But the truth is, they (we) are only posting pictures because there's no time to actually sit down & write anything! Or think of something to write, more like.
So that's where I'm at these days.
Plus your own kids are so irresistably cute you can't resist posting every smile, frown, and any other expressions they happen to make along the way!
(insert latest cute picture here)
Anyway here is an overview of some of the main things that occupy my time these days:
Poop:
I never thought I'd pay so much attention to the daily excrements of one's body. And I REALLY never thought I'd be having conversations about it with other moms! But it's one of those things you just quickly get over -- like in the first week -- and you just go with it! (along with many other bodily functions... Even "Daddy" got over it pretty quick!
Breastfeeding:
Again, like the poop conversations, I thought these would never happen. To be honest, I wondered what the obsession was with breastfeeding by new moms, and figured I would just do it. Women have been doing it for hundreds of years, right? How hard could it be? But it was hard. Really hard, in the beginning. Then it got slightly easier. But it still occupies about 75% of your day. So you can't help but talk about it with other moms.
Naps:
I'm not getting them, but Madison is! I realized the beauty of keeping a schedule when there are naps involved. I am SO not a schedule person but apparently you have to be if you want to continue having a life around the abovelisted items. It's hard to squeeze it in, but I *think* it can be done. (Don't crush my dreams!!)
Baby love:
The other thing I never realized would happen once I had a kid is that my emotions would go haywire.... I have experienced emotions I never thought I had before. You worry about everything under the sun (it's true!) and have highs and lows you never thought imaginable. But somehow those baby smiles first thing in the morning end up making it all worthwhile.
And the amazing thing is I think I'm just at the tip of the iceberg with these new-parent feelings, and it'll all only get more intense from here!
No matter what anyone tells you or what you read or how you prepare beforehand, there's really nothing like the actual experience itself to teach you. At least that's how it's been for me, anyway.
And for those of you who have been asking about the kitties, they are good but still reeling from the shock to their little world and they are a little (ok a LOT) jealous. Especially a certain little grey bundle who was our "baby" in our previous lives.
