Well, it's been 5 months since we could get a decent night's sleep... ha ha. Has it been 5 months since she was born? Time goes by more quickly with a child, it seems. Emeline is so much bigger! She scoots around very well, she laughs a lot, she gets attached to certain toys, she eats soft solids... wow!
Last night I thought about the day she was born. It was traumatic and joyful. Then I thought about the months of colic. It was horrible. How did we survive?! It turned out that my thyroid medicine was passing through the milk and making her irritable and hyper. Even though *supposedly* that doesn't happen. Luckily the switch to formula helped a lot. Life is comparatively a lot better.
She is definitely my little shadow and is only content when I am within sight. It is sweet but makes it impossible to work full-time, or take naps, go jogging, and on and on. The search is on for a part-time job. I figure that learning to do without me for a few hours a day will benefit her and me. Hopefully it won't permanently traumatize her. Being a mom is hard in ways I never imagined! It is such a balancing act! Emotional welfare, spiritual welfare, and physical welfare of child, husband, and self... plus housekeeping.
Oh, well. Call it learning, I guess! P.S. look at Gene's expression. Hilarious.
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Parenthood is definitely the hardest and most joyful thing you'll ever do, no doubt about that. You're doing awesome, Rachel! I've always felt like the first year is the hardest.....it gets better and better!
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