Well, it's my second Mother's Day and I am just as grateful as last year! Maybe even more so than last year, since this year I can move freely, shower myself, walk, and am no longer on massive painkillers recovering from a Cesarean birth!! Worth it, of course, but it's nice to be healed!
Here are some things I have learned since my first Mother's Day:
*Always pack more diapers than you think you need. And then add a couple more.
*Once a baby learns to reach out and grab, their arms secretly extend a foot longer than you think they can.
*Nurture over nature only goes so far...
*If you forget something in the diaper bag, you will need it 5 minutes later
*A child can be entertained by almost anything
*A child can be bored with 25 toys to choose from
*If a baby isn't ready to do something, you can't force them
*I can survive on 45 minutes of sleep
*More than 4 hours straight feels AMAZING
*I can't be away from my child for more than 3 hours. Ever. And I love being that bonded to her!
*Parent's should not decide things that they or their children are going to do or not do before you are a parent yourself and get to know your individual child
*Breastfeeding is a fantastic diet
*That motherhood is the most heartwrentchingly wonderful thing you can ever experience!
Happy Mother's Day!!
1 comment:
Just love the list of things you've learned - keep on with that list - over the next 18 years it will be lots of fun to read:)
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