Things I had forgotten

I’m back after a couple weeks off getting used to Baby Boy Munchkin. During that time, I discovered that there were many things that I had forgotten about having a newborn around. The Munchkin is such a little girl now, that her “baby” days are far behind her.

So, a quick list of things that I’ve had to relearn about having an infant:
1) Sleeping in blocks of three hours or less.
2) Lanolin – the nursing mom’s best friend.
3) Feeling like I have nuclear warheads strapped to my chest.
4) Always have the burp cloth nearby.
5) Don’t change the baby until after he’s done eating – there could always be more behind that last rumble down below.

Here’s a list of things that I’d forgotten while I was pregnant:
1) How to sleep on my stomach and back.
2) How nice it is not to have to go to the bathroom every hour.
3) Having a waistline.
4) No more swelling in hands or feet – my shoes now fit much better.
5) Look at all the clothes I can wear now!

And the best things about having a newborn:
1) Tiny hands and feet.
2) Furrowed brows.
3) Watching him dream about eating and seeing his mouth move.
4) Cuddling him while he’s sleeping.
5) The clean baby smell – especially after a bath.

There are tons of other things that I could list, but I’ll save them for another day. I will have to do my blogging in the evenings now – the Munchkins eat up my mornings whole and want more. Thank God for highchairs and Sesame Street. But it’s good to be back.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, August 30th, 2005 at 4:10 am and is filed under Children.
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