9 Months!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can you even believe it?? Can I even believe it? My little sweet, 6 lb 15 oz priceless peanut is now 9 months old?  Time has flown so fast.  In just three short months she will be a whole YEAR old!  Claire has brought me so much joy and happiness in life, that I can truly say that she has been the best decision Josh and I have ever made.

I keep up with a mom-forum website.  I have been on there since I was in my 2nd trimester reading about other women going through pregnancy just like I was.   It has been so informative, that I continue to regularly read posts and comment often.  However, I have been sad to see the amount of posts that mothers have made regarding their relationship status with their spouses or signifcant others.  A lot of them are having problems, some even leading to divorce.  Whats even more sad, is that they feel having their little one has caused the strain.

I guess I am very fortunate that Claire is such a low-key and happy baby.  She has always been a fantastic sleeper, so there have never been sleepless nights for my DH and I.  He has willingly been such an amazing help and support, always wanting to pitch in and take care of her as much as possible.  Never before have I realized how great of a pair we are, until we started parenting together.  We love our daughter so much and it has truly shown in our marriage.  She has been nothing short of a wonderful enhancement.  By no means is our relationhsip perfect, we definitely have issues at times--who doesnt.  But bringing Claire into our life has strengthened our marriage bond so much.  Never have I been happier in life until now. Even though it may sound cliched, its the honest truth.

So, when I hear about other marriages/relationships failing, it breaks my heart.  I realize that not all Dads do well with the baby stage, and I can only imagine how straining that may be.  I wish, when I hear these things, that I could offer words of encouragement, but what do I even say?  I find everything so blissful and happy--and that could very royaly irritate someone.  Especially if their life has been downhill lately.  The mom who has a baby that cries for 3 hours every night does not want advice from the mom whose baby falls asleep by themselves for 12 hours.  Maybe the best thing I can do is have a listening ear, and be supportive.  I just truly hope that things can turn around for them, it just is sad for kids to grow up in environments like that. 

This pretty much was a rambling of thoughts, but this world just sucks.  I just dont feel that something so "natural" is intended to be so difficult for some.  Not that they can help it ( I am not blaming them) I just feel that with each year that passes, the more imperfect we become.