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First up is the beautiful Karina of Mr. and Mrs. Powell:
The innocence of a first timer
Hearing that first cry from the womb sends literal chills down every part of your body. I will never forget that first time I held my sweet baby. The love you feel in that moment is indescribable. That being said, I don't know why the heck I dreamed of getting up and roaming the hospital after having a child but that's how I dreamed it up in my head. I don't think I realized I would be stuck in a bed hooked to machines and in just a little bit of pain:) I can still picture this scene in my head- Baby is screaming (you have no idea why), it's some odd hour in the middle of the night, and my sweet husband is attempting his first EVER diaper change (HAHA- talk about a sight to see). All of the sudden it's real. The adrenaline of labor is gone and it hits you like a freight train. We are parents! How did this happen so quickly!? Looking back, I can't help but laugh at the innocence of a first time parent. We felt so clueless in that hospital room. And most days I still do. Somehow we learn as we go. We make mistakes, but we do a lot of things right too:) If I could know one thing as a first time mommy, it would be to not stress the little things. Time passes way too fast! Trust me.
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And here's the amazing Megan, who blogs at And Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson:
I was so hopped up on crazy postpartum hormones after my son was born that everything made me upset and cry. I was so nervous to be a new mom, to have the responsibility of raising & training this innocent little person that I was sure I was going to mess up or pass on some terrible abnormality. One particular night, I was talking on the phone with my mom after nursing my newborn son and I started crying because I was sure that my son had my nose. "He has the 'Patterson nose,' Mom!! It's big and wide like mine. He's going to be messed up. I hate my nose and now I gave it to my kid! I ruined him!!" I am not exaggerating that this was my conversation with my mom. My mom and I still laugh and joke about this crazy outburst. And the funny thing after all this, is Ilove my son's little nose! I think it's adorable and ever since he was a tiny baby that was my favorite spot to give him little kisses.
So moral of the story: postpartum hormones are l e g i t and can definitely make you say crazy things! Write them down and in a few months or so it will just be a good laugh. :)
