and I think I’m Depressed)

By: Caity

Caity — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:56:16 +0000

Oh those pictures are so sad and then the rosebuds show such hope! There is always hope. *hugs*

You have been through a lot this year and it’s understandable you’d be in the dumps a bit at the moment. I hope you feel better soon. A lot of people have been in a sort of funk lately. I think it’s this dreary and excessively depressing and long winter we’ve had.

Keep these photos coming, though!
.-= {shared blog entry — I got a postcard from France!} =-.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:52:38 +0000

It’s odd because normally I don’t have this problem. After discussing it with Keith I think the traumatic pregnancy/birth/bedrest for almost a year/losing all friends/etc really caused a huge imbalance for me emotionally. Hard to crawl out of it heh.

I am having high hopes that with an even cleaner house lol, and warmer weather, my mood picks up.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:42:23 +0000

It’s hard because on the one hand I feel like I have to “validate” my c-sections by explaining how they actually WERE needed. Yet that doesn’t take away the violated feeling I have or change how I was treated and punished for even attempting a VBAC.

Aww thank you, it helps knowing I can help!

By: Samantha

Samantha — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:06:58 +0000

Well, I have no idea what it’s like to have the kind of hormonal fluctuations that occur with and post pregnancy, so I can’t do any mommy talk here, however, I’m suffering from a bit of SAD and all I do is work, eat play games on facebook and sleep. I know it’s up to me to get up and get out, and I know it’ll help just to go out with the camera and do something I love. I hope getting out will encourage you to keep it up. It’ll be spring soon :)

By: Danielle

Danielle — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:21:30 +0000

In the months after my failed VBAC (in May) I felt the same way, and some days, I still look at myself and say I am a failure. On the other hand, one thing we do have in common is the fact that both of our VBAC turned CBACs were for real medical reasons. I know it is hard to say, well I know it was necessary, because it doesn’t help the failure aspect of it by any means, but one thing I can do is promise you, as time goes on, slowly, very slowly, you will start to feel better.
The winter, and all those snow does not help by any means though.

You are productive, and you do awesome things, and you have helped me a ton. I cannot show how much I appreciate all you have done in helping with my blog!
.-= {shared blog entry — New Home Birth Study Shows Increase for Out of Hospital Births…} =-.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:43:52 +0000

OH awesome. I was never “allowed” to have indoor plants before with Daniel’s bio-dad so for Keith to go for an actual PLANT was just so awesome to me!

I want to learn to garden, we have all this yard that needs to be fixed up and made pretty with lots of flowers, herbs, etc lol.

Oh yes. I think it’s partly why I went so nocturnal, it hurt a bit to be up all day but stuck INSIDE.

By: FireMom

FireMom — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:37:00 +0000

I missed this one somehow. As a heads up, I was reading in one of my gardening mags (yes, I'm a dork) last night that mini-roses do very well inside all year. They have a dormant winter phase but bloom again in Spring. I'm thinking of buying a few for a new inside garden spot. But I have to figure it out first! And, yes, I was just commenting on BlogHer earlier today that I NEED Spring to come. I don't want it. I NEED it. I'm not doing well with being stuck inside any longer. :( .-= {shared blog entry - A Firefighter’s Favorite Cookie} =-.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:21:35 +0000

All of the photos were shot in the backyard or on my desk lol, thank you!!

The thing is, my boyfriend spends a LOT of time with the boys and if I need “me” time he has no problem taking both of them at the same time (after the baby nurses anyway lol).

I do logically understand being inside for a YEAR now, majority in bed, hasn’t helped. Granted it was for valid reasons but still. I am so tired of bed lol.

Oh yes, I remember when I lived in Arizona how we would think 40 degrees was “cold” lol.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:03:55 +0000

Awesome photos! Wish I could take cool pics like that. It gets tricky with a baby to get out and do things as before, its normal to feel a bit down about things. Just remember to take time out to do things for yourself, let your partner look after the boys and take a nice hot bath with essential oils whilst listening to music (so you can’t hear what the boys are up to).

I can’t imagine weather so cold that it’s hard to leave the house, it’s always too hot here. It hasn’t even rained since November which is depressing in a different way. And tonight we drop below 20degrees celcius for the first time in a few months too :) Yay, I might get to use my quilt!

Good luck! Hope the weather brightens up a bit for you so you can go for a good, long walk outside.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:39:03 +0000

Thank you! Normally I have NO problems in the winter but after being on bedrest for almost a year, then recovering from the CBAC… just tired of being indoors.