she would ask every time is “is she sleeping through yet?” even when she was weeks old…!
as a first-time mother, during my pregnancy i made sure that i did everything they told me to do, read everything i could and never ate anything that could ever possibly harm my baby. prior to his arrival, i scrubbed every inch of the house and made sure every possible item was bought, items laid out in preparation for his coming home. perhaps there is no coincidence that mothers second, third or fourth time round are far more relaxed during their pregnancy and preparations? perhaps it’s because they have gone through a process with 