Just you wait...

Being a parent definately has its ups and downs. We all knew that. If I didn't know it when I got pregnant, I definately knew it by the time the baby was born.

Me: ::small complaint about morning sickness::

Parent: ::smirk:: Just you wait until you're up at 2 am to give a bottle.

yeah.... just wait.... ::sigh::

The toughest part I've found about being a new parent isn't the changing diapers (with new, interesting technicolor poo, now that we've started solid food) or the 2am feedings (in my case it's the "mom, roll over" every two to four hours. I can't remember the last time I got more than 2 hours of consecutive sleep.) or the occasional meaningless (but loud and frustrating) case of the crankies.

It's not even the unsolicited (and not followed) advice from Mother, Mother-in-Law, and strangers in the grocery store.

Or the complete strangers coming up to make conversation. (and gods, some of them are very very strange.)

Or everyone constantly saying "what a cute little boy" even when (gak!) I've actually dressed Jess in a PINK DRESS.

Or the mutant worrybrain becoming the mutant mother worrybrain.

It's those little smirks and the "just you wait...."

Jess started solid food about a month ago. She took to rice-cereal with no problems. She loves it.

"Just you wait til you try vegetables..."

She likes vegetables. Squash, sweet potatoes and carrots went without a hitch. She especially likes carrots.

"Just you wait til you try green vegetables..."

Guess what?

I'm still waiting!

(Green beans went off without a hitch.)

Posted by tisfan at March 03, 2004 08:46 AM | TrackBack