Being pregnant just makes me think of the things I want to remember when I'm in the heat of the moment, ya know, with Paisley pulling on my pant leg and #2 crying.
So I thought I'd make a list of the things I want to remember....in those moments especially!
-sleep...when you can...sleep
-with a newborn it can only be a few things that you have control over:
1-diaper change
2-tired
3-empty or full belly (food or mylicon)
4-hot or cold
5-diaper change (I say this twice because it seems like it was more often than not...this problem)
-it's okay to want to hold your baby all the time
-it's okay to put your baby down
-look at your baby...even when they are crying...it will help...you will "see" them
-smile at your baby all the time
-ask for help!!!
-remind yourself..."I am the expert on my baby"...because you are, nobody else is around them like you are...
-get lots of advice THEN choose what you think/know will work for you and your baby...there's so much advice our there because different things work for different people!
-breathe
-sing to your baby, to yourself...whenever you can...it lightens your heart
I'm sure there is more...I will have to do this again...it's nice to feel like I have something to offer myself and my children. I'm a pretty good Mom...because I try to be, because I want to be, because I was meant to be.
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