Learning to be a Mom...

Wow. So I know everyone always says that babies don't come with a user's manual...but they should. I have spent a lot of time in my life baby sitting and caring for babies. But wow, it is a lot harder being the parent. I have always been the one following the schedule set by the parents, not the one setting the schedule. I feel responsibility to make the decisions about when and where he sleeps and running his schedule. I also read a book called "On Becoming Baby Wise" before having Nate. It suggests a schedule for the day with the idea of helping the baby sleep through the night by 9 weeks. I have been trying to follow this schedule, but it is harder than I thought it would be. I keep thinking that this should come more easily and naturally than it does.
I love being a Mom and it is worth it, but it is harder to make the decisions for Nate than I ever thought it would be. Hopefully it will get easier and easier...although I know there will be new challenges.

Speaking of loving being a Mom....it is amazing how quickly you fall in love with a little tiny baby. I have never fallen in love so quickly in all my life. I never really pictured myself with a son, I always pictured myself with daughters. When I got pregnant I just knew that it was a boy, so he wasn't really a surprise. The thing that is surprising is that I love being in my little house full of men. I am having great fun hanging out with Tom and Nate. They are the light of my life!

Did you know that after having a c-section you can't drive for 4-6 weeks? I didn't. So here I am hanging out alone (with Nate) at the house. So I may write more than I would otherwise.