And she gets a prize!

Rebecca, here is a great response to your question! Thanks, Jill! Keep sending them in and I will keep posting! I am sure Rebecca is just thrilled to know there are other people who can relate!
This is in response to the mother of an 8 week old baby who was exhausted.
I am a working mother of an 8 month old girl, and unfortunately, even after 8 months, I am still exhausted. The good news is- things do get easier. You get into a routine, learn to read your baby, and get used to being tired. My advice is to start small. Leave your baby for an hour and go do something for yourself. Pedicure? Trip to the gym? Or even better, have someone watch your baby while you take a nap. Before I went back to work, I worked up to leaving my daughter all day. First an hour a day, then a couple hours, and so on. It made things easier when the big day came to return to work. Of course, leave your baby with someone you trust. Overall, just be proud of yourself for small accomplishments and try to rest whenever you can. So what if the house is a little messy. Use your free time to take care of yourself. Hope this helps!

So I should have had a reward or something for the first mom to send in an email! I have never been so excited to have an email in my inbox!

Please send any advice/comments to me at: askawbs@gmail.com and I will post them under Rebecca's question. Here is what she writes:

Hello. This seems like a great forum, I am glad to have been sent the link.

I am a first time mother. My son is 8 weeks old. I am currently exhausted. I feel like it is all I can do to get out of bed in the morning. I am so anxious about returning to work in just 3 short weeks. I do not know how I will cope - the getting up at night, making sure I turn out good product at work, making time for my husband. It all seems so overwhelming and not exactly what they tell you about when you are pregnant.

I basically want to know how all of you mom's deal with it. Even if you don't work - my days are overwhelming right now, the thought of adding a job to the mix seems like too much.

Thank you again, look forward to meeting new people!
Rebecca