B is for... Belated Announcement and IWSG
is for... not quite the same as the title... Baby!Yup, announcement number two, as I shared it on the Forum, is that we're expecting!
I was going to share a photo of the lovely crochet layette an aunt made, but as you can imagine, all our stuff is either still packed or back home, waiting to be shipped.
But I will be busy on websites like this one:
If you have advice, feel free!
Especially all you IWSGers - I'm feeling more insecure about this than about writing!
Especially all you IWSGers - I'm feeling more insecure about this than about writing!
Comments
Denise
Packing is so frustrating. Always lose something in the mix. Good luck with your new adventures.
......dhole
Cheers Hilary
Alex Hurst, fantasy author in Japan. "B is for Books" is my current post.
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D.B. McNicol
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Jamie Dement (LadyJai)
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Caring for My Veteran
Any chance that your W post will be "Whirlwind"?!?!?
I have a lot of baby and mothering advice (and, as you probably guessed, most of it is non-traditional!).
!3 years or so ago, before Jeremiah was born, our midwife Stacey gave us this lovely bit of advice: "No matter how well you think you know who this baby is going to be, you don't."
It's so true. I look at my 12 and 9 year olds now; I never could have imagined the fascinating, whole people they have been since birth, or the ways in which they would evolve.
Another is this, from unschooling mom and writer Sandra Dodd, especially good with kids who are mobile:
Envision your "nos" as tickets in a book. You only get to use a certain number, and then they're gone. That number has to last until your child is grown, so it's best not to use them thoughtlessly, or when you could say yes, or find an alternative.
That's one I wish I had known when my kids were smaller. I seldom say no, or need to, now, but I did a LOT when they were toddlers. If I had used my imagination, instead, and loosened up, life would have been a lot sweeter, for all of us.
It's normal to feel insecure about such a huge and lifelong change. You've got months, though, to ease into the idea. My very best advice?
Keep a playful and happy spirit. Babies and children can be challenging, but there's nothing like being there at the outset of someone's life, and seeing how that infant self translates through the years!
Best of luck, health, and happiness to you! =)
Love the advice to say no less often :-)