Newborns are basically like puppies: everything is so new. Literally, once they come out of the belly they are using everything for the first time. They’ve never had to eat through their mouths or poop out their bottoms. So everything hurts; everything is new.
The first three months, newborns are the most-useless creatures on the planet. It’s actually quite shocking that human beings are the dominant species on Earth, because we are utterly useless for so long.
But there is a reason—our brains! Could you imagine having your adult brain in an infant’s body … they would go insane. Or, vice versa, they could walk before the brain was developed (catastrophe). So basically, because we have these big big brains, we need time to develop more than other animals.
So when my baby Maverick learned to poop without screaming, or when he smiled his first time or actually focused on me when I said his name—I swooned! (just like a puppy).
The first of many things happen in the first three months, but they aren’t that exciting: you’re baby won’t be crawling or walking … They are literally potatoes. But every single day they can do something new. It may be subtle, it may be groundbreaking (for a newborn), but soon you find yourself being overly excited because your baby can smile at you. It’s the little things, I guess.
So here’s to many more (interesting) firsts …
