Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Observations


Childbirth is both harder and easier than you think. Epidurals are beautiful.

Nursing a newborn is exhausting. Lovely and sweet at many times, but exhausting.

If I had known I could function this well on this little rest, I could have done SO much more in college…

Getting out the door with a newborn is on par with a full-scale military maneuver. It involves planning, equipment, and strategy that would make Patton himself dizzy.

However far you think a newborn can projectile vomit, add 5 feet.

When you are home with a newborn, there is no shame in being unshowered in your jammies at 5:00 p.m.

Breast milk is sticky. And stubborn. And EVERYWHERE.


Keeping a stranger's grimy hands away from your preemie's face will bring out your inner ninja.

Even the best baby (i.e.- mine) has her meltdowns. Resistance is futile. Steve Winwood was right- roll with it, baby.

Labor and childbirth are worth it a thousand times over for the look on your sweet Husband’s face when he’s with your daughter.


2 comments:

klasieprof said...

OMG!! She is BEAUTIFUL!!
CONGRATS...and you are SOO Right about the Breast milk.

ccw said...

She is so pretty!

I love your observations on motherhood with a newborn. The breast milk stories only get better as time goes on. It is amazing how many funny things can happen because of breastfeeding.

Wishing you lots of joy and hopefully some sleep!