Surviving Early Parenthood

We've hit the 6 week mark of being parents now! And we have so far survived. It's not always been easy, and there's definitely a few things that have helped us through. Here's to sharing.

#1 - Sugar

Chocolate, to be more specific, although I have branched out to various other forms of instant energy as well. Liquorice all-sorts, jaffas, twirls, milk chocolate, dark chocolate. Oh and prunes. Yep.

#2 - Bucketloads of love, respect and tolerance

For yourself, your partner and the little bub. Because you will be sleep deprived, you won't have the quality one-on-one time with your partner that you used to have, and your entire world will revolve around feeding, changing nappies and doing washing. And it gets draining.

#3 - Tea

Because it's slightly better for you than coffee. Even just hearing the kettle boil is a sign of an impending 'break' - time to sit, sip tea, reconnect. Bliss. I wish for a cup of tea that never runs out.

#4 - A Sense of Humour

For those times when you have to either laugh or cry. Might as well choose laugh.

#5 - Tiny Pants

Because they're so dang cute. Suffice to say, the smallest member of the family wears the pants in our household. Luckily he's an awesome little guy.

Obviously this list is not definitive. But this is what is getting us through at the moment. I should point out that we also eat a balanced [mainly gluten free] diet, get regular exercise and sleep as much as possible.

Are you a parent? Do you have any advice for newbies? Please do share.