Feeling Like a First-Time Mom All Over Again

Since RUS has been born, I've been playing the memory game... the one where I go, "Did R do this when she was 3 weeks old? What did J and I do when R did X, Y, or Z? How did we handle this or that thing?"

So now I have new advice for first-time moms. Keep a journal. Write stuff down. Boring stuff. Stuff like "All I have done today is hold the baby: I held him from 8-9:30 and then got up to pee."

And other stuff like "When nursing in bed, I like using the Boppy as well as the brown pillow under my left arm."

And of course not to forget stuff like "The sling in the baby tub is just for when you are sponge bathing them. You can use the newborn side as soon as you are ready to bathe the baby."

For the record-- I did RUS's first immersion bath today. It went well, I think. He looks so cute when his hair gets washed. It fluffs out and looks lighter and more brown. When it is dirty it gets slightly greasy and looks darker--almost black.

I really can't believe how much I don't remember about taking care of a newborn.

More on this soon, but I also don't remember much about taking care of a 9-month-old! We had a ball with our nephews this week-- Trucker is 9 months!!-- and I kept thinking to myself, "I can't remember when R was doing this stuff." And dang if I didn't start this blog until she was almost 1. Boo.

Not making that mistake this time.