One Month Old Today

Hard to believe a whole month has gone by already. Time is just flying. In a month we have been taught so many new life lessons, just to name a few.

• A crock pot/slow cooker is the best way to cook a meal (thanks Mom) when you have time in the morning during a nap but you know there will be no time close to dinner time
  
• Baby vomit can make a lot of laundry - three outfits in one day for Mom and Lucas
  
• Sleep is highly over rated
  
• Lack of sleep can make me cry at small silly things
  
• Peter is better at burping than me
  
• Lucas can poo a lot over 300 diapers in one month
  
• Diaper/Nappy rash is red and really hurts a little guys bum
  
• Not all diaper rash creams work on all babies
  
• Hiccups can be cured with something called gripe water
  
• Cold dinners aren't really that bad
  
• TV at 3 in the morning really isn't worth watching
• A clean diaper is fun to poo in
  
• Leaving the house requires meticulous planning and taking with you almost everything your child owns
  
• Babies are loud sleepers
  
• Little boys willys need to be pointing down or they pee right out of the diaper
  
• The mall is the safest place to go for an outing
  
• Going out with friends means all driving seperate so if your kid all of a sudden decides that you should not be out you dont have to ruin everyone elses plans for the day as well as your own
  
• Swaddling can get you a couple more minutes (sometimes hours) of sleep
  
• Babies don't like to be cold
  
• Maternity pants aren't just for women who are still pregnant
  
• You can type really fast with one hand
  
• You can train yourself to use the mouse with your left hand
  
• Babies see in black and white for the first little while
  
• Getting one load of laundry done in a day or loading the dishwasher or sweeping the floor is a huge accomplishment (note only one thing per day is permitted at this stage - Lucas frowns on productivity)
• Washing something red with a load of whites still makes everything pink
• A sleeping baby is a beautiful sight

I am sure there are more things but this is a short list of all the changes that have been happening in our lives so far. People always say when you have a child life changes - that is definelty an understatment. I now look forward to Peter being home so that we can go for a family walk around the block - no tramping or weekends away yet (although there may be a weekend in April - fingers crossed)