My story.
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I met my husband in 2009 while starting my first year of college. A few months later, he asked me to move in with him on his family farm. It was early but it turned out to be the best decision I ever made.
In Spring of 2012, I finally graduated with an A.A.S in Agricultural Production Technology, an A.A.S. in Agriculture Management and a Certificate in Beef Science. Just weeks before my graduation, he proposed. About a month after my graduation, I was offered full-time job as an office manager for a implement dealer. Life was going just as planned. We were married on November 2, 2013.
However on October 7th, I took my first positive pregnancy test. And then on June 1, 2014, after a pregnancy from hell, I gave birth to a beautiful 6lb 13oz little girl.
During my maternity leave, I decided to quit my full-time job and pursue a new dream. I was offered a part-time position at our local county Farm Bureau as an Administrative Assistant/ Communication Coordinator. I enjoyed my job more than ever and thought I had finally found my place.
When my daughter was about 3 months old my world started to feel as it was falling apart. My OB diagnosed me with Postpartum Depression. After weeks of counseling and the start of a new medication, I was able to take control of my life and get my emotions in order. Life was back on track, so I thought.
And then on December 15, 2014, after a session with my therapist, I found out we were going to be having another baby. I wanted to wait 'til Christmas to share the news with my husband, but with our daughter only six months old, I couldn't hold the secret. We were both shocked but ready for the new adventure. We were really hoping for the boy this time.
Unlike my pregnancy with my daughter, I was feeling very well. However my body was growing to uncomfortable measures. I finally decided, just after our daughter's first birthday, that I would become a stay-at-home mother and care for both children, who would only be 14 months apart in age.
On June 24, 2015, I left my dream job at the farm bureau and started my new adventure as a Stay at home mother.
And, then finally on August 17, 2015 I gave birth to a beautiful 7lb 6.2oz baby boy.
Once I got use to the life of raising two "babies", I decided to refocus on myself and get my mental health under control.
Although I initially planned for this blog to cover my life as a mother, it's been geared towards my ups and downs of living with mental illness and how that effects my ability to be a mother to my children and wife to my husband.
This blog is not pity party or brag fest. This blog is for educational purposes so that other out there suffering know they are not alone. This blog is truthful, and raw because depression does not hide it's demons even thought we struggle to do so ourselves.
Please read my posts and know that no matter what your mind might be telling you, you are not alone.
In Spring of 2012, I finally graduated with an A.A.S in Agricultural Production Technology, an A.A.S. in Agriculture Management and a Certificate in Beef Science. Just weeks before my graduation, he proposed. About a month after my graduation, I was offered full-time job as an office manager for a implement dealer. Life was going just as planned. We were married on November 2, 2013.
However on October 7th, I took my first positive pregnancy test. And then on June 1, 2014, after a pregnancy from hell, I gave birth to a beautiful 6lb 13oz little girl.
During my maternity leave, I decided to quit my full-time job and pursue a new dream. I was offered a part-time position at our local county Farm Bureau as an Administrative Assistant/ Communication Coordinator. I enjoyed my job more than ever and thought I had finally found my place.
When my daughter was about 3 months old my world started to feel as it was falling apart. My OB diagnosed me with Postpartum Depression. After weeks of counseling and the start of a new medication, I was able to take control of my life and get my emotions in order. Life was back on track, so I thought.
And then on December 15, 2014, after a session with my therapist, I found out we were going to be having another baby. I wanted to wait 'til Christmas to share the news with my husband, but with our daughter only six months old, I couldn't hold the secret. We were both shocked but ready for the new adventure. We were really hoping for the boy this time.
Unlike my pregnancy with my daughter, I was feeling very well. However my body was growing to uncomfortable measures. I finally decided, just after our daughter's first birthday, that I would become a stay-at-home mother and care for both children, who would only be 14 months apart in age.
On June 24, 2015, I left my dream job at the farm bureau and started my new adventure as a Stay at home mother.
And, then finally on August 17, 2015 I gave birth to a beautiful 7lb 6.2oz baby boy.
Once I got use to the life of raising two "babies", I decided to refocus on myself and get my mental health under control.
Although I initially planned for this blog to cover my life as a mother, it's been geared towards my ups and downs of living with mental illness and how that effects my ability to be a mother to my children and wife to my husband.
This blog is not pity party or brag fest. This blog is for educational purposes so that other out there suffering know they are not alone. This blog is truthful, and raw because depression does not hide it's demons even thought we struggle to do so ourselves.
Please read my posts and know that no matter what your mind might be telling you, you are not alone.
*In Summer of 2017 this website and blog was renamed from '#FarmMomLife' to 'Life as I know It'. The name and look of the site was changed to better suit the content the blog. The past content remains unchanged.