Before I had my sons, I was certain I had the whole parenting thing figured out. I’d studied education in school, taught young children for my job, and read parenting books by the dozens. I was so ready for this. Reality check: Newborn babies were nothing like I thought they were. That sounds so silly to say, but I was the
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Oh my sweet baby boy, you are nine months old now. You have officially been in this world longer than you have been in my belly. I have so many mixed emotions. I love seeing you grow and watch your personality develop. I love the proud look you get on your face when you
On February 10th my lovable and snug-able baby boy, Luke, came into this world. Having had a c-section the first-time around with my daughter, I was hoping for a natural birth. I envisioned a beautiful drug-free, peaceful birth that would be like this: Twenty-six hours of labor and one epidural later, I eagerly requested opted for a
People ask a lot of irritating questions while you’re pregnant. “How are you feeling?” is pretty bad, but the one that really rattled me was, “Are you ready?” Yes, our house was stuffed full of baby gear, we had completed our childbirth classes, and I had read every “10 Things Nobody Tells You About Parenthood”
As a first time mom, in my child’s first year of life, I worried about my daughter’s development, eating habits and sleeping schedule. With hindsight being 20/20 and all, I now have perspective more than a year removed, especially after accepting that there’s no one right way to parent. Here’s what I’d go back and
