Boxing Day Madness

It's quiet right now. I'm currently waiting for the baby to start her usual "feed me" fuss...there's been a few squawks, but nothing more sustained. She's still sleeping! It will be soon, though.

Today is the big family Christmas bruhaha where my in-laws (and very extended family) get to poke and prod the baby. Shannon should be okay with it (hospitals are noisy people filled places and she's used to them, sadly), since it's a "hand's off" policy...they can touch but not pick her up, which is fine by me. I, on the other hand, am going to be a little stress monkey, something I'm not looking forward to.

I'm finding it hard to find a balance to being myself and being a mom. This is part of the problem...everyone, it seems, acknowledges the mom and ignores the rest, as if I'm just a mom now with no trace of my former self. It's frustrating and pisses me off and I'm afraid that I'm going to be in for a long day of it. :P



(On a side note, my friends are really good as interacting with me as a whole person. The 'everyone' mentioned above refers to family and strangers.)