It's been a while since I last blogged, as many people suggested would be the case once Kailyn arrived. Even with time off from work, I am busy nearly every waking hour of the day. My life feels somewhat like Groundhog Day in that I have fed, burped, changed and swaddled the baby, washed dishes, done laundry and made food again and again and again. To break up the monotony, a nurse suggested we take the baby out for a stroll everyday. But that goes against what our Asian parents have said about letting the baby (and mom) recover from the delivery. So we stay in and go slightly crazy.
To be fair, Kailyn's days are almost exactly replicas of the day before, too. The Jersey Shore kids may have GTL (gym, tan, laundry) but our baby girl has ESP (eat, sleep, poop.)
I hear you! It strange when everyone outside the house is moving forward with their lives and doing stuff, and then at home it's just a repeat of the same stuff day after day (e.g. prepare food, clean kitchen, change diaper, neaten up, laundry, repeat)! I love when people (usually without kids) call and say "so what have you been doing with all your free time during maternity leave"?
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I know. People think it's just all fun and games, but taking care of a baby, while rewarding and fun, is also hard work and very time consuming.
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