Don't you just hate it when everyone is right even when you were convinced they weren't? Well that just about sums up the last 9 months.
Having Lorelai totally rocked my world. I've blogged before about how everything seemed turned upside down, and how I had such a hard time with my sense of self during those first few months. But you get used to it...just like "they" said.
Things I hated to hear from friends near the end of my pregnancy or few months of having a newborn...that ended up being 100% accurate:
1. You'll forget how painful labor was. No. I was DETERMINED not to forget. I mean, it was TERRIBLE. I'd never puked so much in my life. 24 hours of non-stop pain and I thought I was going to just give up. And yet....I know it had to have been bad, but part of me thinks "but really...you lived...so was it really that bad??" even though I know that myself from 9 months ago would be screaming "YES!! And don't you ever think about it again!!"
2. The newborn stage is just temporary. Newborn stuff is hard, and as a new mom you totally assume there is no light at the end and this is going to be your life forever. You get used to your new norm, and the newborn stage actually does end. I promise...even though you won't believe me just like I didn't believe anyone else.
3. It will take a year or more for your body to bounce back. No way, because I was going to breastfeed like a champ and the weight would just fall off. Lies. All those lies I was telling myself. Thank goodness I brought myself to reality in time to buy new jeans at 8 weeks postpartum so I could at least walk into work in something other than leggings.
Things that weren't true....or maybe just not yet.
1. You'll want another one sooner than you think. ...but do I? Okay maybe a very small part of me does...which is so frustrating. Seriously why am I wired this way???
2. You'll forget what life was like before kids. Nope. Never. My life was AWESOME. I remember it vividly....not being pooped on while waiting for the Easter Bunny (actually just not waiting in the Easter Bunny line at all...) Being able to go out to a movie without lining up a babysitter, planning spur of the moment trips out of the country....ah the good ole days.
3. You'll never have a good night's sleep again. Okay....I know I'm going to jinx myself on this one...but after about month 3, our girl was an AWESOME sleeper. She does 12 hours a night on the regular, and it has not affected me one bit. But I will say, I've never been one to be big on sleeping in. And I LOVE seeing her smiling face in her crib in the morning!!!
Having Lorelai totally rocked my world. I've blogged before about how everything seemed turned upside down, and how I had such a hard time with my sense of self during those first few months. But you get used to it...just like "they" said.
Things I hated to hear from friends near the end of my pregnancy or few months of having a newborn...that ended up being 100% accurate:
1. You'll forget how painful labor was. No. I was DETERMINED not to forget. I mean, it was TERRIBLE. I'd never puked so much in my life. 24 hours of non-stop pain and I thought I was going to just give up. And yet....I know it had to have been bad, but part of me thinks "but really...you lived...so was it really that bad??" even though I know that myself from 9 months ago would be screaming "YES!! And don't you ever think about it again!!"2. The newborn stage is just temporary. Newborn stuff is hard, and as a new mom you totally assume there is no light at the end and this is going to be your life forever. You get used to your new norm, and the newborn stage actually does end. I promise...even though you won't believe me just like I didn't believe anyone else.
3. It will take a year or more for your body to bounce back. No way, because I was going to breastfeed like a champ and the weight would just fall off. Lies. All those lies I was telling myself. Thank goodness I brought myself to reality in time to buy new jeans at 8 weeks postpartum so I could at least walk into work in something other than leggings.
Things that weren't true....or maybe just not yet.
1. You'll want another one sooner than you think. ...but do I? Okay maybe a very small part of me does...which is so frustrating. Seriously why am I wired this way???
2. You'll forget what life was like before kids. Nope. Never. My life was AWESOME. I remember it vividly....not being pooped on while waiting for the Easter Bunny (actually just not waiting in the Easter Bunny line at all...) Being able to go out to a movie without lining up a babysitter, planning spur of the moment trips out of the country....ah the good ole days.
3. You'll never have a good night's sleep again. Okay....I know I'm going to jinx myself on this one...but after about month 3, our girl was an AWESOME sleeper. She does 12 hours a night on the regular, and it has not affected me one bit. But I will say, I've never been one to be big on sleeping in. And I LOVE seeing her smiling face in her crib in the morning!!!
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