"I feel like we just got inducted into a life-long support group" - John
Truer words have never been spoken. I've never been one to like --- errrr, I mean talk to ---- strangers. But when you have a baby all previous feelings of talking to strangers goes clear out the window. (Somehow I need to figure out how to incorporate this into stranger danger in the future for Colin) The other day we were walking down the street, saw a couple with a little baby in a Bjorn and with Colin in our stroller - we started chatting to these random strangers... Their daughter was just a few weeks older than Colin and we stood on the corner waiting for the light to change talking about how much our lives have changed. Weird. I feel like I'm in a secret society that you can't join until you have a baby. Women give you "that look" when you're out and your baby is crying (not that this has happened to me... oh wait, nearly ever time I've been out he's cried at LEAST once) and they give you that smile of "I know exactly what you're going through." I had a lovely woman today, while Colin was wailing from being over-tired, say "mine is 11 months old. It gets better and easier. No one should be giving you a hard time, and if they're giving you a hard time, they can go to hell". Amen sister! I like this little society, we look out for each other - hold doors open to roll in the unwieldy stroller, offer kind words when babies are freaking out, it's pretty nice.
Another fun thing to do, to realize that what you're witnessing as a parent is completely normal - google the most bizarre thing you can think of (ex. baby foaming at the mouth after two month vaccinations) and you will get multiple people who have posted the same questions or worries in all kinds of baby forums. Don't worry, that google search was mainly because I was curious if other people experienced it - and there were others. However, there were also a lot of people who were ridiculous responders who blew it way out of proportion and sounded insane... so I still take all I read with a grain of salt. Ha.
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