Possibly The Only Baby Advice I'll Ever Give

I have lived through parenting 4 babies. I'd like to think that I know more about babies then I did before Isabelle was born. I really don't know if that's true though. I cannot confidently say I get raising babies.

This realization came to me in the middle of the night. I was thinking about this little blog, which is what I think about more often than not in the middle of the night (sad, I know), and it occurred to me that I've hardly written anything about the baby days of my children's lives. I'm not even that far removed from them either. Gracie won't be 2 for another month yet.

So what I mentioned above flitted into my head, and I realized the truth of that statement - I cannot confidently say I get raising babies. That must be why I don't write about it more often. I like to ramble here often (this post is case in point), but I also like to provide tips or ideas that work for our family. And quite frankly, I just don't have too many of those when it comes to the raising of little babies.

A large part of mothering newborns is survival - our own and that of our babies. At least that's how it's always been for me. So I always spent those first few months just focused on survival. Instinct, too, always played a large part. If someone were to ask me how to deal with a colicky newborn, I'm sure I could come up with an answer for them. But to just sit down and write about it? My mind would be a complete blank.

Plus, and it saddens me to say this, the first 9 months or so of all of my children's lives are a blur. I don't remember much of that time period at all. I certainly can't sit down and reminisce for hours about those early days. I often wish I had been blogging during those days because then I'd have at least a concrete reminder.

All of this to say, baby advice may be sparse around these parts. But if you have any specific questions, I could probably, maybe answer those.

In the meantime, here's the one thing I will always remember from those days mothering a newborn - act just like them! Cry when you need to cry, sleep when you need to sleep, eat when you are hungry, and seek out comforting arms whenever you need to be comforted. Above all else, remember that this statement, as cliched as it may be, is absolute truth - the days may be long but the years are short!