Baby? Wait…OMG I’m having a BABY!

This weekend it finally hit me: Oh my god…. I’M HAVING A BABY!

AGAIN! 

Like I’ve actually done this whole baby thing before and I chose, consciously, without being coerced, to do it again.

I repeat: Oh.My. GOD! What, in the name of all things holy, was. I. THINKING!?

Oh, RIGHT. I remember now…..

I was thinking about that moment. The one when the doctors place this tiny human into my arms. A tiny human that I grew in my body, that feels like an actual piece of my beating heart, and I get to look into my baby’s perfect tiny face for the first time.  

And I was thinking about that view. The view in the hospital room of my husband holding, soothing, and finally feeling the little movements of this precious human that we made together. The view of watching my baby be covered with the fullness of this amazing man’s love.

I thought about the new baby, full sensory experience. The one-of-a-kind smell, the sight of tiny feet and toes, the sound of little gurgles and cries, the taste of baby kisses on my lips, and the feel of the best snuggles with weight of the tiniest head resting on my chest.

I was thinking about all the little moments, every single day, that make the experience of being a mama so sweet, so fulfilling, and so undeniably WORTH IT.

Ohhhhh, it melts my mama heart just typing into this post! <3

OK… ok….so it’s worth it….but still:  What about my poor body!?  And my sanity?   Agggghhhhhhhh! 

Soon (somehow not soon enough AND way too soon) I am going to be in labor again.  And then, the fun begins: Post-partum healing, trying to breastfeed again, and the blur of life with weird schedules and little sleep.

As I spent my weekend remembering those first few months and kicking myself for being WAY less prepared this time around (ya know, because up until now, I was thinking “Hey, I’ve done this before. No need to panic. It’ll all work out” and seemed to have completely forgotten that babies involve a lot of STUFF and that I won’t be able to move or think like a normal human), I was also making a million lists and trying to ask myself practical questions: 

What do I want to do the same as last time?

Are there things I want to do better or differently now that I know more?

What can I do NOW to make life easier THEN?

So whether you are expecting your first baby, expecting again (and last-minute-panicking like me), or supporting the parent(s) of a new baby…

STAY TUNED to LoveMessyLife for upcoming posts about:

• Before Baby MUST Dos

• Baby Feeding MUST Haves (including why Kindred Bravely’s Sublime Hands-Free Pumping & Nursing Bra is my #1 recommended item whenever I talk to new Mamas! Note: This is an affiliate link. This means I may earn a 10% commission should you chose to make a purchase using my link.) 

• Post-Partum Survival

• Baby Items I Do NOT Want to Go Without

• Before Baby Nice-To-Dos (but you will be fine if you don’t…)

• AND/OR whatever else comes up as I continue my nesting extravaganza.

If we all help each other out, we can all get through the chaotic, messy stuff a little easier so we can focus on the “melt-my-mama-heart” stuff <3

Love.Messy.Life.

P.S. Remember when I wrote my “6 Things I Love About Being Pregnant” post and thought my belly was big in my Ready to Pop photo!? HAHAHAHAHA

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