DIY

chase  ·  Tue, Aug 18, 2015

Some people hire a postpartum doula to shoulder some of the burden of new parenthood. We didn’t, but now I understand why one would. In this first full day alone, I would have liked to focus on Misty and Milo and myself, making sure that we all rest as we should and that I spend the time I have on this already-too-short work leave to get to know our daughter. After all, it’s supposed to be bonding leave. But instead I was busy returning the birth tub, taking out trash, washing dishes, picking up lunch, writing our birth story, etc. — everything but bonding.

But I really do want the place clean before my mom gets here (tomorrow, since her flight was delayed), and I don’t want to fall further behind because she gets here. So I’ll push a little further, try to talk to Milo here and there, and hopefully regain my balance very soon.