How can a seven week old, like Miriam, teach a 32 year old, like me? In, oh, so many ways! All those things the experienced parents told me about are true. Of course, my daughter's beautiful and delightful and perfect. I can stare at her for extended periods of time and be content simply with her lying on top of me as she sleeps. Miriam wakes once or twice a night, gets fussy only when I consume too much chocolate or in the evenings when over-stimulation from the day catches up with her, and has truly rockstar-worthy hair. She's a gift. As a wise second-time parent advised, I realize she's the gifted one and not I because of how easily she eats and sleeps. I give thanks now since any future children may not prove so easy. In addition to all the things they told me, there are a few tips I've picked up over the past six weeks. If someone offers me a place to nurse in private, I take it. Once, I tried nursing in the middle of a party. The minute I covered
-Sarah