Lessons learnt from 1 month of parenting

First ever month of parenting complete.
The most important take home lessons.

  1. You can function on just 4 hours sleep a day (it will be clumsy and you will find hundreds of ways to knock over the same lamp)
  2. You can cry in m&s car park because the car seat is stuck to the buggy (calling your Dad will still be needed).
  3. You will run out of underwear as you have been too busy washing baby clothes. (Don’t worry was quicker to buy more)
  4. Even if a baby has just fed, they will wake to the smell of your dinner/tea and take another 5 ounces (likely to be over a much slower time than if your food/tea was not going cold)
  5. Wet wipes are essential and need to go everywhere with you
  6. A nappy can be soaked and yet you can still be pee,ed on (this may also hit them in the face)
  7. The day you only have one outfit for them, will be the day they can shit through 4 layers (this will also be the day the public toilet is occupied for 20 mins)
  8. Bottles are never made up fast enough, even if you start before they wake up.
  9. Washing and styling your hair is an achievement
  10. Cold coffee is essential

But absolutely loving you and how much you have stolen my world. At this point I am also beyond grateful for my partner and a second pair of hands.

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