Y A N G W O O D

Aimee is now two weeks old. It's amazing to think we have survived two whole weeks. The first week was definitely the toughest days of my life - and of Cat's. No amount of planning can prepare the first time parent for this period.
But we have found that each day gets a tiny bit better. We learn and discover new things about coping with Aimee. We hope also that Aimee is learning to trust us and certainly seems a bit calmer.
The trick is always trying to decipher her cries. Nappy changing and hunger is fairly obvious, but we are learning that around 7pm each night, she simply gets bored and cries unless you take her around to other rooms in the house and play with her. After that, she is fine.
I'm not saying it will be easy from now on, but today seems a watershed. Cat and I will leave the house to go out and do some shopping for the first time since Aimee was born. Tonight, I may even go back to doing some jujitsu. Our lives are sort of coming back together again, and it is some relief. But as ever, Aimee comes first. She always will.