I'm wondering how much of what type of parent I will be depends on the temperament of the baby that comes out. When I was born I had jaundice and then colic for 6 months and I wore my parents out in a hurry. Mr. Renn was an angelic baby, as were/are most of his nieces. Unless they are in physical discomfort they are happy as clams.
Mr. Renn and I have been borderline sinning, or at least pushing our luck. We've started praying for our baby to have a good temperament... at least for the first 3 months. We're not certain we can survive all of the changes with a cranky baby. (Yes I am knocking on wood continually). I'm sure we'll do whatever is asked of us and ultimately be fine. We know perfectly well that the most important thing is a healthy baby (we pray for that first). We've just started to slip in "and if it wouldn't be too much trouble could our baby be sort of low maintenance, at least for a little while?"
The baby woke me up 4 times last night being rather squirmy. That can't be a good sign. Aren't we silly?
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My husband is hoping for the same thing. He wants to have a baby like I was first. He's worried that if we have a baby like he was first I won't want to have any more after that. He was a bit of a problem child. He's also hoping for a baby that we can train to sleep well in a month so by the time he starts school again it will be sleeping through the night. Along with reinforcements from some friends I keep telling him that's probably not happening. He's still hoping though.
Caden has been a wonderful baby. He was a very very easy baby. No colic, slept through the night at 2 months and still does at 14 months! He can entertain himself with books or toys and is just a great kid. My husband says we are in trouble with our next kid.....
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