Saturday, February 03, 2007
High Five!
El Nino is just that much older & bigger. He has increased how much he eats by an ounce in the last 24 hours. This means he can go longer between feedings. And mommy is experiencing more hours of sleep strung together which couldn't come at a better time. Daddy has a new job that requires later hours. So mom is handling all the nighttime feedings for now. But so far, so good.
A friend sympathized with me the other day by saying being a mom is not an easy job. It sure doesn't feel easy to me, and I guess I expressed that to her one way or another. I didn't expect it to be easy. I read books to try to prepare. But you can't truly prepare for what can only be experienced. And we certainly did not prepare ourselves for the possibility of having a premature baby. Now, with our pediatrician's approval, we can begin to take him out in public a bit. It has felt rather confining to stay so close to home. But the cold precludes too much gallavanting about. So we're still homebound most days. However, it sure is nice to know we have the choice of taking el out or not. Choice is a precious thing.
A friend sympathized with me the other day by saying being a mom is not an easy job. It sure doesn't feel easy to me, and I guess I expressed that to her one way or another. I didn't expect it to be easy. I read books to try to prepare. But you can't truly prepare for what can only be experienced. And we certainly did not prepare ourselves for the possibility of having a premature baby. Now, with our pediatrician's approval, we can begin to take him out in public a bit. It has felt rather confining to stay so close to home. But the cold precludes too much gallavanting about. So we're still homebound most days. However, it sure is nice to know we have the choice of taking el out or not. Choice is a precious thing.
