Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Learning about newborns


They love to sleep and cuddle
They love to smile and stay awake

They love to sit in vibrating chairs and sleep

They can sleep through an entire clothing change



It is very tough to adjust to a life of looking out for oneself (and even a husband too. To looking out for a miniature person plus oneself (and even a husband too)... Or at least it has been for me. It is getting better each day. Easier in some ways. There is nothing I could have read to prepare for this. And quite honestly the best thing I have had to fall back on is prayer. Every single book I have read, and person I have talked to say things slightly different. When I have had a question I pray about things and I will usually feel good about doing something a certain way. That is the best way I have been able to function.
One thing no book can prepare you for, for sure, is how much love one can feel for such a small life form. She speaks in alien tongues to us, she moves her extremities around in nonsensical ways, and her hair is always spiking up at different angles. She is a mystery, and we have an eternity to figure her out.