What I’ve learned in the past week
A baby-crazed almost-six year-old who’s off from school for the next three weeks makes a fabulous mother’s helper. Please please please please please can I hold the baby?
If you want the kids to leave your tortilla chips alone, buy the kind made with blue corn. Ewwwww!
People – even nurses – are still really weird about leaving baby boys’ genitals intact. Really? No circumcision? (raise eyebrows)
They say to sleep when the baby’s sleeping, but making a batch of chocolate mousse yields much more satisfying results. Can’t talk; mouth full.
Newborn laundry is significantly easier to manage when you have your own washer and dryer. Enough said.
Baby boys do pee on you. Mine manages to do it while his diaper is ON.
Those first several post-partum days are the only time of your life when it’s fun to weigh yourself. Three pounds lost overnight – whoo!
Traditional “newborn with lambie” shot.
February 7th, 2008 at 6:10 am
Ahhhhh, you are bringing me back 3 years. He is so cute.
And, I remember a pediatrician coming into the hospital room and saying, “well today is his procedure”! I said, “What? I’m not having that done!” I might as well said, “I’ve decided to raise him as a girl!” based on the look of shock the doctor gave me. Geesh.
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February 7th, 2008 at 6:45 am
What a sweetie. The circumcision thing surprised me a bit, it’s totally the opposite here unless you’re doing it for religious reasons. None of the doctors or nurses even asked if we were considering it.
Oh, and I’d completely forgotten about the peeing through the diaper, all over you. My little guy used to do that. A lot. Thanks for the memories (I think).
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February 7th, 2008 at 6:54 am
Awwwwwww.
When my son was TWO his pediatrician asked if I wanted to go ahead and “have that done” – like I had just FORGOTTEN to do it when he was born.
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February 7th, 2008 at 6:56 am
Oh Julie! He’s is beautiful! You’re making me what another baby… badly. Although I think I’ve blocked out those hazy first few weeks of new baby.
My son peed through the diaper too… and I did laundry every day.
And the circumcision… Well, that’s your choice, of course, but it’s the opposite here, too. The doctors and nurses each asked, “Are you really sure you want this done? Really, really sure. Oh-kay… You can still change your mind…No? Okay, then”
February 7th, 2008 at 6:57 am
er… want another baby. Sorry.
February 7th, 2008 at 7:12 am
Your son will be fine, whether he’s got a turtleneck or not. Poo on what the docs say.
I still feel guilt every time I look at my 8 year old son, who sports a scar on his cheek from where he scratched himself during his circy, because he was flailing in pain.
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February 7th, 2008 at 7:25 am
I love the photo and I love your new blog header. Ha!
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February 7th, 2008 at 7:43 am
What?? No golden showers! I’m terribly disappointed.
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February 7th, 2008 at 8:20 am
He is so handsome.
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February 7th, 2008 at 8:23 am
When you put his diaper on, point his little guy down and he’ll be less likely to pee straight up and out.
February 7th, 2008 at 8:23 am
About the circ, we found the opposite to be true. We had nurses thanking us for leaving him intact.
Yummmy mousse.
Kenny peed on Jeff within 2 hours of birth; priceless, I tell ya. He peed on me the next 2 years, but I still hold to that first 2 hours.
Once again…adorable.
I’m sniffing hard, but I can’t smell him from here. Weren’t you supposed to bottle it up and send it to me?
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February 7th, 2008 at 8:25 am
Aw, he’s just beautiful!
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February 7th, 2008 at 8:28 am
you are giving me hope J.
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February 7th, 2008 at 8:31 am
Awwwww! Does he get his very own lambie?
I learned yesterday that the peeing continues even when you’ve been diapering a boy for almost three years. SOMEONE managed to put a diaper on the kid with the most important part STICKING OUT THE LEG HOLE. Not very effective.
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February 7th, 2008 at 8:35 am
We have a little girl. At the hospital where we delivered, they actually made us sign a form stating that we DID NOT want a boy to be circumcised. You know, just in case they had made a mistake on the ultrasound. They looked at us like we had 3 heads because we didn’t want our “fake son” circumcised!
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February 7th, 2008 at 9:33 am
Yes, SO MUCH FUN debating the baby’s genitals with people that AREN’T HIS PARENTS.
Cass is not circumcised. He’s in Primary now and the third day of school came home saying __ says my penis looks funny!
I, totally swollen with indignation, said ‘You tell him his FACE looks funny!’
And, of course, he did. Now they’re best buddies and his mom hates me for that remark. sigh.
