Ready For This….

We were watching TV last night and there was a cute Mazda commercial during the middle of our show. A young couple driving home from the hospital. They were bringing home their new baby. All ready, with new car seat, a beautiful safe car….the new mom in the back seat trying to comfort a crying newborn and new dad driving with a look of semi-panic on his face.

The annoucer in the background saying something like "You're ready for this"……it was a nice ad. 

But as I watched it I had to think back to our own experience as new parents - so many years ago. And I couldn't help but think "You are never ready for this!" Starting out with a new baby you have no clue.

But you do your best, you love your baby, you make mistakes….but mostly you do it right. And babies grow and adapt and live through any of your "mistakes.

Nope - no one is "ready for this" and you don't get to practice. But thankfully things usually turn out OK!