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So about a week ago, I heard myself utter these words to a friend, “Oh being a mom of two is not as hard as I thought.” Boy did I eat the words today.
Now, its true we all have our good days and bad, but sometimes you just feel stuck in a rut. The truth is nothing particularly bad happened today. It is just everything seems a bit harder when you add not one but two kids to the equation.
Honestly it’s amazing that I even have a second for reflection. Thanks to a husband a couple of  nappers, I had a chance to  share these thoughts.
When you are a new mom it can be overwhelming to figure it all out.
Then you realize, you don’t. You just take it day by day, and as a Christian woman, I pray my way through it.
Getting out of the house seems to be an undertaking. I know ya’ll mamas out there feel me on this. I saw my mom struggle through it, and I thought “no it won’t be that hard for me.” Boy was I wrong. I now know exactly how my mom felt.
Babies are more than a blessing, they are a miracle, and I thank God for mine, but boy having a newborn and a toddler is some work! Shout out to all my mamas out there!
Can anyone relate? What do you do to get through those rough days?
By the way, as I finish this post, nap time is over. LOL. Hubby just called me and told me they are both awake and ready for mommy.
So, time to get back at it again. If you are experiencing a day like today, just know you are not alone.
Confessions of a Mommy Blogger,
Chauntel
In this video I share my Saturday Morning Routine with you mommy edition of course. I am about 7 months pregnant during this mommy morning routine. This was mostly filmed in one day! Please share your thoughts and experiences!
In this video I share my mommy favorites. I do include both favorites for my toddler and for myself. I also include a few lifestyle technology favorites that are apps I have been using pretty often. The info is below! Please give me thumbs if you like 🙂
Apps Mentioned:
Our Daily Bread
https://odb.org/
ABC Song
http://www.happykids.tv/
Happy Monday Jewels and Gems!
Todays walk down memory lane takes us to the moment that I had decided that Clinical Psychology was not for me.
If you are just beginning to read these blogs, be sure to go back and read the other entries under the Confessions category of the blog!
So, as I participated in the my psychology internship, I quickly learned that there are many aspects to the Clinical Psychology profession that just didn’t mesh well with my personality.
My main concern was that the internship was emotionally taxing for me. I found myself having a hard time separating work from home. I was bringing all of those emotions of sadness home with me, even at the intern level. Becoming a therapist, would mean more emotional encounters, and I did not want to be sad all of the time.
Also, when I participated in the intake interviews, I was able to get the feel of a therapy session. I did enjoy helping the families, but their situations and what they were going through also made me sad. It was hard to find joy in what I was doing.
In addition to being sad from the the Intake Interviews and Monitored Visitations, the phone calls and interactions that I had with customers were usually unpleasant.
The frustration that the families felt was understandable, but I didn’t feel that I should be punished for the system and what they were going through. However, I felt attacked most of the time, and I was unable to help them out of there situation.
In addition to my hands on experience at the internship. I was also surrounded with Marriage and Family Therapy(MFT) students who were in their Masters Programs, and I was of course still in my Bachelor’s Program at CSUF. So, being the inquisitive girl that I am, I began asking them questions.
I also had some heart-to-heart conversations with some of the students who were completing an internship in counseling, while I was completing my undergrad psychology internship.
Many of these interns were struggling financially because I believe they  were working for free, just like me. They also had to pay the bills, so they were also working part time and going to school.
These MFT students soon taught me that getting your MFT is at least a 4-year-program. Not only did you have to complete your masters program, which takes about 2.5 years. You also had to complete a huge number of internship hours, that took most people about 2 years to complete. Most of the students I ran into told me they had to complete something like 3,000 hours of internship. Their internship including giving therapy sessions and shadowing a MFT. They also got feedback from their MFT after playing back some of their therapy sessions.
To me, it made more sense to get my doctorate than it would to get my masters since it is more of an advanced degree, and takes about the same amount of time to complete, 4 to 5
Next week, I will explain how these experience propelled me to the next stage of my career!
Please let me know what you think if you would like to share your thoughts!
Lots of Love
xoxo
Chauntel
In this video I share Celina’s 15 to 16 month update. I share what changes that she has been having over the past couple of months! We have been having so much fun, and we are so excited to share her progress with you! I would love to know how your babies are doing. Please share below and don’t forget to give me a thumbs up and subscribe! Love you much!
Video Mentioned at end: https://youtu.be/gf2RWW1nXKU
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In this video I share what I pack in my diaper bag! It is pretty much stayed the same from newborn to toddler for me! My diaper bag is my new purse. I actually have a backpack that I bought to use as a diaper bag, and I have found that to be very helpful!
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