"They say"

After Tanner was born, I pretty much lost all confidence in myself as a mother. When I was preggers, I read tons of book about what to expect and thought I knew how to be a mom. Then I had Tanner and was TOTALLY lost!!!!!! I didn't know what to do with myself or him. So, I continued to read, read, read about what I should do. While I thought this would be helpful, in the end, it turned out not to be so. I walked around talking about what "they said." "They say that newborns......, they say that new mothers........, they say, they say, they say." A friend actually asked me who is they. I said "you know, the experts." He has two kids, therefore, he just smiled. He knew what I know now. "They" are not always the experts. I am the expert and Bobby is the expert. We know our baby, "they" do not. I still read books and google stuff, but now I am learning to trust my motherly instinct. After all, no one knows my baby like me!!!!