tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374036945221381240.post4449329236390926820..comments2023-05-07T06:05:25.459-07:00Comments on Everyday Attic: Am I Ready?Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05347826587549008224noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374036945221381240.post-72521941502886525622010-08-18T08:44:10.453-07:002010-08-18T08:44:10.453-07:00I don't know what to say besides thanks... Th...I don't know what to say besides thanks... Thanks, guys. :)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347826587549008224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374036945221381240.post-76097022411179626862010-08-17T18:57:24.223-07:002010-08-17T18:57:24.223-07:00I don't know if anyone is ever ready. Gosh, t...I don't know if anyone is ever ready. Gosh, that wasn’t much help, was it? I'm an organized person who likes to have a plan. I thought I was prepared before we welcomed our first little one. Well, that just all goes out the window. It's okay to not know what you are doing. I'm so thankful that children don't have a memory for the first year because we’ve made some major rookie mistakes! You'll do fine, and if you don't, he/she won't remember! Seriously, you'll do fine! One more thing, some advice I received from a wise individual applies here--just have faith. Having children is a major leap of faith into the unknown but the reward is so great!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03554921225557586137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374036945221381240.post-80772936460576696882010-08-17T11:16:09.594-07:002010-08-17T11:16:09.594-07:00wow...that was really long...wow...that was really long...Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942809505208340585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374036945221381240.post-32163406104278665452010-08-17T11:15:32.782-07:002010-08-17T11:15:32.782-07:00First of all, know that how you feel is totally no...First of all, know that how you feel is totally normal. Completely. <br /><br />I think there are 2 kinds of people. Some, like you, are thinking what the crap have I done, I don't know what to do with this thing, am going to suck at this and ruin a human being. And those are the ones you actually want to befriend after the baby's here because you're in it together, figuring it out with successes and failures as you go, because noone knows what they're doing! <br /><br />And those others who think they know everything, have got it all figured out, and that life will be just the same as it is now, the baby will be all perfect and painless and no trouble at all. And those are the people you're intimidated by when you're pregnant and that you want to kinda laugh at after the baby's here. So those people who have the perfect "maternal instincts" you're talking about get a but load of humbling in infant-hood...because I don't care who you are, those months are HARD!<br /><br />You're not ready, you never will, but at some point, you'll feel as ready as you'll ever be...and by that time, the baby will be here and it all begins! <br /><br />Take advantage of the salmon, Martha Stewart, and lazing around. Enjoy it!!! And know that life will surely be different, but it won't be worse. Sounds dooms-day-ish, but it's true! So different, but not in a bad way. And you're not in it alone! Jeff and I have truly learned what it is to be a team. It's kinda like your nights lazing on the couch together, bonding and hanging out are replaced with figuring this whole thing out, bonding by learning your baby and who they are together. Is it easy? NO. Is it great? YES!<br /><br />And more than all of this, like K said, 16 year olds do it, people in the far reaches of civilization do it...and all with out a bottle warmer and a coture diaper bag! And like J said...just keep the thing alive. That is truly the main goal of the first 6 months. <br /><br />Somehow God has equipped us as women to do this...and He'll take care! Through all the struggles and joys, He'll take care and give you what you need when you need it.<br /><br />You guys are going to be great parents!!!Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942809505208340585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374036945221381240.post-43639199176475525452010-08-17T10:49:03.742-07:002010-08-17T10:49:03.742-07:00My catch-all statement for things like this is tha...My catch-all statement for things like this is that people have been doing this for thousands of years, for the most part with no modern conveniences. And these people were much less awesome than you & Carter. You guys are going to be awesome parents, and I'd say it's perfectly natural to figure this thing out as you go.kendrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07932345881197599062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374036945221381240.post-1609252934857207142010-08-17T10:45:02.329-07:002010-08-17T10:45:02.329-07:00Okay, I understand your fears (I'm about as co...Okay, I understand your fears (I'm about as comfortable and natural holding a baby as I am a football), but on the other hand, I sort of think you're crazy! Here's how I like to think of it: you basically have a one year(ish) grace period where you <b>only have to keep the baby alive</b>. That means keeping him or her clean, fed, and rested, right? That's a pretty low bar and a really generous grace period! Surely that gives us enough time to prepare for the "actual parenting" that happens later...right? :)<br /><br />Also, you are going to be *so good* at this! That's one lucky WeeWoo you've got in there!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075457065627697264noreply@blogger.com