The only thing I am worse at than blogging is Christmas shopping. I have every intention to start (and finish) my Christmas shopping tomorrow, December 20th. What? Better late than never, right?
I have been a mother now for nearly 5 weeks, so obviously I am a wealth of Mommy-Knowledge. In reality I have learned quite a bit in the short amount of time Josie has been here, but unfortunately, most of it is about myself and not about mothering. I love how everyone has some piece of advice to offer new moms. Honestly, I have appreciated most of the advice I have received, but I find it funny that so many people want to throw out their two cents. I am sure it will be no time at all that I will be telling other new moms to sleep when the baby sleeps.
I don't like this piece of advice (which everyone already knows). For most functioning adults sleeping throughout the day is hard. Yes, at first the baby sleeps during the day quite a bit, but after only a couple of weeks they start to stay awake for longer periods of time. Also.....my only "
A lot of women suffer from postpartum syndrome after giving birth. Thankfully I did not have any baby blues. I did, however, suffer from a new syndrome that I created all on my own, it was called "post-pissed-tum syndrome". Basically everything my sweet husband did annoyed me and I would get pissed at him. I think it was honestly because I was bitter that he was getting to sleep at night. Nothing flared post-pissed-tum more than a 3am feeding while listening to my husband snore in his blissful slumber. I also believe it was a bi-product of me not getting enough sleep (should have listened to all those people who told me to sleep when the baby was sleeping...humph). Although my condition is not completely cured, I will say it has gotten better and I think I have stopped taking everything out on Brandon, because no matter how I try to spin it, it's not his fault that the Thursday night shows were re-runs last week (poor guy).
People always say to be careful that boy babies don't pee on you. No one warns the parents of baby girls. I wish someone had warned me. This child pees on me at least once a day. I think it has become a game for her. Just yesterday she came within millimeters of getting urine in my eye. She may be trying to blind me....I am not sure yet. All I know is I will be keeping a close eye on her from now on.
Speaking of pee.....It's amazes me how quickly women can go from the pregnant lady crazy-urgent need to pee to this new mom pee phase where I swear you can go all day long with a full bladder, but no urgency to go and absolutely no likelihood of peeing on yourself (and yes, I realize this blog talks a lot about pee. I don't know why, but I may start looking into this). People always say they are fascinated by the human brain, not me....I am truly fascinated by the female bladder.
Everything in my life now revolves around a 3-4 hour time schedule (Josie's feeding schedule). If I want to go to Target, I have to plan my outing around when the last time Josie ate was and when she will eat again. It's amazing how quickly a day can pass when working in 3 hour increments. There are some days where I swear I can't tell you anything productive that I did, yet I hadn't stopped all day long. I sooo look forward to Josie's feeding schedule extending, even slightly, and then maybe I can have more than one destination during outings.
I joke around a lot, but truth be told....being a new mom is freaking amazing! Josie is the coolest little baby and I am constantly in awe of her. She is mellow and happy and incredible! Every day is something new and exciting. Don't get me wrong, there are some nights where all I want her to do is sleep an extra 45 minutes (and I am not above begging a 4 1/2 week old to go back to sleep), but most of the time...I just want to be near her...she's that awesome! And she's all ours...and we know how blessed we are already!
And now....a couple of new photos.....
One of our first captured smiles!
Little lady in a big crib!
Daddy's first time getting to feed Josie
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