If I could go back in time and tell myself something before Shelby was born, I would say: "cribs are overrated." :) After spending $1,000 on a crib, we realized this past week that Shelby sleeps best in her carseat. We made this realization when Shelby & I made a quick overnight trip up to Jackson to vosit Derek & see what he's been up to for the past month. On the way to Jackson, we left around 7pm (Shelby's bedtime). I figured she would sleep the 3 hours in the car, and once she woke up I planned to change her into her jammies and put her down for the night in her pack n play. Well, she didn't wake up till 4am--9 hours after she fell asleep!!! She slept for 9 hours straight in her carseat!! To help you understand what a big deal this was...prior to that, her longest stretch of sleep was only 7 hours. Naturally, we thought 9 hours was just a fluke. Well, the next night when we drove back to Biloxi she did the same thing--9 hours of sleep in her carseat! I was thrilled...I thought maybe we were turning a corner on sleeping through the night. But don't you worry..the next night when we put her down to sleep in her crib...she was back to the same ole same ole. Lesson learned...cribs aren't all they're cracked up to be! :)
In all seriousness, I will say that Derek & I have learned so much in the short 10 weeks since Shelby entered this world. Although we thought we were ready, we learned you can never really be ready for a baby. We thought the fact that one of us is a doctor and the other has a degree in education and child & family development, surely we could handle a baby..ha! :) We're now appreciating our parents in a whole new way. We have learned something new each and every day since she was born, but I know we still have lots more to learn along the way. I have a feeling that each new stage of her development will bring new challenges...but thankfully, she just gets cuter and sweeter by the day making it worth it all!
Try not to get discouraged sweetie...it's gonna get better. Hang in there...help is on the way...I'll be there next week :-)
ReplyDeleteI love this video! Its so true. Being a mommy is hard, and its hard to understand until you go through it! And...as soon as you think you have it figured out, they change! I think thats what I would have put. Thats why I think they make motherhood so incredibly wonderful, because it can be very hard, but it sure is worth it :) xoxo
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