I spent the better part of morning at work trying
desperately to not hear a conversation between my co-worker and her customer
and handling the emotional fall-out from failing to avoid what they were saying.
I’m not in the most sympathetic place right now, which will probably be evident.
My co-worker is pregnant with her first child. She is due in December. She was
answering the customer’s questions on how prepared she is for the new baby and
she expressed fear in only having the glider, changing table, and crib set up
in the baby’s room. She stated she was anxious because not everything is ready
and she is worried the baby will come early and they won’t be prepared. When I
was a new “mom” for the first time the only thing I had ready was a crib, which
we quickly needed to convert into a toddler bed because our “baby” was two. The
first time I had an infant, I had roughly 2 hours to get home from work and dig
the car seat and bassinet out of the basement before not only the newborn but
her older sisters showed up on my doorstep. I’ve never had a glider. Or a
proper changing table, for that matter (I sort of made one on the end of a long
dresser – it worked fine until Love Bug got too big!). It is entirely possible
to go with very little baby paraphernalia, barring formula and diapers, in all
honesty. And, she has a husband who can make a Target run for anything she
cannot live without. I had to call my mom to help me take the three girls out
to buy the oldest a coat since it was November and she came in just a long-sleeved
tee-shirt and pants. I had a little more time with Love Bug; an entire weekend
to get prepared seemed like a luxury compared to just a few short hours! I
guess I can understand the anxiety as a new mother, but I just never had the
luxury of 9 months to prepare for a specific child, just generally gather
things I might or might not need, depending on the age of the child coming into
my home. And, oddly enough, my first child – the one who actually became mine
legally – came as a teenager, so no crib needed!
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