The First Night (or as I like to call it THE OMEN)

As many new parents tend to do, we disregarded all advice from veteran parents and nurses alike. We slept right next to the babies the first night. That alone might not have been a problem, but due to a significant tactical error at bath time, thing spiraled out of control over night.

Grace, daddy’s first born angel, who was the darling of everyone’s eye in the hospital the day before, transformed overnight into Lucifer’s Little Soldier, Beelzebub’s Babe on a mission straight from hell. The consequence of not feeding her fast enough after her bath, led to her falling asleep with not enough food thereby throwing off her overnight feeding schedule. By trying to hold out and keep her close to the schedule of the other two we were introduced to her pissed off voice which frankly could crack glass. We held strong, and despite feeling a little haggard the next morning, we survived.