Surviving Motherhood
Before I gave birth to my own baby daughter, I was able to play with other people's kids and hand them back to their parents when they started crying or getting fussy. Now I get to hold the cute little crying fussy baby for hours and try to comfort her.
Just recently I've been able to enjoy being a mom. It happened when Kylie turned 11 weeks old. She was finally able to pass gas and poop without pain or discomfort. She used to wail with pain for upwards of three hours at a time before and it broke my heart because there was nothing we could do for her but wait it out. She is also sleeping longer. Instead of getting up every two to three hours at night, she gets up every four to five hours. And that extra sleep makes a huge difference in my mental and emotional happiness. She is much more interactive too - smiling and cooing to us. I just melt when she flashes one of her pure happiness smiles.
Before I gave birth to my own baby daughter, I was able to play with other people's kids and hand them back to their parents when they started crying or getting fussy. Now I get to hold the cute little crying fussy baby for hours and try to comfort her.
Just recently I've been able to enjoy being a mom. It happened when Kylie turned 11 weeks old. She was finally able to pass gas and poop without pain or discomfort. She used to wail with pain for upwards of three hours at a time before and it broke my heart because there was nothing we could do for her but wait it out. She is also sleeping longer. Instead of getting up every two to three hours at night, she gets up every four to five hours. And that extra sleep makes a huge difference in my mental and emotional happiness. She is much more interactive too - smiling and cooing to us. I just melt when she flashes one of her pure happiness smiles.
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