{"id":11524,"date":"2017-02-23T17:29:56","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T22:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/?p=11524"},"modified":"2017-02-23T17:29:56","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T22:29:56","slug":"things-learned-first-3-months-motherhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/things-learned-first-3-months-motherhood\/","title":{"rendered":"Things I Learned In My First 3+ Months of Motherhood"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"lessons<\/a><\/p>\n

Before we get into my list, it should be noted that the number one thing I\u2019ve learned is that it\u2019s really hard to find time\/motivation\/energy to sit down and write a blog post! This started as a post about the things I learned in my first month of motherhood\u2026then it turned into a post about the first two months\u2026and here we are, with E\u2019s fourth month just around the corner and I\u2019m just getting this post published.\u00a0 Part of me can\u2019t believe it\u2019s taken this long, but most of me doesn\u2019t really care.\u00a0 I do plan to get back into the swing of blogging soon (probably not as often as I used to), one of these days.<\/p>\n

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  1. My husband is stronger, more patient and can run on less sleep than I ever expected<\/li>\n
  2. I can run on less sleep than I expected<\/li>\n
  3. I\u00a0am not above asking my pediatrican dumb questions<\/li>\n
  4. Friends who bring food are the best<\/li>\n
  5. 3 month olds have a surprising amount of personality<\/li>\n
  6. After hours pediatrician lines are awesome<\/li>\n
  7. Baby jeans are adorable<\/li>\n
  8. Amazon Prime is more than worth the investment<\/li>\n
  9. Infant car seat\/carriers are heavy, especially once you put a baby in one<\/li>\n
  10. Baby smiles are wonderful<\/li>\n
  11. I don’t know how people parented before Google<\/li>\n
  12. I become stir crazy after a very short amount of time stuck in the house<\/li>\n
  13. Fed is best<\/li>\n
  14. There are 27 seasons of The Amazing Race on Hulu<\/li>\n
  15. I will tolerate an amazing amount of bodily fluids<\/li>\n
  16. I have a surprising number of conversations with my husband about these fluids<\/li>\n
  17. Lactation consultants are fantastic humans<\/li>\n
  18. Too many activities for babies are scheduled during the work day, which means working parents can’t attend<\/li>\n
  19. Any stress and frustration with my birth experience was very quickly overshadowed by the joy of being a mother<\/li>\n
  20. I definitely underestimated the number of diapers a baby can go through in a day<\/li>\n
  21. Most conversations start with questions about the baby<\/li>\n
  22. I miss menu planning<\/li>\n
  23. There are some fantastic parenting communities on Reddit<\/li>\n
  24. A baby can dampen a fantastic number of burp clothes in a day<\/li>\n
  25. Unisex baby items are not as easy to come by as I anticipated<\/li>\n
  26. It\u2019s really easy to get into the habit of eating convenience foods<\/li>\n
  27. I get more out of playgroup than E does<\/li>\n
  28. Both Brian and I have no issue with carrying on a nonsense conversation with a babbling baby<\/li>\n
  29. Giving a baby a bath is sort of scary<\/li>\n
  30. I\u2019m much less productive than I used to be, and I care about productivity a lot less than I used to<\/li>\n
  31. Going back to work was rough, but not \u201cthe worst day of my life\u201d as one person termed it<\/li>\n
  32. Watching a baby observe the world around her is pretty great<\/li>\n
  33. Planning my schedule around feeding\/pumping is not awesome<\/li>\n
  34. My love of walking around the neighborhood has increased now that I get to bring along E<\/li>\n
  35. I\u2019ll take any opportunity to put my baby on Facebook video chat<\/li>\n
  36. I will take an infinite number of surveys and sign up for all kinds of rewards programs in an effort to get free stuff<\/li>\n
  37. Being a mother is one of the best things I\u2019ve ever done<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    A Few of My Favorite Things*<\/h2>\n

    Fisher Price Rock \u2018n Play<\/a><\/p>\n

    Mary Makes Good Lactation Cookies<\/a><\/p>\n

    Simple Wishes Hands-Free Breastpump Bra<\/a><\/p>\n

    aden + anais Classic Muslin Swaddles<\/a><\/p>\n

    HALO SleepSack<\/a><\/p>\n

    ibotta app<\/a> (not exclusively a baby item, but I\u2019m saving money wherever I can!)<\/p>\n

    *this list contains affiliate links<\/em><\/p>\n

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