What I've Learned - 1 month - Anna

Lessons learned in Anna's first month of life...a few days late

Great Advice I’ve received:

1. Your goal as a parent is not to raise a healthy, well-behaved child, but a mature healthy adult. (not the first time I’ve heard this, but good to keep in mind).

2. Start “letting go” of your child from day one. (This would likely help with number 1 as well)

3. Don’t blink.

Things I’ve learned:

4. Do not say that you have a child that sleeps well…it may possibly jinx you. :-)

5. When someone sends you a DVD titled “The Happiest Baby,” do not wait to watch it until your child is 3 weeks old.

6. Babies grow fast…very fast.

7. When all else fails…play Sidewalk Prophets.

8. It is amazing the amount of “volume” babies have with gas…this can be read in all meanings of the word.

9. Communication is an important component of marriage…it becomes significantly more important when a baby comes in the mix.

10. People in fact are not more interested in Amy and my life…they are interested in Anna.

11. Amy and I are vying for parents of the year…I think we are leading the race; you could ask Anna for confirmation of this but she doesn’t talk yet.

12. The last month has been one of the best of my life.