What I've Learned

8 weeks!!

Things I've Learned This Week

If you are sneaking out of a baby's room, you will kick something.

Before use, you should make sure the diaper champ has a bag in it.

One hand can do things that would seem to require two of them.

You shouldn't put a Size 2 diaper on a Size 1 baby with the assumption it will hold more urine at night.  The diaper-to-thigh seal just isn't there.

Sadly, babies do not know what it means to 'fall back an hour'.

The older the individual, the more likely they are to feel great sadness for babies who are swaddled.

Sitting up!! But I thought, "How cute would
 it be if she was sitting up even straighter!!"

Riding an invisible bicycle is the baby version of Pepto-Bismol.

At times you may need someone to point out that you are moving your body in a rocking motion when there is no baby in your arms.

If you want to take a picture of a baby sitting up straight like a little person, you should do it quickly.

When your baby is fussy, your dog may use this opportunity to trick you or your husband into feeding him a second dinner.

Unfortunately, we didn't capture that moment.

More variables to take into account when calculating the Affective Loudness of a Baby's Cry:

- you hit the baby in the forehead with your teeth for a second time (+6 dB)
- you suspect you mixed soap in with the baby's formula ( +6 dB)


More sure-fire ways to wake a sleeping baby:

• Try to sneak out of a baby's room
• Listen to the baby monitor until you are sure the baby is asleep
• If the previous suggestion was not effective, then let your head relax onto your pillow. You will see instantaneous results.
• Lay the sound asleep baby down in the crib (note: must be a crib - not a swing or bouncy seat).

Preparing to return to work is depressing