Learning as we go

Although I know no one reads the blog I still try to write often. Between the blog, the journal and the calendars I will have things to show/tell Brynnlee about her past.
The past six months have been a blessing. It has been filled with both smiles and tears; which I am thankful for both. In the beginning mom and dad were stretched to the max. There were times where nothing would soothe Brynnlee, and we would give up. The tears would flow, but in the end we learned that sometimes there isn't anything we can do but there for her. We learned to be patient, understanding and flexible. There are times where we are frustrated, but all we have to do is make her smile and it melts all of the other problems away. Though there have been tough times/days, there have been many more amazing days with Brynnlee. We enjoy showing her new things and taking her new places. Many families these days don't have the ability to vacation with their family, we consider ourselves lucky. We haven't always been this way, but we make sure to provide a good life for our family. Anything Bug needs, she will get!
Everyday we learn something new. Sometimes its about Brynnlee, sometimes its new tips or tricks and other days we learn something new about each other. It's amazing! In the beginning I was confident, I knew having a baby around would be different, but I didn't really how much! Jeff leaned on me often because I have more experience with little ones. It felt awesome to be needed, but after awhile I realized that I didn't have all the answers. A lot of the time my answers were just guesses. It took me a few months to break down and just say I don't know, your guess is as good as mine. I felt like a failure, but I simply learned that I just don't know it all...in fact no one knows it all. Its all trial and error when it comes to children. They make their own schedule, they let you know when they aren't happy...you can't do these things for them.
Parenting styles...oh boy. There isn't a definition to our parenting style. I guess you could say we are pretty go with the flow. We are laid back, but at the same time we will expect a lot from her. Of course now its too soon to lay down the law, but we are trying to use the word no when she is doing something we know we won't like in the future. For example; when we change her diaper we tell her no when she tosses and turns. Although it doesn't help, we are trying to introduce her to the word now. We want Brynnlee to be the child that others are jealous of. I don't want her to be the crazy children running insanly through the stores :)
So long story short, we are learning as we go. We try our best, but we know that we aren't always right and there will be times were we are completely wrong...but that is ok with me because we try our best.