STM+ Check in: Just Wait 10.4

precious88

I saw this on a couple other boards and thought it would make a nice thread for the STM+ group to share with FTMs.

Throughout pg, any time you complain about a symptom, it seems like someone says, "Just wait until baby is here and..." followed with something negative. In my first pg, I know I got really sick of it. (It doesn't stop after baby is born either) And in my second pg now, I get tired of moms of multiples saying just wait until you have the second and...

So STM+, let's share our favorite moments of motherhood: "Just wait until your little one..."

Moms of more than one, please feel free to share sweet or funny things you caught your children doing together.

(I did do a search of the Feb 18 board to check if this was already done, and I didn't see one... I apologize if it has been done and I didn't find it)

precious88

Just wait until you smell that baby smell. I used to just sit holding DD, breathing her in. Most content I have ever felt, like a piece of myself I never knew was missing had found its way home. (ETA spelling)

3plus1equals4

Just wait until your baby starts reactive smiles. There is nothing like when your baby smiles just because he/she saw you coming. 

Cute sibling thing: DD teared up in Hospital the first time she had to stop holding DS. She loved him so much, even from the first meeting. Also made for really cute memory photos 

precious88

3plus1equals4 said:

Just wait until your baby starts reactive smiles. There is nothing like when your baby smiles just because he/she saw you coming. 

Cute sibling thing: DD teared up in Hospital the first time she had to stop holding DS. She loved him so much, even from the first meeting. Also made for really cute memory photos 

Yes, baby smiles are the best! How how was DD when DS was born? That's so sweet

3plus1equals4

She was just shy of 2 (21 months)

precious88

@3plus1equals4 OurDD will be just shy of 2 when baby is born as well, so this gives me hope!

alwayssomethingnew

Just wait until your baby laughs.  Easily my favorite sound in the world.

karcerplus3

I absolutely loved when DS wrapped his little fingers around mine for the first time.  

psm2462

what @olitwinturbosnprincess said ... that first laugh will cut to the core of you.  

Also, just wait until your baby reaches for you.  

winnie1122

Just wait til your heart explodes when you look at your kid. Happened the first moment I laid eyes on him and every time since. No other love like it.

diesel11111

All those early moment are amazing - I could stare at DS sweet little face forever... but just wait until your little one leans in to kiss you! My son does this to only me - even if my husband asks him for a kiss and I’m there he kisses me. Melts my heart!

Starynightsky24

Just wait till you hear “mama”

just wait till your kids start playing and laughing together 

just wait till your baby doesthat happy sigh while nursing and staring at you

just wait till the magic of skin to skin bonding 

just wait till LO falls asleep on your SO’s chest (mad early me love DH even more)

PeachGal23

Just wait until you hear the sound of your children laughing together.  Seeing and hearing them play together can always brighten my day!

PeachGal23

oh and another...

Just wait until you look in the rearview mirror and see your children holding hands from their car seats in the back seat.

ash0625

These. Are. So. Sweet. I'm not crying you're crying. 

SarahFoley725

Just wait until they squeal shrilly when you/SO comes home. 

Just wait until they do something "big". You're mixed with pride and a little sadness that they're growing up, but it's so great.

 

mbirdie

Sitting here at work trying not to cry. 
Just wait until it's just the two of you up for a late night feeding and they fall asleep in your arms and you just sit there staring at them crying because you can't believe they are really yours. But actually you are their's because that tiny human will absolutely own you and your whole heart.

mbirdie

And just wait until you see your SO step up and be the world's greatest parent. My DD is a total Daddy's Girl and seeing how much my DH loves her makes me love him even more.

SarahFoley725

mbirdie said:

And just wait until you see your SO step up and be the world's greatest parent. My DD is a total Daddy's Girl and seeing how much my DH loves her makes me love him even more.

