Observations of a Sleepless Mommy:
Avoiding creating bad sleeping habits for a baby is like trying to avoid weight gain while going to a bakery everyday...Let's face it, as a first time mommy you will think that every whine, wimper and odd noise your child makes is a sure sign of death...Therefore, you will rush to your baby's side to sway, rock and sooth him/her back into what you believe to be a "blissful sleep"...
I write this as I sit in my baby's nursery rocking away in her bright purple glider, completely aware of the wrongdoing that I'm committing; so much so that, on the recommendation of a friend, I actually purchased The Complete Sleep Guide for Contented Babies & Toddlers by Gina Ford and infact took a break from my reading it to go pick up my screaming 6 wk old from her crib and proceed to the rocker...
It was at this very moment that I decided to write this and follow it up by starting a blog...because there are bound to be other helpless and clueless mommies out there that, despite all the info and advice readily available to us, just don't have the heart to sit thru a concerto in B Minor courtesy of your baby's cries.
Needless to say...we were wrong about what we wanted. Now we, thankfully, find ourselves learning how to become parents and we wouldn't trade this for the world...
Meet Matilda Sofia, born on July 23, 2012 at 12:44pm.
This blog was long overdue! you are a very talented a hilarious writer!! LOVING THIS....despite the fact that I am not a mommy and these stories are scaring the crap out of me and are making me want to go have a shot of tequila!
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