EN: Nicholas is 6 months old today!!! I can't quite process this fact. The time went by too quickly. He's got three teeth, he sits, he stands, he crawls, he reaches for everything, he is curious about the whole world and he's a totally different baby than he was just a few months ago.
When you have a newborn, you are sleep-deprived and clueless. As you try to figure out this new world you've landed yourself in, everyone will tell you it will get better soon. They just don't say how soon, exactly.
While some issues go away on their own, others you will have to work on. And, as you hold a crying newborn in your arms for three hours without being able to put him or her to sleep, remember - this is the most precious time you get with your baby. These are the easy days! Your job as a parent will only get more difficult as they get older (everyone told me this but I didn't believe it until Nicky became mobile!)
Here are some things that will get easier and change by the time the baby is half a year old.