Being a new mom is hard. Let’s just put that out there. There’s nothing easy or pretty about it. It’s a huge life change that no one could ever have prepared you for. There’s so many changes going on and you are dead tired. However, looking back at those first few months, I can honestly say that there were some great built in excuses that came with having a new baby.
1. You’re tired, so you can’t go out. You know that annoying friend/relative that ALWAYS wants to go out somewhere? Now you have a great excuse: Baby didn’t sleep, I’m exhausted, maybe next week.
2. Babies have weak immune systems…and hasn’t your little one been a little “feverish” lately? Better not have any company over, you wouldn’t want to expose him to something and make things worse.
3. At a family function with people you hate? Someone wants to corner you and talk your ear off for two hours about the ramifications of global warming on the goats in Africa? Shucks! Can’t right now, baby needs to be changed/fed/put to sleep.
4. Next time your baby is crying at the grocery store and you only have three things in your cart and all the lanes are full of people checking out, just go stand really close next to someone. Let the baby cry for a moment or two. I’ve found that this gets me to the front of the line pretty quickly.
5. If your baby is being an ass all day long, you get out of cleaning and cooking. Simply call your husband while baby is having a meltdown. If he’s smart he’ll figure out that this is the clue for him to go pick up dinner.
6. When you’re tired, exhausted, cranky and just “done,” your baby will do something new and funny. Not to be mushy, but those are the moments that make it all worth it. He’s been screaming all day and then suddenly you see him roll over for the first time, all that frustration goes out the window as your heart just melts over this new milestone.
I love being a mom. There hasn’t been anything yet to make me feel differently. If it was up to me, we’d have twelve kids already because I feel like this is what I was meant to do. That being said, there are still days that I go without showering or lunch. It’s all part of the mom job.
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