Role playing
Things go smoothly here at our house.
Everyone here has their roles.
Mom and James make and clean up from the meals.
I feed the baby (from my boobs! I feed her from my boobs!).
James changes diapers and burps.
All three of us hover during her baths.
Mom watches the baby during showers.
I sleep and recover.
(I’m getting the easiest part of this gig.)
Rather than “It takes a village to raise a child,” it takes three people.
Mom leaves Wednesday and James and I will be sad to see her go. So it’s time to take all the advantage we can of our third person. In a good way, of course.
I take lots of long showers,
James goes into work,
I nap in the afternoon,
Mom makes salads and
laundry and
washes dishes so we can do those things.
We’re eager to test this parenthood thing out by ourselves,
packing baby up for bocce,
packing baby up for her first business conference
(and possibly her first BlogHer) and
packing baby up for walks with the dog.
We’re smitten.
Gobsmacked.
Infatuated.
And thrilled.
I never thought I deserved anything perfect.
And somehow, I received perfection.
How can I be so lucky?
Tags: blogHer, grandma, newborn, noralea musings, taste3
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You vigorously deserve. It is magical. I am so happy for you guys.
xoxo
That’s exactly how I felt about our daughter when we brought her home. She just graduated from h.s. and we still feel that way. As my hubby says, “We won the kid lottery.”
Enjoy, enjoy. If you feel overwhelmed or very tired, step back and stay at home with baby… No one will judge you, I promise. You only get to live these first months with her once. Listen to your baby and your instincts.
She is absolutely beautiful!
Nora Lea is adorable! You guys look fabulous!
Congratulations – Nora Lea is so beautiful. I have two little girls myself and everyday my husband and I are in absolute awe of them. Even though the oldest has entered her unfortunate “no” phase. Somehow, the no is cute. I don’t get it.
PS I love her name! So. Cute.
I am so happy for you and your beatiful family.
Said it once, twice, and I’ll keep saying so!
you’re coming to BlogHer???? Yeah!!!! Can I kiss Nora Lea’s kepi????
Aw, “milk” having your Mom there for everything you can, while you can!
Oh yes! Please bring Miss Nora Lea to her first BlogHer.
so happy for you! nora lea is precious! i laughed out loud at the feeding her from your boobs remark. weird concept; huh? i am still mystified that i’m supplying nutrition for our young one out of my boobs. good luck with things now that your mom is gone. it was hard for me to adjust at first to life without the “village” present in our home, especially when my husband went back to work, but it gets easier!
She’s soooo beautiful, Helen Jane. And I love that name. Congratulations!
I’m so behind on this, but Congrats! I have always loved the name Nora- so pretty…and she looks it too. Have fun with that one!