in my experience, a newborn baby = potted plant. boring. i remember my mom telling me to enjoy the calm before mobility and personality emerge, and in the back of my head i'd think - "are you serious? all she does is eat, poop, cry, and sleep. what's so enjoyable about this mothering a newborn business?"
around 3-4 months, the real smiles come. the fake cries to get your attention. the recognition when they see your face or hear you voice. little bits of personality. and parenting becomes, well, fun. by 6 months i was thrilled to have a little person to take care of.
it'll get fun. promise. just take it easy for now.
ETA: feeding frenzy is fleeting too. those 2 hour nursing sessions are generally down to 15-30 minutes by 6 months. [well, our pre-bed one wasn't, but after months of 10 hour nursing days, i didn't care much.] if you don't mind me chiming in with a suggestion -- did you try eating dinner and watching a movie when you feed him in the evening? reading and internet made the day-time ones easier to deal with.
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Date: 2008-07-22 05:35 pm (UTC)around 3-4 months, the real smiles come. the fake cries to get your attention. the recognition when they see your face or hear you voice. little bits of personality. and parenting becomes, well, fun. by 6 months i was thrilled to have a little person to take care of.
it'll get fun. promise. just take it easy for now.
ETA: feeding frenzy is fleeting too. those 2 hour nursing sessions are generally down to 15-30 minutes by 6 months. [well, our pre-bed one wasn't, but after months of 10 hour nursing days, i didn't care much.] if you don't mind me chiming in with a suggestion -- did you try eating dinner and watching a movie when you feed him in the evening? reading and internet made the day-time ones easier to deal with.