the hartsteins

A Man's Work is From Sun to Sun, but a Mother's Work is Never Done

Look! I'm back! Did you wonder what happened to me? No? Oh well, I'm back. And - It's 4:07 in the morning. And I'm blogging. I couldn't do that a month ago. So what was different a month ago? We moved on Saturday to our new house in Elkhart from North Liberty in Indiana. In North Liberty, we had to fight for good cell phone service, we had no cable, no internet at home. I had to go to Starbucks, Panera Bread or the library to use the internet. Frustrating. And all of those places were at least twenty minutes from our house. Well, with the exception of the library. There was one around the corner - but the internet was pretty slow. It just took a long time to do what I needed to do, however I was going to do it. And then there's the whole issue of feeling obligated to buy a danish or at least a coffee since they were kind enough to provide internet service for me. Maybe not at the library. But no longer! No longer do I have to travel outside the front door to share my day with the world.

I'm also a new mom. I love it! That in and of itself is a very good reason as to why I haven't been able to blog. It's very much more constant than I ever realized. Who knew, huh? My poor husband comes home from a long day of work. Gets to eat his food. Gets to watch TV. Gets to play a video game. Gets to sleep at night. I work all day at the house, doing what I can between feedings, changes, screams, putting someone to sleep. I have to negotiate my way to a meal. I might be able to watch some TV with my husband if I can get the baby to fall asleep in my arms. Or if I can get her to play with something nearby. Play a game? Before she goes to bed for the night? Forget it. Too many interuptions. So while I love being a mom (this is what I've prayed for since I was little, right?), it is a life altering adjustment. I knew it would be. Everyone has told me for years that it would be. I guess you just don't fully comprehend what that means and entails until you experience it.

I am sincerely thrilled that I can get online at four in the morning, without constantly trying to log back on, to blog. I am looking forward to doing this all the time! This is wonderful :) Cause hey, when else am I going to do it?