Anonymous wrote:In retrospect the infant stage is a blip. It feels so significant, especially with your first, but I promise there is a lot more to go and most of it involves different skills.
Only if you have an easy baby. I know plenty of parents who talk about their children's colicky infancies years later.
OP, different parents are definitely better with different stages. And, some parents (usually dads) never get it together because they can't shift the attention away from themselves. Hopefully it will be the former. I loved four months: they're sturdier than newborns, smiling, interactive, etc., but still snuggly and sweet (assuming no super fussiness). Hang in there!