Mommy in progress

When I thought up this blog earlier this week (and when I think up a new blog, the first thing that always comes to me is the name/domain name), I had all sorts of things to write about. The sleepless nights, the night I cried as my baby refused to sleep in his bassinet, my inability to nap as the baby naps (which everyone has advised me to do), etc.

But as I continue on my maternity leave (and I’m truly thankful I have maternity leave), I realize I am learning how to mother this little baby boy, who happens to now be two months old today, thank you. How do I know this? It turns out I am noticing how best to do things and advising my husband on these little techniques.

For example — last night, the baby was fussing as we tried to put him to bed in the bassinet in our bedroom. My husband was trying to put him to sleep, swaddled with his arms out (which is how we have him during the day), but I told him he needed to fully swaddle the baby (as much as the little guy protests) because that’s how I always put him to sleep, and he seems to sleep better that way. He did it, and lo and behold, the baby fell asleep.

Is this just a byproduct of spending 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with a baby? Or am I really learning how to be a mommy? Gadzooks.