Having a baby is life changing. Regardless of how much you prepare you're in for more than a few surprises. I was warned of fatigue and all the work required to be a good mom. I had no worries because I had a secret weapon, Grandma. This all knowing elder would make baby food from scratch, cure ailments with home remedies, soothe any crying screaming infant and never tire of watching her grandbaby. But this wasn't the case, if 40 is the new twenty then the late fifty something is certainly the new 30. My mother insisted on the title "GlamMa" and just weeks after Buggy's birth she traveled to Las Vegas. I wanted a guide to this thing called motherhood but instead I was given a crash course.
