First Time Parents

The other day someone told us: “Do you think you have enough photos of Jannike? Just like new parents… just remember you have to do the same for all the rest to”

Being parents for the first time is funny business. You do things you probably won’t do again with the next kid, and the more kids you have the less they get from you…so younger siblings are definitely not raised the same way as the firstborn. This has its advantages and disadvantages, how do I know that? I’ve experienced it myself and I’ve seen it in other families too. Of course, this is a generalization but it is pretty common.

I don’t know if I will have more kids or not, but if I do, I do know that future kids will not be raised the same way as our firstborn. You see, as first time parents we do so many things first time parents do, even though we try not to it is almost impossible not to. Tonight we are taking our 7 months old daughter to swimming lessons, yes I know…that’s a very first time parent thing to do. Can a 7 months old really learn how to swim? I don’t think so. However we want Jannike not to be afraid of the water when we go to the beaches in Venezuela, so this is more about exposure and less about hoping she’d learn how to swim. But again, I’m pretty sure we’ll do many more things like this…music, gymnastics, ballet, languages, art, singing, etc…