Beginnings!

     OK.  So I'm new to this whole "Blog thing."  Which I'm sure everyone says.  However, since I've never read a blog I wouldn't really know, would I? 
   An introduction:  My name is Courtney and I started this blog as a response to my recent adventure into first time motherhood.  My baby gal is almost 4 months old and, while I love her dearly, it has not been the rainbows and magic experience that most women will have you believe it is!
     It is funny that once you have a baby you suddenly hear horror stories from your friends that you never heard before pre-children.  These amazing women that you drank with, and partied with, and shopped with, and lunched with, and cried over men with, these women who know your darkest secrets and dirtiest deeds failed to school you on the realities of motherhood once they joined the club!  Oh no, they saved those secrets until you became a "mom for life" as well.
   I am not afraid to say that I did indeed suffer from some baby blues.  Let me tell ya, that is NOT a dirty word, and I'm not ashamed to talk about it.  I was a miserable wreck of a human for about two weeks post birth.  Let's break it down, after 20+ hours of labor (and back labor which is awesome! j/k), 2+ hours of pushing and an eventual C-Section, my wrecked body was sent home with a jaundiced, but otherwise adorable, little gal.  (We thought she had an amazing tan skin tone, whoops!)  So, I was not exactly the happiest of people once I arrived home to lack of nurses and lack of sleep.
   Fast forward 1 month.  YAY! We now have reflux and colic to deal with! Anyway, you get the idea.  I don't want to give away too much too soon.
    My goal with this blog is to approach the challenging realities of first-time-motherhood with an honest and, hopefully, humorous approach.  Because if you can't laugh at this stuff then you are in for a long haul.  I want moms who are afraid of the fact that motherhood is way harder than expected to have a place to come and not feel judged. I will share my stories, experiences, and any somewhat useful tips I have thus accumulated along this journey.  I hope for a positive experience with this blog and ask that you bear with my stream of conciousness approach.

Let the adventure begin!