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February 7th, 2008 at 9:33 am
He is absolutely gorgeous. Now you are giving me baby fever!
February 7th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Oh Julie, he’s gorgeous. Just look at those cheeks!
And that’s great that you have a willing helper for baby care. I’m sure she’s great at fetching diapers for you.
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February 7th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Isn’t it wonderful having a big-kid helper? It means being able to go to the bathroom all by yourself!
I would very much like to pick up your son and put him on my shoulder, and then snuggle my face into his neck. Please?
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February 7th, 2008 at 11:24 am
I give you a week before you’re blogging about how he peed on you.
He’s adorable.
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February 7th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Mmmm, chocolate mousse.
He’s yummier.
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February 7th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Six year olds in general can be very helpful. It’s a neat thing.
He is adorable.
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February 7th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
When Sam was a newborn he was magically able to pee out of or through every brand of diaper in the world! Good luck with that. He’s a doll!
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February 7th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
He is beautiful!
They tried to take my boys away to circumsize them many times while we were in the hospital. Each time I was glad I was fully awake or my husband was there to tell them we CHOSE not to have them circumsized and to leave him alone.
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February 7th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Hey, chocolate mousse is more important that almost anything, including sleep! I’m with you on that!
Yay for having a little helper!
I hope you all are doing alright in those early days!
And daysgoby’s comment was really funny!
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February 7th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
i lost the circumsision debate, hubby insisted, then was not at the hospital when they came to do it both times.
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February 7th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
He’s gorgeous! Smell the back of his neck and the top of his head at every opportunity! I miss that smell!
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February 7th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Wow, he is totally adorable. Totally.
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February 7th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Look at how very perfect he is! I think mine is small and then I see this little guy.
And I totally support you in the chocolate mousse instead of sleep camp.
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February 7th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Great. Now, I’m not only jonesing for a baby, but chocolate mousse as well.
Well, I guess one is slightly easier to obtain than the other….
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February 7th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
What a beautiful baby, congrats on #3!
Although I did get a few raised eyebrows about not circumcising our two boys >> I also got a handful of people who praised me on our decision to leave things as nature intended.
As for getting pee’d on >> try tossing a breast pad over the little acorn during diaper changes. Works like a charm.
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February 8th, 2008 at 8:36 am
he’s so cute and BALD! (all babies, imho, should be bald.) very adorable.
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February 8th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Chocolate mousse is way better than sleep (which I tell myself is HIGHLY overrated). Can I just say that he is deliciously ovary-popping beautiful?
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February 8th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
lol Redneck Mommy!
I am so glad that your girl(s) are having a good time with the little brother. For now. ENJOY!
(the help and the chocolate mousse)
xo
ps. he’s perfect in his stripes.
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February 8th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Can’t believe I already forgot how cute newborns look when their footie pajamas are a little too big and their feet are swimming.
He’s really beautiful.
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February 8th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Oh he’s such a beautiful, perfect baby! The nurses were very happy to leave my boy intact, but all of my friends and family were conspiring to have me committed when they heard the news. Oh well…
And congratulations I haven’t been here since the birth!
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February 9th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Congratulations – that is one gorgeous little guy!
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February 9th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Who needs mousse, when you have him to nibble on?!! Adorable!
February 9th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
oh, my! is he the most precious baby ever?
wow. i miss those days.
February 9th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
This brings back memories of my daughter, then 5, picking up her baby brother and announcing, “I’m settling him down!” He really did enjoy being held by her, too.
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February 9th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
I failed to mention — they’re now 21 and 16.
He’s bigger than she is.
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February 9th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Congrats Julie! He is just precious.
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February 9th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
So cute, Julie! Congrats on a beautiful, healthy baby!
February 10th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Oh he’s just SO precious!
Am trying to contain myself. Want to buy a plane ticket, fly to your house and kiss on that sweet little face of his!
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February 10th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Yes, I never subscribed to that sleep while the baby is sleeping thing either.
Better to eat chocolate.
Damn. For some reason I can’t see the picture. I want to see his precious sweet face.
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February 11th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
I think my heart just melted in my chest looking at that baby! Sooo adorable.
Congrats Julie!
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February 12th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Congratulations! I’m sad I didn’t make here earlier. He is adorable!
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February 13th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
A-HA!
I knew it.
They DO pee on you.
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February 18th, 2008 at 7:37 am
Yep. The pee is amazing. Bird here has earned the nickname “Sneaky P” because he will be laying in a little pool of pee, wearing a completely dry diaper.
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