It's no secret that the newborn stage is not my favorite. (I don't need to clarify that I love my actual newborn, do I?) Well for some reason last night it all finally caught up and hit me just how tired I was. I was so exhausted physically, mentally, and emotionally.
So Guy Smiley showing up this morning absolutely could not have come at a better time....
Or at least somebody who looked a lot like him. Although my Guy Smiley is much, much cuter, a little younger, less yellow, and a lot less puppety. I didn't get a picture because I just sat there to take it all in. It was early and quiet and I knew it wasn't going to last long. I was holding and rocking him and he was just staring and smiling at me for several straight minutes as I talked to him. Such a perfect moment for his first smiles. It may have made me cry. So oh yeah, there is some absolute awesomeness in this stage.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Guy Smiley
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Marissa Marie:
The exhaustion is definitely rough. By the way, the pictures of your girls with him are so adorable!
I'm kinda hoping my kid comes out 15 lbs already so I won't have to get up all night to feed him/her...but then, what do I know. I haven't actually experience childbirth...
I'm sorry that period is SO hard. Between recovering from the birth, breast feeding and the exhaustion it definitely can do you in. Sometimes I could keep it up for the first month or so then after while I would crash.
YAY - I'm glad you got those smiles! They make SUCH a difference. #3 really has already gone so much faster though - newborn stage included. Hang in there!
Yeah, I have my sights set on December as far as returning to "normallacy" goes. It takes a good two or three months to get into a kind of stable routine and decent night sleep. I think my favorite baby stage is the 6-9-month mark: baby is sleeping like a pro, eating some solids, getting around a little but not too much and smiling and giggling. I agree, the newborn stage is cuddly nice, but otherwise just a survival period.
See, I picture a different Sesame Street moment when it comes to newborns... The piano player guy who slams his head on the keyboard yelling, I'll never get it, never get it, never get it!!!!
I do love when they smile though!
Awe... I actually LOVE the newborn stage, even with getting up in the middle of the night. To me there is just something about that little baby so snuggly in your arms that can't be compared to anything else... except maybe the first smiles. So sweet.
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