Belated Introduction (x-posted)
Laura Lee Blechner
didn't introduce myself before I started posting - oops. I guess I was
just too excited to have found you.
I am a first time mom to Rachel who is now 6mos old. My husband and I
waited 11 years to have kids because we were happy being DINKS. Now
that she is here, I don't know what we were waiting for/afraid of. She
is wonderful. And of course it is absolutely true that having children
changes your life entirely. So many things that I thought were
important before have no meaning, and many things I never even thought
about (like how many things a child can choke on) have become so
important.
I was originally planning to go back to work after my maternity leave,
but about halfway through decided I would rather be home with her. So
we make do without.
We have been breastfeeding exclusively since early on, with a rough
start that we survived. We also have been cosleeping since early on and
one of the best things is waking up next to Rachel and having her see
you there and break into a HUGE smile. We don't like her to cry and
many people have mentioned that they haven't heard her cry. For her
first few months I don't think she was out of someone's arms for more
than a diaper and clothing change. Now she is starting to enjoy time
playing by herself and is starting to eat some solid food - and I must
say it is bittersweet to know that she will become less and less
dependent. I know, not for a long while yet, but it is so awesome to
know that I have been able to feed and grow her myself!!! (Although I
must say my husband has been absolutely wonderful in this, he is
incredibly supportive which has really helped)
Sorry for the rambling introduction, I think I might need to find more
adults to talk to during the day :)
Laura Lee
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