I'll admit the hubbub of Christmas seems overwhelming to me this year. Having a baby has been such a huge adjustment for me that I'm still trying to keep up with the day to day, let alone take on a bunch of Holiday festivities (ie responsibilites). For example, how can I decorate the house when I still need to clean it? How can I write a Christmas letter when I'm still working on thank you cards, and I haven't even sent out a birth announcement for my 3 month old? How can we buy presents when neither of us has a job? How can I plan a holiday meal when I don't even know what's for dinner tonight? How can I get excited about ANYTHING when I haven't had a good night of sleep for 3 months! Perhaps this will explain the following conversation:
Anna (in a whining voice): "Why do we have to go shopping? I don't feel like decorating this year. Why can't I just be the Christmas Stooge?"
Caleb (laughing): "You mean Scrooge?"
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Hey! I realized I haven't plugged you into my bloglines, so I've been missing out. It's great to catch up and see how Bryson has grown! He's a cutie!
About Christmas, just do what you can (the thing's that mean the most to you and Caleb) and don't put high expectations on yourself. Bryson, of course, won't know the difference.
Exactly. :) And as far as announcements are concerned, why don't you send a link to your blog to everyone you know, and consider it good. It's better than just one pic anyway, and maybe not all your friends and relatives know about it yet. :)
I feel for you, Anna. Sleep will come one of these days, but I know how it feels to be so behind on it. It seems endless when you're in the midst of it. I'm praying for you!
I understand, Anna....I think Rachel's idea is great!!!
Your post was both funny and touching. We are praying for you and Caleb! We empathize as much as we can - we realised in our past few months of change that sometimes there is simply not enough time for everything you might like to/want to/feel like you need to do. But the other posts are right - don't feel you have to meet some idealised Martha-Stewart-esque definition of Christmas or family life....after all, you see where she ended up! Just chip away at the necessary things, pick one or two of the "I really want to do this" things to do, and don't worry too much about the other things that would be nice, but are nonessentials. You are all in the midst of a uniquely busy, new, and demanding season of life. Again - we are praying for you!
Thanks for the encouragement and the prayers! Bryson slept from 9pm to 8am last night, with just one feeding at 5am. A new record! I appreciate your thoughts.
Hey Anna.
One thing we've done to lessen the December activities/rush is to send out our annual letter at a different time.
Anna B.
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