Surviving the first three months of your children’s lives, whether you have one baby or triplets can be tough, especially if you’ve never had any other children. My advice is three fold: First, have selective memory. Don’t remember that you were up all night bouncing a crying baby in one room, while your husband did the same in another room. Remember that all your baby wanted was YOU. Remember them sleeping on your chest, instead of them pooping up their back. Remember how funny it was when they farted like truck drivers and woke each other up, and not that it was 2am at the time. Second, share responsibilities! Do it! I don’t understand why women feel the need to tackle the burden of nighttime feedings and fussiness almost by themselves. Often in families, the father needs to work in the morning, but guess what? Staying home with babies is pretty difficult too. So make your husband help you at 3 am, he can do everything that mothers can do, except breastfeed. And third, accept help. When people say, “Let me know if you need anything,” say “YES. I would really appreciate dinner, it’s been so hard to cook,” or “A babysitter for an hour would be amazing, so hubby and I could go out on a quick date.” If it’s a close friend offering, let them do your dishes or take a swing at the laundry. People like to help and feel needed, and when you have a new baby, you need them! I'm a stay at home mama (of twin boys!), trying to excel at all things "motherly" and "homemakery" (real word, right?) although more honestly, I'm just trying to take pictures of my kids that hide how messy our apartment is. Our family is cute. In fact, I think it's the cutest family in the world. Although, I will admit that I may be a tad biased. Visit my blog at http://babymakingbybecky.blogspot.com
