Hello Parenthood
Parenthood. Wow, wasn't I ready. I mean really, I was not ready. But, in hindsight how could I have been? My son made his debut into this world, one month early via emergency C-section. So yes, practically I wasn't ready. The nursery wasn't done, the main cot hadn't been delivered, a bunch of things still needed to be bought. Didn't I need all of the things? The gadgets? More blankets? You can never have enough blankets right?! So, despite not being practically ready, I had all these illusions about parenthood and what I would do. Here's five things I had illusions about and how they actually turned out. 1. I wouldn't co-sleep with my baby. In fact, I read all the SIDS articles on how this could be detrimental to your child - so why would I risk it? In fact, I felt so strongly about this that I ended up getting not just one cot, but two! One for the nursery (naturally) and a special co-sleeper for our bedroom. So because my son was born early, I was ...