Decisions-Decisions

Just when you thought that you successfully made it through your wedding day after making copious amounts of decisions on every detail, you get pregnant and your wedding day now seems easypeasy in comparison to this pregnancy gig.

The vast amount of decisions you have to make as a new parent is mind boggling…..and then trying to navigate through the decision making process with “baby brain” is just plain mean on the part of Mother Nature.

As a new mom and dad you have to make decisions on not only the fun parts of parenting like what colour to paint the nursery or what to name your new little bundle of joy…..but you are also expected to make some very tough decisions such as to circumcise or not circumcise…..store the umbilical cord stem cells or not!  As a new parent it is the very decisions that you make now that could prove to mean life and death to your child over the years.  Ok, ok, enough with the doom and gloom….but, really, there are a ton of decisions to make and I know it can be overwhelming to even think about.

Well, moms and dads, the good news is that you are not alone.  Over the years there has grown this wonderful community of mommy bloggers and daddy bloggers that tell parenting like it is.  This new community of parenting advice (our blog included) provides new parents with our opinions on new products, new procedures, and new mentalities about having and raising our children.  It’s great….all you have to do as a new parent is “Google” the term parenting advice and you will be able to sit back, sip your tea (or wine if you aren’t pregnant or breastfeeding) and read parenting advice until your heart’s content.

Now of course you will need to uncover which blogs and websites are geared towards your method of thinking.  There are of course many different opinions out there about various tumultuous subjects which I don’t dare mention in avoidance of retaliation, but what I am trying to say is to just spend some time on the internet and see what wonderful and insightful advice you will find on any given topic to help make your journey into parenthood less stressful.

The other piece of great news that I have discovered now that my two little bundles of joy are now two bigger bundles of joy…..is that the advice isn’t limited to new parents.  There is a ton of advice and many different blogs out there for the toddler years, teenage years and so on. 

One final tip is to not solely rely on the internet for parenting advice, but make sure you get out and talk to other, more experienced parents as well.  There is nothing better than advice from someone who has lived through what you are currently experiencing.  They will provide invaluable tips and tricks on how to be a successful parent, all you have to do is ask.

Have fun out there!!