Embrace some type B parenting. Having a 10 year old, I know it’s tough to get them on board. But then, out of nowhere, he’ll clean the table because something inside him sparked … Or now he’s trying to exercise because of makes him feel strong.

Its okay for you to yell occasionally. Children need to see a range of emotions at certain ages. It reminds them that we are people too.

I wish you well on the parenting journey!

First, get some help. If your mom can come and just do something, anything then you’ll have a moment to breathe.

The first three weeks are the absolute hardest. Its not that things get magically easier, just everyone involved levels up. It gets easier again at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months and then their personality really starts to shine.

I felt something right away. Definitely peak experience. But I don’t think it helped with the difficulty of the first three weeks. What did help is the in-laws coming for a couple of weeks after the first month.

By month three, sleep was still an issue, but things were much, much easier.

Get help. Get a meal train. Prioritize and let the less important things go.

Wish we knew this when our kiddo was young. The amount of times we tried to step back bed time, be met with early success, only for it to rebound was a couple too many. Thankfully we threw in the towel and just enjoyed the sleep patterns he had.

Also the 3-4 years old thing is so true for us. I feel like no one talks about this!