Before Savanna, J and I were a get up and go kinda people. We wanted to go the B's, we went. Wanted to go shopping, we went. Wanted to drive around with no particular destination in mind, we went. Than after Savanna it became a new kind of get up and go. We became a get up, get the diaper bag, check the diaper bag, get the baby, load the stroller, get extra clothes, pack the bottles, and go kind of people. Than Savanna left, and now I don't know what kind of people I am anymore. I don't know how to NOT be a mom anymore, it feels empty. I'm walking through an endless row of curtains, no ending in sight. Many people have told us, now we can be a little more selfish, now we can travel, spend time together, finish school etc. Although all of those things sound appetizing and appealing, it's not what I want. I've had my time to be selfish and carefree, to live by the seat of my pants. That chapter has passed. And traveling sounds very attractive, but children were always a part of those thoughts and visions of family vacations. J and I have never been closer, and through time I know that will continue to grow. School will always be there, and I intend to finish it. But that yearning, that hunger to be a mom still remains.
It's a feeling, an emotion, a physical force that has grabbed a hold of every fiber of my being since the moment I found out I was pregnant with Savanna. And now all of those things have simply been amplified. It's so hard to put into words that feeling, it's something only another mother could grasp I think. (In no way do I discount the yearning a father feels, but I can never relate to that feeling, I can only relate to my own.) I crave the feeling of being a mom again. It is not at the expense of trying to erase Savanna from my mind, or replace her. She will always be who she is, but I cannot deny the hole that has been left, the void that has been sucked dry. The feeling is so great that it overtakes my mind on a daily basis.
I have attempted to shut it out, lock it away and save it for later. It seems the harder I try, the more forceful the feelings become. It's a constant battle of justifying why it wouldn't be ok, why it wouldn't be right. Sometimes I wish they had a program I could just download to my central nervous system. A program for grieving. Isn't it easier when we have the answers and know the time frame? I feel that I am ready...
Some have said it's too soon, others say to go for it. My heart says I'm ready. But I can't do it alone, and I cannot disrespect J's position in the matter. (I kinda need him to participate...) But in all truth and seriousness, I know time will give us the answers. And the Lord will guide us to where we need to be. If He knows we are ready, it will happen. I just wish I could subside this constant nagging at the pull strings of my heart. It's like there's a little person in my heart pulling and tugging at the pulleys connecting my heart to my feelings to my mind.
It's a battle. And I'm tired of battling. I just want to be a mom again, feel whole again. I know a little piece of me will always be forever placed into the Heavens but I want to feel like I'm me again. It seems silly to think that a little bundle can change all of that. But I remember how drastically Savanna changed my life for the good, and after all the heartache, all the pain, all the brokeness, I can only imagine what another little being could do for me.
2 blessings, thoughts. &. feelings:
That feeling from only my experience is the feeling of a spirit waiting to join your family. Like you said it's hard to explain, however, it's THE feeling. No one can tell you when your ready, it's between you, your husband and the Lord. For those who say it's too soon... they don't know what their talking about. It's not their life... it's YOURS! Do whatever makes YOU happy! Whatever fills your soul to make you whole again, do it! Only you know! God made women with certain instincts, and men with different ones. We are wired, if you will, to me mommys... so nurturing and loving and kind and gentle. I love you and I'm ALWAYS here for you! I love our chats! I pray your void will be filled soon!
Hello My dear Friend! Just wanted to let you know it "It wont be like this For long"
Darius Rucker is a great artist and when that song came on it brought Savanna in my thoughts. I'd cry than laugh than cry than laugh! Its ok to cry and its most definately ok to Laugh. I felt like a moran because I was sitting in my car all byself tears falling down than all of a sudden Id start laughing seeing her face, those goofy little smiles with that little tongue of hers stick out brighten up my day.. I love you my dear Best Fried/Ex-roomie/Sis :) XOXOX Chelle
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