On Being a New Mom cont.

Thanks to April for reminding me about the poop.  Oh the poop! Yes, you will be pooped and peed on at some point.  My friend who has two children recently said to me, "I have touched human poo that is not my own every day this week." That is not something I would have ever expected to hear come out of her mouth when we were busy partying through college! We're all grown up now, and dealing with the poo.
Here's the story of my first poo experience.  So there I was bathing my precious little Vivian. She enjoys her bath time and always makes funny faces.  I try to entertain her by singing - horribly bad versions of Rubber Duckie and Splish Splash.  So that was going on when I saw something horrible; the poo face. I looked down, and it was a comin.  To my surprise, I shoved my hand under her, caught it, and threw it in the toilet.  After one or two dry heaves, I looked at Vivian and said, "Oh honey, I love you so much."  The thing is its true. I realized that I love her that much more because I didn't even flinch when catching the number 2, because she's my number one.  I'm not sure there is any limit as to what I would do for her.

THIS is the poo face. 

I would do anything for this little one!

PS. When I texted my husband about the incident her just wrote back, "Ew."

On Being a New Mom

Yes, it's me and I'm talking about motherhood and little Vivian again. I didn't think this would become a baby blog, but that seems to consume my life these days so I can't help but write about it. First of all, I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day.  Here's my favorite video of Mother's Day!

 

Since you know I like to keep things real, I thought I'd give all you a few reflections and recommendations since Vivian came into our life - in bullet format of course. 

• Since recovery, I feel like my bladder is just showing off now, going 10 hours without having to go.
• Crying isn't annoying when it's your baby.  I find Viv's cries sweet and often times funny. 
• Lamaze toys are like crack for babies - buy some. 
• Watch "The Happiest Baby on the Block" 
• I never thought I would voluntarily touch poo until my daughter was pooping in the bath tub and I grabbed it. 
• Babies pee on something other than a diaper at lease once a day, no matter how hard you to try to avoid it. 
• Your baby's smile will most certainly melt your heart.  

I'm happy to discuss other items that have come in handy for those interested!