Congratulations to our Moms Council member Stephane Predovich, who gave birth to her fourth child, Colette, last week.
Hearing about a friend having a new baby may bring back memories for you.
Today, let's talk about those first days after you had your children. What do you remember about meeting the newest member of your family?
Share your memories of joy, exhaustion, bewilderment, fear or just plain fun. Feel free to confess how many pictures you shared on Facebook. Did friends and family bring you good food? And what was the best present?
What would you advise doing for a new mom?
Share your new-baby pictures here, too!
Joining us, as always, is our fantastic Moms Council.
Julie A. Short is a freelance reporter with Patch. Julie a longtime reporter and communications professional, is a first-time mom of a son born in 2010.
Monina Wagner works in public relations. She has a daughter, Amara. Monina is also a member of the Disney Moms Panel, one of 15 moms selected nationwide, advising people online about planning Disney vacations.
Stephanie Predovich is a mom of four children ages 6 and under with her husband, Bill. Their fourth child, Colette, arrived Jan. 10. Stephanie also works part-time.
Christine Papesch is a native of New Jersey. She is a marketing professional who has worked in advertising, market research, vending and equipment companies. She and her husband live in Avon with their two children.
Michele Welshhans is a mom to a Girl Scout and lives in Avon.
Heather Mahoney is the newest member of the Avon Board of Education and past president of Avon Early Childhood PTA. She will also be blogging for Avon Patch. If you're a parent and want to share your experiences raising children in Avon, you, too, can become an Avon Patch blogger.
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Julie A. Short
10:26 pm on Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Having your first baby at 42 years old is a blessing like no other! And my son has been that ever since. I can't complain of anything...exhaustion, bewilderment, fear, nothing! When it takes that long to have a baby, you welcome every day. We never lost a minute of sleep, which was great because at my age, you need all the sleep you can get.
So all the "advice" we got from people is out the window. Sure, life does "change" when you have a baby, but you don't have to let it consume you. It's a baby....people have been having them for thousands of years.
Since it did take so long to have our son, all of our family and friends seemed to be over the moon with joy. We had 7 showers and had enough food delivered after the baby was born to feed a third world country. I do share lots of photos on Facebook of my son because many of my friends live out of the state and hardly see him in person. Facebook is a great way to stay in touch.
Stephanie Predovich
5:45 pm on Sunday, January 22, 2012
Thank you Melissa!
We are settling into a new routine with our little princess!
My advise is to rest when the baby does! You always hear that but it's so hard to do it! I need to take my own advise! Lol
I wish we would have made some meals in advance. That's been my hardest thing, throwing dinner together while doing homework with our oldest and entertaining two other kids and tending to a newborn.
We haven't had many visitors at all since being home. Friends and family have been sick so they are all staying far away. We have three winter birthdays now with the kids and we greatly appreciate this act! Can't risk the baby's health!