Week 14: The Scone Trimester and Tips for New Moms

Technically, it's the second trimester. However, due to pregnancy brain, I referred to it as the scone trimester to one of my friends. So now it's the scone trimester. Here are my side-by-sides of 14 weeks with my daughter's pregnancy and 14 weeks with this pregnancy.

Still not much in the way of belly, but I didn't show until 24 weeks with my daughter so I'm not holding my breath.

In other news, this pregnancy has inspired me to help other moms. There is advice galore for new moms, and I've decided to add my two cents. And by two cents, I mean completely ridiculous (yet 100% accurate) advice. Here are some examples.

#TipsForNewMoms: Sleep when the baby sleeps. Shower when the baby showers. Do laundry when the baby does laundry. #RealisticGoals

— Samantha Bookwalter (@SCFBookwalter) October 17, 2016

#TipsForNewMoms: Every new bad behavior your toddler discovers is just a phase. It won't last long. It should pass by their 12th birthday.

— Samantha Bookwalter (@SCFBookwalter) October 17, 2016

#TipsForNewMoms: Being a mom is glamorous. Also, I've changed the definition of glamorous to mean sleep deprived & possibly wearing boogers.

— Samantha Bookwalter (@SCFBookwalter) October 17, 2016

#TipsForNewMoms: People will visit and ask if you need anything after the baby is born. Do NOT say, "No, I'm fine." Make them fold laundry.

— Samantha Bookwalter (@SCFBookwalter) October 19, 2016

#TipsForNewMoms: People w/o kids will try to tell you how to raise yours. Respond by pressing your finger to their lips and saying, "Shhhh."

— Samantha Bookwalter (@SCFBookwalter) October 20, 2016

You can see more quality tips on my twitter here: https://twitter.com/SCFBookwalter.

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