Oh Mo, I am so very happy for you. As much as Henry was wanted, the
reality has been so much more wonderful, challenging, rewarding, than I
ever expected--may your new life with Miss Magpie be a similar
experience in "How much more spectacularly GOOD can my life GET?"
Advice
about gear? Not so much. Every kid seems to be so different! If you
happen to get an easy-going, cheerful critter (like Hen was from Day 1)
who just wants to be clean & well-fed to be happy, then let me know
& I'll pass along what worked for us. But otherwise, Gwinne has it
right--somewhere for baby to sleep & something for her to eat, (and a
metric tonne of teeny tiny diapers!) and you're set. Everything else
is optional and you'll figure out soon enough what works best for you
& her.
Advice on new mommyhood? This seems to be universal:
You won't accomplish anywhere near as much non-Magpie stuff as it feels
like you SHOULD be able to. Don't stress about this. You won't get
anywhere near enough sleep. Try not to stress about this, though
yes--nap when she does if you can! Order takeout & hire a
housekeeping service for the first month or two if you can. And really
& truly--take as much time & energy as you can to just enjoy
her. It really does go more quickly than you can imagine when you're
deep in the land of sleep deprivation! And as wonderful as every stage
of Hen's life has been, the NEXT stage is even better. It just keeps
getting better--and babies are pretty wonderfully great to start out
with! Enjoy. Oh, my friend, I am so happy for you all--you and Will
because you've wanted this for so long, and Miss Magpie, because oh my,
she's getting one truly excellent set of parents! So happy for you all.
Susan
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