Sometimes, those first few weeks of motherhood are a bleary haze of exhaustion. Especially if the birth was hard and now mom is stuck alone, trying to get the hang of things, with plenty of diapers and burp clothes, but no company. (No adult company. Newborns aren’t much company yet). It can be hard to hang in there and know that things will eventually settle down.
Many of us have heard “it gets better when the baby smiles” or “by about 3 months there’s a real turn around.” When you’re in the early wilderness, it can be hard to imagine how that’s even going to make a difference. But here’s some awesome photo evidence. This pic I just saw by my friend Marcia Charnizon totally captures what’s so thrilling about it:
(if my reading of Portuguese is OK, I think this baby is just 3 months old)
And look how the baby’s reaction affects mom:
