Contradictions

So much contradicting information out there about anything to do with pregnancy and kids. Is caffeine safe or isn’t it? Is there a certain heart rate you shouldn’t exceed while working out or isn’t there? Is deli meat ok to eat? What is the cutoff for flying? Does daycare make your kid’s brain rot? You think there would be pretty consistent agreement about these things among doctors, but there really doesn’t seem to be. Even with alcohol it seems some doctors will say on the side that a half glass here or there is fine. We're not messing with that one though. Anyway, when you have two data-driven personalities like Nicole and me, it is a little frustrating that there isn’t a clear cut answer to some of our questions. So we’re left to listen to all the sources and make our own call. Like many things in life I guess, listen to everything and figure out where you stand.

And then there’s everyone’s advice on what will happen when Stetsi arrives, how this or that will change, and this is how to deal with this issue and you should never use or always use XYZ. We’re more than happy to hear everyone’s advice and stories, but the only common thread they seem to have is that we'll be zombies for a couple of months. I guess what we’ve taken from all of this is that you just never know how easy or difficult your baby is going to be until you’re in the thick of it. And when you’re in the thick of it you’ll just need to figure out what works best and what you’re comfortable with.

We’ve talked about general plans and desires as far as who will do what and how we want to handle things like feeding, but it’s clear that we’re just going to have to be flexible and go with the flow. I think we’re pretty good with rolling with the punches, but this will probably take it to a whole new level. I guess we’ll find out in about three and a half months…