Same here. DD spends most of her day asking about DH and the second he gets home from work she is alllllll about him. It's so sweet to see them together. 

mayapple44

What a great thread!
Just you wait until your little one hugs you! I mean REALLY hugs you. The kind when they are so happy they run to you and wrap their arms around your neck completely on their own accord. I know it seems a long way off for you FTM, but its the greatest feeling ever.

alwayssomethingnew

Just wait until your LO falls asleep in your arms and after a while, the imprint of their ear is on your arm.  

3plus1equals4

Another Stm+ moment: When you first look at your toddler's hands or feet after your newborn arrives. It's mind blowinh

meatballs37

Just wait until they reach their arms up for you that first time. 

Just wait until they cry when you leave them that first time ar daycare. 

Just wait until they turn one and you think "where is my baby?!" 

precious88

Just wait until you see someone in your LO who is gone. DD has such a serious little scowl when she tries to figure something out, and when she is mischievous she has this little smile that makes her eyes sparkle... and in those moments I see so clearly my grandfather who passed away years ago. It's such a gift, like he's here.

magnolia305

Just wait until they lay that sweet baby on your chest.  It. is. the. best. moment. ever. 

Also...just wait until you hear the first, "love you mommy".  Heart melting. 

lainikins

Just wait until your baby falls asleep and you just can't stop staring and being amazed by him/her. 

If you decide to go for a second, just wait until your first kisses and hugs your belly and says, "I can't wait to meet you."  It will leave you in a puddle of goo. 

3plus1equals4

lainikins said:

... just wait until your first kisses and hugs your belly and says, "I can't wait to meet you."  It will leave you in a puddle of goo. 

And every subsequent pregnancy after! #4 on the way here and my almost 3 year old will kiss my tummy and ask "Max like kisses?" And then repeat with hugs and snuggles, too!

babymakes9

Just wait until your kids are each other's closest friends, and they all rally around one another.

GoogleMD

Just wait until just wait until you pick your kid up from daycare (or babysitters, etc) and run as fast as they can into your arms with a smile on their face and their arms wrapped around you. 

I also often enjoyed middle of the night wake ups, curled up in the quite darkness watching him nurse back to sleep. 

SarahFoley725

Just wait until you're the one sharing these things with an expecting FTM

soulcupcake

I especially love how close siblings can be. My dd2 and dd3 are best buds despite being eight years apart. My older two are very close as well. It's really awesome.

I love new baby smell, milk drunk faces, cooing, smiles, kisses, giggles, first words, snuggles. Tiny humans can be so cute and intoxicating. 

eggplantface

This thread is the sweetest. I met my best friend's month-old daughter and being around her (the baby) definitely helped to dispel some of the anxiety I had over the crying, pooping, screaming that can come with babies, because for most of the time I was holding her she was just staring at me with these wide eyes like "What is this place?" then I laid her on my chest and she fell asleep and it just melted my heart. And she's not even mine!

ahoneycutt12

Just wait until you see your SO with your little for the first time.  Still melts my heart ♥️

Just wait until your little tries to comfort another little when thry are upset or crying.  It is one of the sweetest moments.

Just wait until your little tickles you for the first time.

mpp06

Just wait until you are in the hospital holding that soft little pink baby! My favorite is the first day because between the softness of their skin and their smell, there’s is NOTHING in the world like a brand new, few hour old baby. The smiles and laughs for the first time are pretty amazing too! 

hms1219

Just wait for the content sigh right as they finish nursing or finish a bottle with the little milk coma smile. 

smorzandoj

Omg this happened tonight and I melted into mush. Just wait until you’re pregnant again and your big kids feel LO move in your belly. 

kbrinks2

Just wait until your toddler says "Love you" for the first time! Even if it comes out as "Wuv you"
I know it's been said but man it melts my heart!!

gymmonkey95

Just wait until they pinch you, you say oww and they stop to instantly cuddle with you! 

SarahFoley725

Just wait until you hear the pitter patter of little feet on the floor. 

SquirrelsRWatching

Just wait until he repeats a word in public he shouldn't have learned, and you don't know if you should be upset or proud that he used it in the right context. Also when he learns songs, words, or concepts from tv or daycare that you didn't even know he knew. So cute to hear that first, "twinkle, twinkle little star..."