1 Mother 2 Another

Girlfriends to the rescue once again.

My girlfriend Bev lent me two books that are making a big difference in my life.  One is The Happiest Baby on the Block, which has reassured me once again that you can’t spoil a newborn and helped me feel ok with holding her a lot for comfort.  The whole 4^th trimester thing makes a lot of sense to me.  The other book is Operating Instructions by Anne Lamott, a single mother’s journal of her first year of motherhood.  This book 1) makes my life look pretty easy in comparison, since I’ve got a full-time partner in this childrearing thing, 2) reminds me that I’m not alone, and 3) encourages me that it will get better.  Thanks, Bev.