If you have to clear breakfast from the table to make room for dinner take-out...you might have a newborn.
If you decide to put away the folded laundry because you need the baskets to sort the next round of dirty clothes...you might have a newborn.
If you hate your maternity clothes but they are the only things that fit...you might have a newborn.
If having a milk-drunk baby purring on your shoulder makes your heart sing...you might have a newborn.
If you can't remember what you did all day but still feel totally drained...you might have a newborn.
If making your bed feels like a triumph of domesticity...you might have a newborn.
If you consult the calendar every few hours to remember the day of the week...you might have a newborn.
If your biggest excursion in days is collecting the mail...you might have a newborn.
If tiny half-smiles make your day...you might have a newborn.
If people ask how you are and the only thing you can think to say is, "Tired"...you might have a newborn.
If you really wish your present haircut accommodated a ponytail...you might have a newborn.
If you'd be content to ignore the rest of your life just to cuddle with a seven-pound angel...you might have a newborn.
If you can't sleep at nap time but almost doze off mid-conversation with a group of adults...you might have a newborn.
If tiny socks are getting caught in the dryer's lint trap...you might have a newborn.
If you are honing your stain-removal skills for five kinds of bodily fluids...you might have a newborn.
If all activities revolve around the nursing schedule...you might have a newborn.
If you're as lucky as I am....you might have a newborn.
12 comments:
Oh my gosh, that picture!
Who cares about the rest? You have a newborn!
Keep these posts coming! They are my inspiration!!
She is so sweet!
LOVE it! She is too cute for words :)
These are all great. I relate to every single one! Great picture of little Kate.
Oh how sweet!
Oh,she's a cutie. Someday I'd like to cuddle with her and feel like I'm back in the fourth trimester.
True, every word true!
I can relate! Such a sweet picture.
If you can relate to most of this post, but you DON'T have a newborn, then what??? :)
Uh oh! Some of those things definitely apply to me today and I definitely don't have a newborn! It sounds like life is going just as it should be! Kate is BEAUTIFUL!
What a precious picture!
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