For the past couple of weeks I have volunteered to have my nieces/nephew come over for a sleepover.
I've decided that I don't think I'm ready to be a full time parent yet. Will and I had tons of fun with all of them. But I have to admit, I really like sleeping in until 10 or so. And, I really really like handing off the responsibility once the children's parents come home. And, I really don't like cooking all that much. Three meals in a row is pretty much my limit I think. What am I going to do when I don't have that luxury?
We finally bought the paint for Seven's room, and might actually get working on it someday. Somehow I doubt that it will be before Christmas though.
Oh, and Seven isn't really his name. He will just be the 7th William Morrell, and since he isn't actually going by William or any variation, we need to call him something for the time being. Please don't be afraid that I am naming my son a numeral, it's just a current thing until his name is chosen. (And no, there aren't any front-runners on that either.)
So, maybe I'll actually do the things that I'm tagged for someday. But then again, maybe not. :D
14 years ago
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The best thing methinks about a baby is they don't eat real food for a long time. That baby food stuff? No one likes that anyway. And as much trouble as I thought the baby would be initially, they mostly sit there wiggling quietly by themselves for entertainment(inbetween the howling), so I had a few months buffer to prepare for being interesting/meals. I do love sending my kiddo away though... it makes me like her more:) You know what I loved that I didn't expect I would? For the first year or so (she wouldn't eat solids until she was 15 months old!) Dinner was her playing with something while I got adult conversation time with hubby. Even going out to eat was easy with her sitting right there strapped into her car seat! I thought everything would change the instant baby came out, but it is a sloooow process and that's awesome so I'm not overwhelmed all the time.
God golly, what an essay! Enjoy the no baby time, you'll love the baby time more!
It's nice we almost always have kids one at a time and that they start out as babies. We have plenty of time to get used to things. I look back and I'm amazed at the things I make myself do now, or how much I can accomplish in a day and I realize I've come a long way. I still sleep in until my kids wake up though. I never set an alarm!
First off, YAY YOU BLOGGED!!!! Secondly, your friends are right, seven will ease you in to parenting. It will still be hard at times, and someday when you have 3 or more, you'll say, "wow, remember when we thought 1 kid was hard!?" You'll be fine. Taking care of 4 neices/nephews is NOTHING like taking care of your own baby that you know how to soothe and can feed at any time. No worries, bean-face! You won't want to give Seven back.
Ready or not you get to be a full time mommy. good luck. Oh and no sleeping in too, thats one thing I miss the most. Emmi comes down at 7 or 7:30 every morning to tell me the sun is up and she wants breakfast. good thing babys are a little easier milk or formula is a lot easier to make than anything else.
You will be a great mom
WE want to see pictures of the baby.
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