To The New Royal Parents

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge leave hospital by The British Monarchy, on Flickr

Your Royal Highnesses,

Welcome to the wonderful world of parenting. While I am sure that you are getting tons of advice from all around the world, here ten things you will need to survive the little prince's first year.

1. A Thick Skin - There is a steep learning curve when you are new parents and unfortunately for you, you are doing it under a microscope. You will make mistakes, and you will be judged for it, however unfair that may be. You need to learn to ignore those who are trying to make you think you are doing it all wrong.
2. Advice - While there will be people who criticize you, there will also be people with good advice. You need to listen to this advice and figure out how to make it work for you.
3. A Village - I understand that you want to raise him yourself, and you should. But raising a baby is hard work, don't turn down help when you need it. It really does take a village to raise a child, so take advantage of the village you have.
4. A Sense of Humor - Sometimes the only way to deal with things is to laugh. For example, the other day Hubby was noming on baby thighs when he got poop on his face. On. His. Face. When things like that happen you have to look for the funny in it. 
5. Each Other - At the end of the day, you need to support each other.
6. A way to transport him in a car - Which you already have.
7. A way to transport him my foot - Be it a stroller or a carrier, he needs to get around.
8. A way to feed him - Breast, bottle, or a combination of both.
9. A place for him to sleep - Or your arms will get very tired.
10. Clothes and blankets to dress him - Pretty self explanatory.

There is a ton of additional gear which you will think that you will need. It is hard to tell you what to get as each baby is different and each family has a different way of approaching things. You will need to do a bit a trial and error to figure it out for yourselves.

So best of luck to all three of you, and if you want any more advice, I'm here for you!

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