I can’t believe where the time has gone, but it’s almost a year since I became a mother. During the past nine and a half months, I learned a few things about being a new parent. Below are some of the things that you too can expect when you become responsible for a little human being.
1. No Longer Fret the Small Stuff
I used to be quite anal about my house being clean and neat. Everything has to have its place or else I can’t sleep at night. Stains need to be removed immediately or else there’s very little hope for the rest of the day. It was literally drop everything, including baby, and get the Oxy Clean. With some time and practice, I finally realized that things can wait. You can’t imagine the burden that came off my shoulders when I no longer fret the small stuff. Life became so much easier, and I can’t believe that I missed out on such relief for so long.
2. Eat Fast or Starve
With a newborn baby, there was very little time for myself, which included eating. My husband and I would either take turns eating or on occasions, we would eat together and eat like the wind. Indigestion was very typical during the first few months. Ah, indigestion.
3. Spit-Up Becomes Your Natural Scent
Need I say more?
4. You Will Master All Children’s Songs and TV Shows
I can’t recall the number of times I burst out singing the Elmo’s Song or randomly shouting “This is Sewious” from the Wonder Pets. You will quickly learn a lot of children songs, and you will too be surprised when you find yourself randomly humming to a children’s song while working on your computer… and without baby.
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