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nearly four months into motherhood and i'm starting to drift away from my past routine. no more time to do anything else above and beyond taking care of my family. it's physically challenging but i think it's helping me burn calories. who needs the gym membership anyway? *spoken like a true sour-graping fatso! hahaha!*
i'm still not back to my pre-pregnancy weight. i still have 10kg to go. that's a LOT. one thing i need to be careful about though is posture. despite all the weight watching and physical activities parenthood brings, i think many mothers forget to care for their posture. my back is still healing in fact. when i change diapers, bending forward if the baby's not on the changing table, i feel like a bent steel tube trying to straighten up. it's like that, no kidding.
i'm back to work. i need the money, but also because i think i'm a better parent if i were also doing my own thing. i don't think it's selfish at all. i guilt myself sometimes that i don't take care of my own child and have others do it for me, but even if i were in Manila it'd be the same thing. when i get home, i'm entirely focused on my family. i don't even think of going online anymore to check emails or whatever. i don't like to go over the top that all of a sudden my life has got its purpose. i've always known that i'd be a mom. i just now have better use of time. who knew the many things i can do in a day?! between 10am and 3pm i can play with him, i can feed him, cuddle him to sleep, make lunch, eat lunch, play with him some more when he wakes up, put him to nap, iron clothes, and then catch a power nap.
my body is constantly put to the test. such a new and different life to live. i like it. sometimes i think what it would be like if i were still single. it's such a different concept now. i probably would not have strived to learn the basics of budgeting, investing, and being financially smart overall. i'd say it's a nice life. it makes me smile just thinking about it.