Never Say Never

I have to admit, all the things I swore I'd never do as a mom are already catching up with me. The other day I caught myself licking my thumb and using it to wipe something off Madison's face. I stopped mid-lick and remembered how many times I yelled at my mom for doing this to me as a kid. I thought it was disgusting and swore I would NEVER do that to my kids. Funny how it catches up to you. So, did I stop? No way, it's so much easier than juggling the baby to get up and wash her face. Go figure... I am somewhat disgusted with myself though if that counts for anything.

The pacifier was another one. I swore I would never give one to my baby. I was of the belief that babies only cry to tell you they need something. I thought a pacifier would be stifling and it wasn't the right thing to do. I lasted less than three weeks as a mom without caving on that one. Sometimes babies really do just want to suck for no reason and sometimes you'll do whatever it takes to calm them down.

The last one has to do with the fact that I'm writing this from bed at 2:45 this afternoon. I swore I would never spend the day in bed with the baby. I even get cabin fever from being in the house for too long. Today I caved on this one. With all the lack of sleep we've been getting, I decided maybe we needed a day to rest.

Maybe one day Madison will read this and learn to never say never...