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Chapter 2 of 10

First moments

The early days, while they're still close.

  1. № 01 · ages 0-2

    “What was the first night home like?”

  2. № 02 · ages 0-2

    “What were the very first things you noticed about them?”

  3. № 03

    “How did they sleep — or not sleep — in those first months?”

  4. № 04

    “What was feeding them like, at the very beginning?”

  5. № 05 · ages 0-2

    “What was the first time you made them laugh?”

  6. № 06 · ages 0-2

    “What were the first words or sounds they made?”

  7. № 07

    “What was their first comfort object?”

  8. № 08 · ages 0-2

    “Who were the first people to meet them, and how did those meetings go?”

  9. № 09 · ages 0-2

    “What did you worry about most in those very early days?”

  10. № 10

    “What did the season of their babyhood feel like?”

  11. № 11

    “Who did they look like, then?”

  12. № 12

    “What surprised you most about becoming a parent — in that very first phase?”

  13. № 13

    “When did you first have to be braver than you felt?”

  14. № 14

    “What were you like as a parent in those very first weeks?”

  15. № 15

    “What would you whisper back to yourself in those first weeks?”

  16. № 16

    “What was the first proper outing — the first time you took them out into the world?”