Where did my brain go. I have had 5 other babies and my last one was born just 21 months ago, but already there were so many things that I had forgotten about having a new baby. Here is a list:
1. I forgot how much laundry is generated by this tiny little person.
2. I forgot how often they want to eat. I feel like I am spending all of my time sitting on the couch feeding her. I am enjoying every minute of it though. I have decided that God planned it so that they would need to be held and feed every 2 hours so that we would have to spend a lot of time holding them and cuddling them while they are this little because they grow up to darn quick.
3. I forgot that you really don't' get any sleep at night.
4. I forgot that the other kids turn into little monsters that you don't recognize while your parents are here visiting.
5. I forgot how wonderful it is to have your mom come visit and wait on you hand and foot.
6. I forgot why it is that new moms should only wear sweats. (I got some new clothes, so I would have something to fit into, and 20 min. after I put on my new favorite shirt, I was sitting on the couch changing her diaper, and talking on the phone, when she pooped. She pooped all over her sister and all over my new shirt. I couldn't even scream because I was on the phone with someone that wanted to talk to my husband who wasn't' here, so I was trying not to scream while I was trying to take a message and at the same time trying to wipe poop off of my new shirt with a wet wipe, and hoping no more was on it's way out. No more favorite shirt at home.)
7. I forgot that even though you think you are so skinny now, and you feel so skinny, you don't look at all skinny. My 7 year old asked me if I had another baby in my tummy.
8. I forgot how you worry at every little hiccup and cough, and about how dirty everyone's hands are that touch her.
9. I forgot how wonderful new babies smell.
10. I forgot that holding a new baby is about the most wonderful thing in the whole wide world.
5 comments:
What a sweet post! I can't wait until I get to remember all the things I forgot...8 weeks to go!
Oh Kim! I forgot too! Can't wait to see baby again this weekend when we get "home".
Congratulations on your new little baby Mya! It is soo fun to look at your blog and see all the wonderful changes your family has made, since I saw you all last at your wedding!
Your old Neighbor from North Pointe Apartments!
Mya is beautiful, congratulations! With this post I did go "Ahh" and then laugh, mostly about being pooped on! Hunter did that to Rikk in a parking lot and I was laughing so hard I couldn't help and Rikk was shaking poop off his arm. But it was a great post that made me think back, thanks so much!
Kim, Mya is beautiful! Congratulations! I had forgotten a lot of those same new baby things, and I totally agree that holding a new baby is the best thing ever! A new discovery I've had this time is how HUGE your previous child suddenly seems after holding the new baby! I can't wait to see yours in person.
Post a Comment