It's a boy!
My husband's brother and his wife had a baby boy yesterday evening. A 9 pound baby boy!
Everyone in the family is super excited, this is the first boy in about 4 years-the last 3 grandkids on my husband's side have been girls. So it's a pretty big deal.
It's also a big deal because it's their first child. I can barely remember what that feels like-when everything is so new and scary-AND you're the one in charge.
Did the baby get enough to eat?
Is the baby's poop supposed to look that color?
Why is the baby crying?
Should I make people wash their hands before they touch the baby?
All thoughts I had when my oldest was born. When M was born a few months ago (the 4th) I didn't really have any of those worries. Caring for a newborn wasn't new. Even though it had been almost 5 years since Little T was born, how to care for a newborn came rushing back. I knew what to do.
I have found that I enjoy the newborn stage (and yes, I HAVE had a difficult/crying all the time baby so I know what that is like) and it goes by so fast. It is hard to be fully present and enjoy that time; when you are worried about how to care for the baby and recovering from childbirth things can be completely overwhelming! But now that my kids are bigger I realize that they are only babies for such a short time. It is so important to savor it and relish it. They get more and more independent and their needs constantly change.
So enjoy your first baby D and E! He is truly a blessing!
Mazel Tov!
4 comments:
mazel tov D&E!
And I agree with the first time baby thing, i wouldn't want to go back to that stage.
Soooooooo nice - hope all is well. And my first was 9 pounds and six ounces - make sure they skip the newborn size and go right to 3-6 months.
Tell D&E I said Mazel Tov too! Sheesh, 9 pounds...that is too amazing for words. Hope everyone is well.
I told Y on shabbos that E had a baby boy. He knows her from the Cheder. He was excited and said he would go say mazal tov to her in the office on Sunday. I laughed and told him she wouldn't be there. You can pass along his well wishes. Thanx.
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