I never think I have any skills so this is a hard thing to think about. What skill did I pick up this year? I had a drug-free labor, but that was credit to a great doula and a lot of good fortune, not just the classes and stubbornness. And I can get by, but wouldn't say I've mastered any of this really new mom stuff yet, not by a long shot. For example, my 12 week old baby finally got to sleep at 10:30 pm and that was after an hour and a half of cuddling and nursing and shushing, and have I learned how to do ANYthing?
I re-learned how to change a cloth diaper. The warning signs for getting peed on, if you pay attention. How to excuse myself when I can't change the subject. How to pick up on cues and make an exit. That when the cracks start to show, it's time to take a break and be nice to me.
I don't know if I really mastered anything this year but I think I'm slowly getting better.
Oh! One thing - more of a trick than a skill, but did you know you're supposed to put in a bobby pin with the bumpy side DOWN? Right. So it doesn't slip out. You're welcome/Yeah I can't believe I didn't know that either!
P.S. Wait, you know what? All this new mom stuff was HARD to learn. And I learned it! And we are surviving. And I am damned well proud of it. I'll tell you one thing and it's not two*, I love that little baby so good.
*I had a Canadian friend who said that. Have you heard that before? It makes me laugh.
I re-learned how to change a cloth diaper. The warning signs for getting peed on, if you pay attention. How to excuse myself when I can't change the subject. How to pick up on cues and make an exit. That when the cracks start to show, it's time to take a break and be nice to me.
I don't know if I really mastered anything this year but I think I'm slowly getting better.
Oh! One thing - more of a trick than a skill, but did you know you're supposed to put in a bobby pin with the bumpy side DOWN? Right. So it doesn't slip out. You're welcome/Yeah I can't believe I didn't know that either!
P.S. Wait, you know what? All this new mom stuff was HARD to learn. And I learned it! And we are surviving. And I am damned well proud of it. I'll tell you one thing and it's not two*, I love that little baby so good.
*I had a Canadian friend who said that. Have you heard that before? It makes me laugh.
You make this whole parenting thing sound like a delight. We might have to try it.
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