The Newborn Period – this can be an interesting phase of life for parents and baby.
photo credit: chrisamichaels
Strive to Be Lazy
I actually mostly love the newborn stage, I think because I see it as a 6 week period where I have a good excuse to be lazy.
- It is OK if my house is a mess.
- It is OK if my kids watch TV nonstop.
- It is OK if I feed them Spaghetti Os every day.
- It is OK if I don’t shower for 2 days.
- It is OK if all I do is sit on the sofa and nurse a baby all day long.
I embrace that and really revel it in. My DH says nothing and tries to be super helpful. My older kids love the freedom they so rarely have. I just sit and enjoy the baby.
It doesn’t make it perfect
- Yes it is exhausting.
- Yes I cry sometimes.
- Yes it can be challenging.
But it makes it easier!
But because I lower my standards about everything else, it makes it so much easier!
Thank you! This is helpful, and I’ll need to remember to do it. (expecting #2 in August)
Love it! It’s OK! But I’ll still need help remembering that in October… since I’m the wanna get-up and take action kind of girl…
This is so true! Sharing! I will strive to be lazy as hell when this tiny thingy comes earthwise
I am going to print and enlarge on my wall, thanks!
Congrats on having a baby! Well, we must enjoy these little luxuries while we can! 🙂
That perfectly describes my last 7 weeks and maybe even a few more, we are so relaxed and happy! This is quite different to my first born, I wish I had read this back then.
This couldn’t be more timely… my 4th baby is now 11 days old, and I am in the throes of hormones and feeling overwhelmed… but I know it will pass, and I wouldn’t trade my sweet nugget of a baby for anything right now.
Thank you for posting!
Haha! My baby is nearly 10 months old and I still relate to this!
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