The first few weeks with a newborn are rough and nothing can really prepare you for it. When I was pregnant everyone told me to get all the sleep I could because once the baby arrived I’d be a zombie. And I did because I never had a problem sleeping or got to an uncomfortable stage in my pregnancy – I was lucky. However, once Crosby arrived I turned into that sleep deprived zombie everyone warned me about. It was hard to see it as temporary and imagine life on the other side.

And just like that our little peanut is one month old! It’s been both the shortest and longest month of my life. When we first got home from the hospital Jeff and I were both amazed at how quickly days were passing. In the beginning we were trying to learn and develop a routine and every moment seemed to be spent looking after her, which definitely made time speed up. We weren’t sleeping much because we were feeding her around the clock and we were in such a fog. Now that we’re more familiar and comfortable with our new roles, days are getting easier and more relaxing.