What They Don’t Tell You: Having a Newborn at Home
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Everything that you read and you thought you were prepared for is out the window. For some reason, everything goes blank, and you're just like, oh my god. SUBJECT 2
There is no baby manual. SUBJECT 1
You're over-protective, and you're nervous at the same time. SUBJECT 2
Everyone loves to give you pointers. SUBJECT 1
Until you do it, you don't really absorb it. SUBJECT 2
There's a lot of pooping. SUBJECT 1
When she lets out just a really great fart, you're just like, yeah, go for it, man! That means that she's not going to be colicky later. SUBJECT 2
It's like an assembly line at night. SUBJECT 1
It's like a guessing game every single time. Like, I think that's a tired cry and I think that's a hunger cry. You're allowed to want to sleep. SUBJECT 2
Every day is a new day. SUBJECT 1
I always heard stories of this overwhelming love. And yes, that does happen. It's different. It's almost like a slow building. And it's like every single day I love her more and more. SUBJECT 2
I was just so happy to finally have that little tushie in my hands. It's actually a big tushie. [MUSIC PLAYING]