mom, librarian, blogger
My husband and I were joking the other day that if we made a rap album about this time in our lives, it would be titled Swaddles and Bottles.
I’m not one to complain – (who am I kidding? yes I am) – but as I said in my last post, this is NOT my favorite stage of parenting. Let’s hit on a few more of the challenges of newborn life to supplement Diapers and da Vinci:
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Baby B is one month old today! The newborn phase is NOT easy, but it is pretty simple: eat, sleep, poop, repeat. It’s a very primal experience to care for a tiny creature who can’t talk but who must have all her needs met NOW. It’s both mundane and miraculous at the same time: you have this beautiful, unique little person from heaven who has completely captured your heart but whose needs are as absolutely basic as they come. My days essentially look like this: Feed the baby. Change the baby. Hold the baby. Repeat. Here’s some of what is hard for me about this particular stage:
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