Weddings vs. Babies

Having a baby and planning for said baby is 100 times more work then planning a wedding. Let me tell you, I had NO idea!!!! NO IDEA!

Here are my top five reasons why planning for a baby is the most work I have ever done:

1. Baby names vs. wedding vows: y'all, picking a name for your child is SO stressful. When I wrote my wedding vows I would write, erase, edit, write, erase... you get the idea... all day long. It took me months to write my vows and they still were not perfect. Does it matter that they weren't perfect, heck no! Jeff still loves me and life moves on. I never think about those vows in my day-to-day. Now, if you mess up your child's name... well, that will haunt you every day! You have to say that name, write that name, and become that name so you better like it!

2. Thank you notes: wedding vs. baby shower: It is so much fun registering and getting gifts in the mail. It is so exciting and adds to the bliss of having a baby; however, the millions of thank you notes are not so fun.

3. Baby room vs. wedding venue: When I was planning my wedding, I would look up all sorts of venues, arrangements, and decorations. I wanted my reception to look amazing but still within our budget. Creating a babies room is 100 times more stressful. Now our budget is even tighter and we have an entire room to fill for another human!!! Talk about stressful. Not to mention you're going to spend a lot of days and nights in this baby room so you want it to be nice and comfortable.

4. Baby's Birthday vs. Wedding day: I honestly should not have to write anything here. At my wedding I drank, danced, laughed, and looked beautiful! At our daughter's birth I don't believe I will really be doing any of those.

5.  Baby shower invites vs. wedding invites: When you get married you have to make a  list of guests you want to attend. I had no idea a baby's birth was the same. I had to send my mom a list of friends I wanted invited to different showers (making sure I didn't have anyone attending two showers or miss anyone). Then, I am having to coordinate schedules of when friends and family can come stay with us in Charleston to see her! Sweet baby is due in February and she has people booked to see her through May!!! I mean we are so blessed and if you want to remain my friend you better come love on me and my baby, but man alive are we booked!

So the verdict is in, I am here to tell you- planning for a baby is SO much more stressful then planning any wedding. Throw in exhaustion, hormones, and a bump and you have one crazy woman! So be kind to me and tell me how much I am glowing and that I am not crazy at all. Please and thank you!