Listen VERY closely… Do you hear that?
It’s my own personal internal tick-tock clock as I anxiously await for this New Tiny Human to be born. (I am writing this post a little bit in advance, because hopefully, by the time this post is published in late February, this kiddo would have been evicted and settling into the “real world” in our arms.)
You may recall that last month, I wrote a post about how pregnancy was like being a military spouse. Well, my love for analogies hasn’t stopped, so today I would like to share 6 Ways Parenting a Newborn is like Being a Military Spouse.
(Sidenote: The kid we are preparing to birth is our second Tiny Human… so I am also tapping into all the things we learned in Round #1 a few years ago.)
Let’s hop to it.
1. Both parenting a newborn and being a milspouse are MESSY jobs.
And I mean that very literally. Those of you who have ever had a newborn in your home, you are probably picking up what I am laying down. The amount of laundry that results from the bodily fluids that just seem to ooze out of someone so tiny are almost mind blowing. And sometimes, bless my dear husband, I think the same about him! The sand tracked in on his boots. The smell of unwashed ruck-marching feet and B.O. Random pieces of TA-50 scattered in every room, every vehicle, every nook and cranny of our abode. Yes, both are physically messy… but they can both be emotionally messy too…
Want to keep reading about the other 5 ways these experiences are similar? Jump on over to Army Wife Network.
Also, don’t be shy– if this post made you grin, be sure to leave me a comment. (I always love reading your feedback!)
Blessings to you all- whether you are in a season of parenting a newborn (or not) or living the military wife life (or not.)
All For Him,
“As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.” ~Isaiah 66:13
