6 Weeks and the Lessons Learned



The day our world changed.



6 weeks just flew by

 It has been six weeks since the arrival of our Addison and I cannot believe it.  The time has just flown by.  It feels like I was just meeting our little girl for the first time.  During these past few weeks we have learned a lot from our Bug.  Below are just a few of the lessons and surprises Addison has given us. 

 
1.  There is no love like the love you feel for your child.  I look at her and my heart melts every time.

2.  You will forget what it feels like to get a full nights sleep.  I hope to reacquaint myself with sleep again one day, hopefully soon.

3.  For mommy, it's important to get dressed every day and to at least put concealer on.  No matter how exhausted I am, I feel better if I can look at myself in the mirror at 2 pm and I have at least gotten dressed and attempted to make myself presentable, like a normal person. 

4.  Another lesson for mommy, put your pre-baby jeans on as soon as possible.  Even if you have to wear a belly band to keep them up.  If you continue to wear pajama pants or sweats it is much too easy to forget about the work you need to do to get back into shape.  You may not be comfortable in those jeans for a while, but with them on at least you know where you are at reaching your pre-baby body goal and you'll feel great when you can finally zip and button them again. (Thanks to my mother-in-law, Sue for that bit of advice.)

5.  It is wonderful to watch your partner turn into a parent and also quite hilarious to listen to all of the ridiculous things that come out of their mouths.

6.  You will catch yourself speaking baby talk, turning any task into a song, and making the most ridiculous faces.  That said, you gladly do it as often as possible just to see that gummy smile.

7.  You WILL lick your finger and wipe your child's face.  You won't even know it's happening until it's too late.

8.  Things that should gross you out; such as being peed on, having spit up run down your neck and chest, or realizing that you have poop on your forehead will not phase you.  You simply change your clothes, wipe away the spit up and poop and move on.

9.  You stop caring that your shelves haven't been dusted in a month, or that the laundry has maybe piled up a little higher than it should because cuddling with your sleeping child is much more important.

10.  As much love and joy that your child brings you; and they will bring you endless amounts, you and your partner must carve out time for just the two of you.  So let someone else take care of your baby (we've found that mema and papa are eager to donate their time) and do something together.  See a movie, have dinner together, or just cuddle; whatever you do make sure you still nourish that relationship.  Your love created this beautiful life, make sure you continue to nurture that love too.

So, those are just a few of the things that we have learned in these past 6 weeks.  It really is amazing what this tiny little human being, who can't even talk, has already taught us. 

She's a natural.  :-)

We had another wonderful visit with John and Colleen.  Addie just loves seeing them.  We can't wait to snuggle their little one.

He's got this. ;-)




All decked out for Easter. 



Sometimes a girls just gotta put her feet up.

We had a wonderful first Easter with Addie.