They sleep, A LOT
Don't get me wrong - my sister is sufficiently sleep deprived, as any new mother is. Newborns might not sleep for long stretches of time, but my golly, ... more
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They sleep, A LOT
Don't get me wrong - my sister is sufficiently sleep deprived, as any new mother is. Newborns might not sleep for long stretches of time, but my golly, they sure are always nodding off. It's a rare treat to see my nephew's pretty slate-grey eyes.
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My nephew is only two weeks old, and I thought I knew what to expect. My son is 3, after all - so it wasn't too long ago that I was swaddling my own freshly born baby. But I forgot, you guys. I completely forgot what it was like to have a newborn baby. Luckily, helping my sister with her new baby over the past few weeks has brought a ton of early parenting memories flooding back and I'm here to share them with you! Here are 7 things that every mom should know about newborn babies. - By Michelle Horton