Comments on: The Joy Journey https://reztt.com/the-joy-journey/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-joy-journey A Lifestyle Blog from Eva Amurri Fri, 19 Mar 2021 20:17:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.5 By: tara https://reztt.com/the-joy-journey/#comment-26684 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 16:24:11 +0000 https://happilyevaafte.wpenginepowered.com/home/marlowe-mondays-the-joy-journey#comment-26684 needed this post! struggling adjusting to my new family of four (5 months and 3 year old) and postpartum anxiety. thank you!

]]> By: Five Years Married - REZTT https://reztt.com/the-joy-journey/#comment-24223 Mon, 31 Oct 2016 11:00:41 +0000 https://happilyevaafte.wpenginepowered.com/home/marlowe-mondays-the-joy-journey#comment-24223 […] him– he didn’t know how to help me or what to say to make me feel better about myself.   When our daughter was born, we both felt unappreciated and overlooked– that loving her had somehow momentarily sucked out our ability to love and cherish each other.  […]

]]> By: Happily Eva Answers: When You Can’t Be Perfect Anymore https://reztt.com/the-joy-journey/#comment-18492 Wed, 08 Jun 2016 19:22:05 +0000 https://happilyevaafte.wpenginepowered.com/home/marlowe-mondays-the-joy-journey#comment-18492 […] thing to feel like you have lost pieces of yourself during your transition in to Motherhood– I know because I can totally relate.  In fact, it was one of my major inspirations for creating this blog!  You and I are not the […]

]]> By: Happily Eva Answers: Tips For Surviving The Newborn Phase https://reztt.com/the-joy-journey/#comment-4527 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 15:01:04 +0000 https://happilyevaafte.wpenginepowered.com/home/marlowe-mondays-the-joy-journey#comment-4527 […] to want a baby for so long and then feel completely shell shocked once the baby is actually here.  It’s no secret that the first few months were very challenging for me as a new Mom– and that three week […]

]]> By: REZTT https://reztt.com/the-joy-journey/#comment-777 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://happilyevaafte.wpenginepowered.com/home/marlowe-mondays-the-joy-journey#comment-777 Kendra. Kendra, I think I don't have to know you to know that as long as you are this interested in doing well by your child, you are already doing GREAT! Now enjoy your good, hard work :) xoxo EAM]]> In reply to Kendra.

Kendra,
I think I don’t have to know you to know that as long as you are this interested in doing well by your child, you are already doing GREAT! Now enjoy your good, hard work 🙂
xoxo
EAM

]]> By: Lisa https://reztt.com/the-joy-journey/#comment-778 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://happilyevaafte.wpenginepowered.com/home/marlowe-mondays-the-joy-journey#comment-778 This post has been a huge help. To see someone else put into words exactly how I’m feeling makes me feel less lonely. I have a three month old son and for the first couple of months I struggled to be the person I was before he was born. I didn’t want to change, I wanted to be me and have my life but also be his mum. I’ve realized recently that it’s not possible. It’s time to make a new me and bring as much happiness to my life as I can. I was missing moments in his life because I was still fighting this new life, despite the fact that I loved him more than anything in the world. Thank you for your honest words x

]]> By: REZTT https://reztt.com/the-joy-journey/#comment-779 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://happilyevaafte.wpenginepowered.com/home/marlowe-mondays-the-joy-journey#comment-779 Lisa. Lisa, It is ALL about balance. Make sure you bring enough of the "old you" back in to your life as a parent that you can still be the person you want to be! Your child will be happy if you're happy. xoxo EAM]]> In reply to Lisa.

Lisa,
It is ALL about balance. Make sure you bring enough of the “old you” back in to your life as a parent that you can still be the person you want to be! Your child will be happy if you’re happy.
xoxo
EAM

]]> By: Shari https://reztt.com/the-joy-journey/#comment-780 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://happilyevaafte.wpenginepowered.com/home/marlowe-mondays-the-joy-journey#comment-780 Reading this is like reading what I always say verbatim about the first 4 months. I loved my daughter who just turned 1, but didn’t enjoy her or being a parent. Cried a lot, doubted myself endlessly, and was generally unhappy with baby blues. I work in the NICU and because of that everyone felt I should know all the things I worried about or asked about. Then 4 months hit and it’s like a light turned on (also when she started sleeping through the night!) and have been thrilled with her ever since! It’s still the hardest thing I’ve ever done though!

]]> By: REZTT https://reztt.com/the-joy-journey/#comment-781 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://happilyevaafte.wpenginepowered.com/home/marlowe-mondays-the-joy-journey#comment-781 Shari. Shari, Totally. 4 months is the magic time! I'm glad you're feeling better now!I can't even imagine what a challenge it must be to work in the NICU, that takes a special kind of woman. I salute you! xoxo EAM]]> In reply to Shari.

Shari,
Totally. 4 months is the magic time! I’m glad you’re feeling better now!I can’t even imagine what a challenge it must be to work in the NICU, that takes a special kind of woman. I salute you!
xoxo
EAM

]]> By: REZTT https://reztt.com/the-joy-journey/#comment-783 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://happilyevaafte.wpenginepowered.com/home/marlowe-mondays-the-joy-journey#comment-783 Jaclyn. Jaclyn, I used to think of those "Rainbows and Puppies and Candy" new moms as total weirdo liars. Now I realize they so desperately want to believe what they are telling other Moms that they start to convince themselves it's true. In any case, let this be the first lesson to focus on no other mother and no other baby beside YOU and YOURS. Your child is an individual and will do everything in their own time/their own way! Enjoy this special little gift and everything it will teach you! xoxo EAM]]> In reply to Jaclyn.

Jaclyn,
I used to think of those “Rainbows and Puppies and Candy” new moms as total weirdo liars. Now I realize they so desperately want to believe what they are telling other Moms that they start to convince themselves it’s true. In any case, let this be the first lesson to focus on no other mother and no other baby beside YOU and YOURS. Your child is an individual and will do everything in their own time/their own way! Enjoy this special little gift and everything it will teach you!
xoxo
EAM

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