Here is a list of items that no one tells you about being a new mom:
1. Your life is going to be turned upside down in a way you can't comprehend right now
2. The words "I don't know" will come out of your mouth several times a day
3. It takes time to get to know your baby, you won't have it figured out in the first three days
4. It will probably take you a month before you can even think of making a meal
5. When your baby cries, you will start to cry. But only at first before you get strong
6. You are going to be very emotional and you will cry, A LOT!
7. You will not be able to use your mind for anything other than trying to tame this new human being, so write everything down because you won't remember what you said one minute ago.
8. Do NOT even think of making a T0-Do List because it will just depress you that you can't even cross one thing off of it.
9. Start to embrace piles because they will build up all around your house and there will never be time to go through them. Put the pile somewhere in your house where you won't have to look at it for 6 months.
10. Eating is no longer enjoyable, it is only necessary for your survival and you won't be able to do it when you want to.
11. Going to the bathroom can be terrifying because for thirty seconds your eyes are off of the baby that you can't stop looking at in case it stops breathing. I promise you, as I have lived it, He did continue breathing.
12. You thought you would be the cool mom that goes out with your kid to a store and has this nice life, until you hold your child for the first time and all you want to do is keep them from every harmful thing in this world including people breathing, coughing, staring, and crowds.
13. Your child will poop more times a day than you can ever imagine, and no you are not feeding it Indian food. (FRIENDS quote).
14. When and if you fall asleep, your dreams will be filled with hallucinating that you are holding the baby, feeding the baby, and you will actually believe this happened
15. You are going to have to make a million decisions about when and how to raise your baby, so you need to have read up on all of the parenting books before you have the baby. There will be no time once they are here.
16. Babies will cry and fuss, be prepared and hold strong.
17. Granola bars will be your best friend, food on the go.
18. You need to be able to leave the baby, even if for a short amount of time. If you don't, it will get too hard to do so.
19. You will love them to pieces and being a mom is the best and most humbling job there is :)
1. Your life is going to be turned upside down in a way you can't comprehend right now
2. The words "I don't know" will come out of your mouth several times a day
3. It takes time to get to know your baby, you won't have it figured out in the first three days
4. It will probably take you a month before you can even think of making a meal
5. When your baby cries, you will start to cry. But only at first before you get strong
6. You are going to be very emotional and you will cry, A LOT!
7. You will not be able to use your mind for anything other than trying to tame this new human being, so write everything down because you won't remember what you said one minute ago.
8. Do NOT even think of making a T0-Do List because it will just depress you that you can't even cross one thing off of it.
9. Start to embrace piles because they will build up all around your house and there will never be time to go through them. Put the pile somewhere in your house where you won't have to look at it for 6 months.
10. Eating is no longer enjoyable, it is only necessary for your survival and you won't be able to do it when you want to.
11. Going to the bathroom can be terrifying because for thirty seconds your eyes are off of the baby that you can't stop looking at in case it stops breathing. I promise you, as I have lived it, He did continue breathing.
12. You thought you would be the cool mom that goes out with your kid to a store and has this nice life, until you hold your child for the first time and all you want to do is keep them from every harmful thing in this world including people breathing, coughing, staring, and crowds.
13. Your child will poop more times a day than you can ever imagine, and no you are not feeding it Indian food. (FRIENDS quote).
14. When and if you fall asleep, your dreams will be filled with hallucinating that you are holding the baby, feeding the baby, and you will actually believe this happened
15. You are going to have to make a million decisions about when and how to raise your baby, so you need to have read up on all of the parenting books before you have the baby. There will be no time once they are here.
16. Babies will cry and fuss, be prepared and hold strong.
17. Granola bars will be your best friend, food on the go.
18. You need to be able to leave the baby, even if for a short amount of time. If you don't, it will get too hard to do so.
19. You will love them to pieces and being a mom is the best and most humbling job there is :)
2 comments:
Your an amazing mother Amanda! You were fully prepared for Noah to come into your work and adapted cooler than any cucumber! I love you very much and I know that Noah will grow up to be amazing just like his parents (and Aunt Julie!)!!
ha ha ha... this is great! I'm with you especially on the piles and the hallucinations. However, the hallucinations have gone away... the pile have not. :)
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