What I've Learned

Norah Starlet
Sept 12, 2010
6 lb 11 oz, 19 inch

Things I Learned from Pregnancy:

Morning sickness feels worse than swine flu


You should always check out any itchiness you have on your pregnant belly.  Yes, it probably is a newly formed stretchmark .  But it could also be a crushed Cheez-It from yesterday.


You can have a fist-sized cyst for years w/o knowing. This cyst can grow to cantelope-sized w/o you knowing - and can have a full "head" of hair.  Along with retina and other various tissues.

Charlie horses can feel like someone just shot you

2 weeks later
7lb 13 oz, 21 inch

Things I Learned from Labor:

There are lots of people who work in a hospital and they all want to make sure you are well rested.  They wake you up every few hours to tell you that.

Labor is painful, but is fleeting.  It's not so bad.  And this is coming from someone with low pain tolerance.

Epidurals feel nice.

Tucks pads, ice packs, and a hole-y undergarment is a wonderful combo.  You will actually miss them when you leave the hospital!  But, really, did the underwear have to be hole-y?

An entire human comes out of you - I thought I knew that before, but I really didn't until I saw it.

Things I Learned from Nora

At 4.5 weeks, we legally Changed Norah's name to Nora :)
That 'h' was driving us crazy!  And (in possibly related news??) Nora had her first smile!

'Sleeping Like A Baby' is one of the lies that people tell you to have a baby - usually grandparents will do this because they want you to have a baby really badly and want it to sound easier than people make it out to be.  Babies don't always nap well - 


Pooping hurts!  (Well, I kind of knew that before, but I normally stop crying after just a few seconds)


For some babies, Late to Bed means Early to Rise, with lots of rises inbetween. Conversely, Early to Bed often can result in Late to Rise.  


Formula stinks. 


Diaper brand really does matter!


Because God is just, he had man invent SwaddleMe's, swings, and pacifiers.