Lessons Learned - part 2

So not long after the boy was born, I put together a little list of things I'd learned so far (see HERE). Here are the latest:

'Stuff' accumulates, and fast. I just looked to my right in the room I happen to be sitting in and there are 2 bags of clothes (that don't fit his fat butt anymore!), a bag of hats, a boppy, a bumbo, a light-up seahorse (don't), 2 bottles of lotion, 2 binkies, baby powder, a football, and a bunch of toys. Can you picture the other side of the room?

You'll probably overfeed your baby, pinch his leg in the carseat buckle, bend his finger backwards as you're dressing him and other complete accidents. We've all done it, and feel terrible. Move on, he'll forgive you in a new york minute.

I thought Max was 'fussy' if he didn't burp. Hahahaha. Well well well, I didn't know 'fussy' then. One word = TEETHING. And I'm sure it gets worse. In a blessing once I was told "you will have a develop the talents needed to be a mother," Well, evidently we are working on 'developing' the talent of 'patience'! Wow, I just did a lot of "".

I've said it before, and I'll say it again - brand name. You must go brand name with diapers (=specifically Huggies), wipes, and baby lotion. Just don't screw with it.

Stick with the snap-crotch for now. Even though He has cute t-shirts, they just get all shuffled. Snap crotch is the way to go. If it was acceptable, I would wear snap crotches.

LOTION: So Johnson's has the bedtime lotion and just the regular baby lotion. Apparently, the bedtime lotion is 'proven to help babies sleep better,' Whatever, thought me. Someone gave me some so I'd been using it after baths. And as we all know, Max is a champion sleeper. I like the smell and feel of the regular better, so I just bought a new bottle of it. Well, let me tell you, they aren't kidding when they say the bedtime lotion is 'proven'! No, really. I've conducted my own studies, and really, use the bedtime lotion at night. Use the regular in the morning if you like the smell. Really.

Usually, a ride in the car = sleeping baby. If all else fails.

Don't screw with nap times and feeding times. Max gets the eating schedule from Grandpa Dale and the sleeping schedule from MaMaMommyMe. Honestly, he is patient for a bit, gives you a warning fuss, then freaks the hell out. And I don't blame him. The other day, he had PT in the morning, which screwed up his nap partially (when I say partially, I mean half way thru the session, he just says to hell with it and falls asleep), and then I took him to work to show him off. He was messed up from the morning nap getting interrupted and on the edge. Behaving, but on edge. After being passed around and coddled, one of the nurses picked him up and he took one look at her, his bottom lip started quivering, and that was the last straw. Major flip out. Anyway, just try not to screw with food and sleep, with people in general, but babies too.

AND, here is a funny website. I've got it coming. It does say the "S" word, FYI.