KISS AND TELL — 10

Having a child brings a whole new chapter to your life, one that really nothing can prepare you fully.  We did books, classes and tried to learn everything we could about parenting but the joy and challenges are never quite captured outside of being in the moments.  And that first little while with each child, but especially your first, is sheer survival.  I try and tell people that when they have a new child that it is completely normal for awhile to be simply in survival mode.  Our first was not typical in many ways.  I recently read a joke...