There are reasons that pregnancy is nine months long (or ten months long, depending on how you count). Do you agree? There are things that I needed to learn before my baby came out of the womb. On a basic level, there were shifts occurring in my daily routine – drinking very little alcohol, not staying up late on the weekends – during my pregnancy that prepared me for taking care of an infant. And, believe me, it really worked for me that these changes could evolve over time. I didn’t want to go cold turkey on all the life style changes!
Then there were things I learned about my capacities during my pregnancy. Read the rest of this entry »