Expect to Abandon Your Expectations
I've decided to throw out every "What To Expect in Your Baby's First Year" book that I own. Actually, I may set fire to them. That may be more fulfilling and satisfying to me. (Is that a sign of some kind of mental problem? Meh. Oh well.) I get that those "First Year" books mean well, and they did provide me with a sense of comfort when I got home with my little squirmy and all I could think was "Oh crap. Oh crap. Oh crap. What am I supposed to do now?!" But let's be honest - most kids (and my kid in particular) do not fit any sort of mold. To fully illustrate my point, here's my abbreviated, edited, and censored list that I drafted up for you all. I call this the "Why-Does-This-Have-To-Be-So-Freaking-Difficult-Now-That-I-Have-A-Little-Minion" list: Item A - Meals I could break this down into multiple categories, really. But for the sake of brevity, I'm just going to umbrella this bad boy. Prepping meals for