So it turns out that chasing after a newborn and recovering from a 40+ hour labor is kind of intense, and takes a lot of time–specifically, offline time. 🙂 Pip is almost six weeks old now, though, and I’m feeling better and starting to get a vague clue of how this kid thing works. I totally get why maternity leaves are six weeks minimum though! It’s definitely that long before you can even think of something non-kid–and honestly, most of that is lack of sleep and learning curve. Public service announcement: support longer maternity leaves for everyone. And paternity too. With pay. It’s a necessity, not a luxury.
Pip was born in mid-December at 8 lbs 10 oz in great health. She’s kind of adorable–even the nurses at the hospital said so. Judge for yourself:
Pip – photographed by Jill D., https://www.jilldphoto.com
Anyway, that’s it for now. I’ll see you guys on the flip side! 🙂
OMG she’s beautiful! And totally edible. I wanna eat her up! (why do we talk about newborns like they’re a delicacy?)
Take your time, Alex. Get to know Pip. And get some sleep! See you on the flip side.
She IS adorable! Congratulations!
Alex, she is precious. I hope that you are recovering, too. Being a parent is the greatest job ANYONE can have. Put your priorities in order. We will understand. When time permits…write, again. We will be here, waiting patiently. You can only raise your children, once. There are no “do overs”, though I know my parents wish there had been with me. Thanks for the picture.
Congratulations! Everyone is correct; she is adorable!
Congratulations, four months later! I hope everybody is doing well, and that you’ve recovered completely from the birth. Most of all, I hope you’ve been getting some good sleep.
Take your time, get to know your new, beautiful baby, and get back to us whenever you’re ready. We’ll be here. And once again, congratulations.