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The Annual Calendar, The 10 Month Fog, and Postpartum Depression

2014-10-14 aprilmomoffour postpartum, postpartum depression

In 2005, I started making calendars for the grandparents (and for ourselves) every Christmas. It’s this wonderful, neck cricking tradition where I pour over all of the photos from the year, trying to pick only the 20 or so best ones. I always end up in a very melancholy place while doing this because looking at the moments that are gone and the children that just keep growing is terribly sad to me. I know. Perhaps this should not be, […]

Road Trip Success!!

2013-12-31 aprilmomoffour anemia, Christmas, postpartum depression

Don’t you just love the whole “New Year” thing? I do. I’ve loved the idea of a clean slate for as long as I can remember. 2013 was one of our harder years, just adjusting to the new baby, and I just wasn’t well for a while there. The baby fog is lifting, though, and I’m feeling down right normal now! I’m actually enjoying talking to people again, laughing when appropriate, and even getting stuff done! Having a […]

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Finding My Sunshine

2013-11-09 aprilmomoffour cub scouts, little boys, pictures, postpartum depression

no make-up, no nice clothes, no contacts…..no problem. Saturday. Don’t you love Saturday? Here in suburbia, Saturdays are kind of stressful for many. That’s the day of kiddo ball games, birthday parties, scout events, just a constant string of commitments. This was another Saturday that we were thankful we skipped sports this fall! The only commitment we had was Cub Scouts. It was a pretty busy cub scout day, but there was plenty of down time too. […]