Mary's Mom left yesterday, after ten days of indispensable help. I don't see how we could possibly survived that first week without her. Still not convinced we're going to get through the rest of this first month.
This experience has given me a new appreciation for the difficulties facing single parents. I had previously thought mostly about the financial challenges, but after the past 11 days I've had some insight into the logistical impossibility of single-handedly taking care of oneself and a newborn. Feed baby, care for baby, feed self, sleep. One or more of these basic tasks must necessarily suffer if one tries to handle a newborn without a good deal of help. We've had three, now two people on the task and still at least one of us is tired at all times.
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